15-letter words containing a, c, i, e
- a case in point — If you say that something is a case in point, you mean that it is a good example of something you have just mentioned.
- a cracking pace — If you say that someone or something is moving at a cracking pace, you mean that they are moving very quickly.
- a piece of cake — If you think something is very easy to do, you can say it is a piece of cake. People often say this to stop someone feeling worried about doing something they have to do.
- a straight face — If you manage to keep a straight face, you manage to look serious, although you want to laugh.
- ab urbe condita — from the founding of the city (Rome, about 753 b.c.). Abbreviation: A.U.C.
- abiogenetically — in an abiogenetic manner
- above suspicion — in such a position that no guilt may be thought or implied, esp through having an unblemished reputation
- abscission zone — the zone at the base of a leaf petiole, fruit stalk, or branch in which the abscission layer develops.
- absence of mind — distraction; forgetfulness
- absence seizure — petit mal.
- academicianship — A membership in a national academy of arts or sciences.
- accelerationist — a person, especially an economist, who advocates or promotes the acceleration principle.
- accepting house — a financial institution that guarantees a bill of exchange, as a result of which it can be discounted on more favourable terms
- accessibilities — Plural form of accessibility.
- accessible room — An accessible room is a room that is easy for disabled people to enter and leave.
- accessorization — to fit or equip with accessories: to accessorize a car with special seat covers.
- accessory fruit — a fruit having enlarged accessory structures in addition to those formed from the ovary, as the strawberry, in which the fleshy tissue is the enlarged receptacle and the true fruits are the small, dry achenes borne on its surface
- accomplishments — Plural form of accomplishment.
- accordion pleat — one of a series of narrow, evenly spaced parallel pleats with alternating raised and recessed folds set into cloth or other material, usually by a commercial pleating machine.
- accounting file — (operating system) A file which holds records of the resources used by individual jobs. These records are used to regulate, and calculate charges for, resources. An entry is opened in the accounting file as each job begins.
- accrued alimony — an amount of alimony that has not been paid
- ace in the hole — Something that is an ace in the hole is an advantage which you have over an opponent or rival, and which you can use if necessary.
- acetophenetidin — phenacetin
- acetyl chloride — a colourless pungent liquid used as an acetylating agent. Formula: CH3COCl
- acetylsalicylic — as in acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin
- aches and pains — You can use aches and pains to refer in a general way to any minor pains that you feel in your body.
- achieved status — the social position a person gains as a result of personal effort.
- achievement age — the age at which a child should be able to perform a standardized test successfully
- achilles reflex — ankle jerk.
- achilles tendon — Your Achilles tendon or your Achilles is the tendon inside the back of your leg just above your heel.
- achromatic lens — a system of two or more lenses that is substantially free from chromatic aberration and in which the lenses are made of different substances so that the focal length of the system is the same for two or three wavelengths of light.
- acid test ratio — a ratio of cash, receivables, and marketable securities to current liabilities, used in determining credit risks.
- acoustic screen — a fabric-covered, double-sided screen used in open areas such as offices to absorb noise
- acoustical tile — tile made in various sizes and textures from soft, usually fibrous, sound-absorbing material, as wood, cork, or metal, and typically applied to ceilings or walls.
- acoustoelectric — electroacoustic.
- acquisitiveness — tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.: our acquisitive impulses; acquisitive societies.
- acrimoniousness — The quality of being resentful or cynical.
- acroanaesthesia — (pathology) Loss of sensation in the extremities.
- actinide series — a series of 15 radioactive elements with increasing atomic numbers from actinium to lawrencium
- actinium series — a radioactive decay series that starts with uranium-235 and ends with lead-207
- actinochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with actinism; photochemistry.
- actinopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Actinopterygii, a group of bony fishes.
- action reporter — a news reporter who reports to the public on matters of special interest to the consumer.
- active hydrogen — hydrogen in the form of single atoms, rather than molecules, which makes it extremely reactive.
- active immunity — immunity (to a disease) due to the production of antibodies by the body
- activity method — a type of teaching in which students acquire knowledge and understanding by participating in a set of specially designed activities, rather than by passively listening to a teacher
- activity series — a table of metals, listed in the order of their ability to replace other metals while in solution
- acute bisectrix — See under bisectrix (def 1).
- acyclic terpene — (originally) any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C 10 H 16 , obtained from plants.
- adaptive optics — a technique used to increase the resolution of a ground-based astronomical telescope by counteracting the effects of the atmosphere on the image. A deforming mirror in the light path of the telescope maintains a pointlike image of the celestial body using either a real star or a laser beam as a reference
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