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15-letter words containing a, d, i, p, o

  • absorption band — a dark band in the absorption spectrum of a substance, corresponding to a range of wavelengths for which the substance absorbs more strongly than at adjacent wavelengths.
  • absorption edge — a discontinuity in the graph of the absorption coefficient of a substance plotted against the wavelength of x-rays being absorbed, representing the minimum energy necessary to free electrons from particular shells of the atoms of the substance.
  • 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.
  • acetophenetidin — phenacetin
  • 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
  • adenohypophysis — the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
  • 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.
  • adoption agency — an agency that matches children needing adoption with people willing to adopt
  • adoption papers — documentation relating to the adoption of a particular child
  • airing cupboard — In British houses, an airing cupboard is a warm cupboard where you put clothes and other things that have been washed and partly dried, to make sure they are completely dry.
  • alexandroupolis — a port in NE Greece, in W Thrace. Pop: 52 720 (2001 est)
  • allotetraploidy — the condition of being an allotetraploid
  • alpha radiation — alpha particles emitted from a radioactive isotope
  • alpine combined — a competition for Alpine skiers in a combination of downhill and slalom races, the winner having the highest total score.
  • ambassadorships — Plural form of ambassadorship.
  • ammunition dump — a place where ammunition is left
  • amphiarthrodial — a joint permitting only slight motion, as that between the vertebrae.
  • andrographolide — (organic compound) A bitter labdane diterpenoid that is the main bioactive component of the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata, effective against certain cancers.
  • aneroid capsule — a box or chamber of thin metal, partially exhausted of air, used in the aneroid barometer and pressure altimeter.
  • anti-productive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
  • antiaphrodisiac — something that represses sexual desire
  • anticardiolipin — (medicine, immunology) Directed against cardiolipin.
  • antidevelopment — (of a group) opposed to development
  • aphrodite terra — a large plateau region that stretches approximately halfway around the middle latitude of Venus.
  • apollo asteroid — one of a number of asteroids whose orbits cross that of the earth.
  • apple-pie order — perfect order or condition
  • arc de triomphe — the triumphal arch in Paris begun by Napoleon I to commemorate his victories of 1805–6 and completed in 1836
  • asclepiadaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Asclepiadaceae, a family of mostly tropical and subtropical flowering plants, including the milkweed and swallowwort, having pollen in the form of a waxy mass (pollinium): now usually regarded as a subfamily of the Apocynaceae
  • audio equipment — electrical devices used to play or record sound
  • autoradiographs — Plural form of autoradiograph.
  • autoradiography — the technique or process of making autoradiographs.
  • autotetraploidy — the generation of the tetraploid state, created by the fusing of two nuclei from the same species
  • bandstop filter — A bandstop filter is a filter designed to eliminate all frequencies within a band of frequencies.
  • banking product — one of the various services offered by a bank to its customers: mortgages, loans, insurance etc
  • barium peroxide — a gray-white powder, BaO2, used as a bleach and in making hydrogen peroxide
  • billiard parlor — poolroom (def 1).
  • bird of passage — If you refer to someone as a bird of passage, you mean that they are staying in a place for a short time before going to another place.
  • bishop auckland — a town in N England, in central Durham: seat of the bishops of Durham since the 12th century: light industries. Pop: 24 764 (2001)
  • bit-mapped font — a computer font whose characters are held in memory as series of dots.
  • bladder campion — a European caryophyllaceous plant, Silene vulgaris, having white flowers with an inflated calyx
  • blasting powder — a form of gunpowder made with sodium nitrate instead of saltpeter, used chiefly for blasting rock, ore, etc.
  • boiled potatoes — potatoes, usually peeled, cooked in boiling water
  • break-in period — a period during which certain restrictions or moderation in operating should be followed, as the avoidance of high speed, rapid acceleration, or severe braking for a new automobile.
  • camphorated oil — a liniment consisting of camphor and peanut oil, used as a counterirritant
  • cardinal points — the four main points of the compass: north, south, east, and west
  • cardiopulmonary — of, relating to, or affecting the heart and lungs
  • celandine poppy — a poppy, Stylophorum diphyllum, of the east-central U.S., having one pair of deeply lobed leaves and yellow flowers.
  • chandler period — the period of the oscillation (Chandler wobble) of the earth's axis, varying between 416 and 433 days.
  • chenopodiaceous — belonging to the Chenopodiaceae, formerly the goosefoot family, now considered part of the amaranth family of plants.
  • chromium-plated — having been plated with chromium

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