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15-letter words containing a, c, r, s, i

  • insurance stamp — an insurance contribution
  • insuring clause — the clause in an insurance policy setting forth the kind and degree of coverage granted by the insurer.
  • insurrectionary — of, relating to, or of the nature of insurrection.
  • intercomparison — mutual comparison
  • interfascicular — pertaining to or forming a fascicle; fasciculate.
  • interfoliaceous — situated between leaves, especially opposite leaves.
  • interiorscaping — The design, installation, and maintenance of interiorscapes.
  • interlacustrine — of or relating to a lake.
  • internet access — access to the internet for a computer or other device
  • interscholastic — between schools, or representative of different schools, especially secondary schools: interscholastic athletics.
  • intractableness — The state of being intractable; intractability.
  • intrafascicular — between the xylem and phloem elements of a vascular bundle
  • intramuscularly — In an intramuscular manner; within a muscle.
  • intravascularly — Within a blood vessel.
  • intrinsicalness — The quality of being intrinsical; intrinsicality.
  • introspectional — Of or relating to introspection.
  • inverted commas — Inverted commas are punctuation marks that are used in writing to show where speech or a quotation begins and ends. They are usually written or printed as ' ' or " ". Inverted commas are also sometimes used around the titles of books, plays, or songs, or around a word or phrase that is being discussed.
  • ionospherically — by the ionosphere
  • iridocapsulitis — inflammation of the iris and the capsule of the lens.
  • ironstone china — a tough durable earthenware
  • irrationalistic — Of or relating to irrationalism.
  • irrevocableness — Quality of being irrevocable.
  • isolated camera — a television camera used to isolate a subject, part of a sports play, etc., for instant replay.
  • isoperimetrical — having equal perimeters
  • italian cypress — a tall Eurasian cypress, cupressus sempervirens, native to the eastern Mediterranean region
  • jacques cartier — Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
  • janissary music — music characteristic of or imitative of that played by a Turkish military band, typically employing cymbals, triangles, bass drum, and Turkish crescents.
  • jewish calendar — the lunisolar calendar used by the Jews, in which time is reckoned from 3761 bc: regarded as the year of the Creation. The months, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul, Tishri, Cheshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, and Adar, have either 29 or 30 days. Originally a new month was declared when the new moon was sighted in Jerusalem, but when this became impossible, a complex formula was devised to keep Rosh Chodesh near to the new moon. In addition, to keep the harvest festivals in the right seasons, there is a Metonic cycle of 14 years, in five of which an additional month is added after Shevat. The year according to biblical reckoning begins with Nisan, and the civil year begins with Tishri; the years are numbered from Tishri
  • judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
  • kailyard school — a school of writers describing homely life in Scotland, with much use of Scottish dialect: in vogue toward the close of the 19th century.
  • kentish tracery — tracery, originating in Kent in the 14th century, having cusps with split ends.
  • kincardineshire — a former county in E Scotland.
  • kirchhoff's law — the law that the algebraic sum of the currents flowing toward any point in an electric network is zero.
  • kleptoparasitic — Pertaining to kleptoparasitism.
  • laser chemistry — the use of a laser to initiate and control chemical reactions.
  • laser machining — Laser machining is a process in which material is removed from a surface using light from a laser.
  • laundry service — clothes-washing business
  • learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
  • learner's chain — an inexperienced team of slaughtermen working in a freezing works
  • lex non scripta — unwritten law; common law.
  • liaison officer — a person who liaises between groups or units
  • library science — the study of the organization and administration of a library and of its technical, informational, and reference services.
  • linguistic area — a geographical area in which several languages sharing common features are spoken.
  • lithochromatics — the art or process of painting in oil on stone and taking impressions from the result
  • local is lekker — popular slogan promoting South African culture, produce, etc
  • logical address — virtual address
  • macaroni cheese — Macaroni cheese is a dish made from macaroni and cheese sauce.
  • macassar strait — a strait between Borneo and Sulawesi (Celebes): naval engagement between the Allied and the Japanese 1942.
  • machinery steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
  • macro-sociology — the sociological study of large-scale social systems and long-term patterns and processes.
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