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15-letter words containing a, c, t, o

  • 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.
  • ab urbe condita — from the founding of the city (Rome, about 753 b.c.). Abbreviation: A.U.C.
  • abiogenetically — in an abiogenetic manner
  • abortion clinic — a place where abortions are conducted legally by doctors
  • acanthocephalan — any of the parasitic wormlike invertebrates of the phylum Acanthocephala, the adults of which have a spiny proboscis and live in the intestines of vertebrates
  • accelerationist — a person, especially an economist, who advocates or promotes the acceleration principle.
  • accepted masons — a member of a widely distributed secret order (Free and Accepted Masons) having for its object mutual assistance and the promotion of brotherly love among its members.
  • accepting house — a financial institution that guarantees a bill of exchange, as a result of which it can be discounted on more favourable terms
  • 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
  • acclimatisation — Alternative spelling of acclimatization.
  • acclimatization — The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.
  • accommodatingly — In an accommodating manner.
  • accommodational — relating to accommodation
  • 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.
  • account balance — a figure stating how much money is in a bank account; it can be in debit or in credit
  • account current — a record of business transactions that shows the total amount of money owed as of the date of the summarizing statement
  • account payable — a current liability account showing amounts payable by a firm to suppliers for purchases of materials, stocks, or services on credit
  • accountableness — the condition of being answerable or accountable
  • 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.
  • acculturational — relating to acculturation
  • 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
  • acetylene torch — a piece of equipment that burns with a hot flame powered by acetylene and is used for welding, brazing, or soldering
  • 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.
  • achromatophilia — the property of having little or no affinity for stains.
  • acid test ratio — a ratio of cash, receivables, and marketable securities to current liabilities, used in determining credit risks.
  • acknowledgement — An acknowledgement is a statement or action which recognizes that something exists or is true.
  • acknowledgments — a section of text containing an author’s statement acknowledging his or her use of the works of other authors and thanking the people who have helped him or her, usually printed at the front of a book
  • acoustic guitar — an ordinary guitar, which produces its normal sound through the sounding board and is not amplified in any way
  • 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.
  • acousticophobia — Fear of noise.
  • acoustoelectric — electroacoustic.
  • acroanaesthesia — (pathology) Loss of sensation in the extremities.
  • act of congress — a law that has been passed by both houses of the US Congress and signed by the president; if the president has chosen to veto the bill, it can be passed by a two-thirds majority in Congress
  • actinochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with actinism; photochemistry.
  • actinopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Actinopterygii, a group of bony fishes.
  • action painting — a development of abstract expressionism evolved in the 1940s, characterized by broad vigorous brush strokes and accidental effects of thrown, smeared, dripped, or spattered paint
  • action reporter — a news reporter who reports to the public on matters of special interest to the consumer.
  • action stations — the positions taken up by individuals in preparation for or during a battle
  • active hydrogen — hydrogen in the form of single atoms, rather than molecules, which makes it extremely reactive.
  • 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
  • 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
  • adenoidectomies — Plural form of adenoidectomy.
  • adhesive factor — the ratio of the force that can be exerted on driving wheels with full traction to the weight on the driving wheels, usually expressed as a percentage.
  • adjective group — An adjective group or adjectival group is a group of words based on an adjective, such as 'very nice' or 'interested in football'. An adjective group can also consist simply of an adjective.

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