15-letter words containing a, d, o, p
- non-disparaging — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
- non-duplicative — a copy exactly like an original.
- non-handicapped — Sometimes Offensive. physically or mentally disabled.
- non-opinionated — obstinate or conceited with regard to the merit of one's own opinions; conceitedly dogmatic.
- non-repudiation — the act of repudiating.
- nondepartmental — not limited to or related to a specific department
- nondisciplinary — of, for, or constituting discipline; enforcing or administering discipline: disciplinary action.
- nonencapsulated — not encapsulated
- nonhospitalized — not hospitalized
- nonincorporated — Not incorporated.
- nonprecedential — Not precedential.
- nuclear-powered — powered by nuclear energy
- occipitomastoid — (anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the occipital and mastoid bones.
- odd permutation — a permutation of a set of n elements, x 1 , x 2 , …, xn, which permutes the product of all differences of the form (xi – xj), where i is less than j, into the negative of the product.
- oil-based paint — any paint made with a drying oil or solvent such as linseed
- olbers' paradox — the paradox that if the universe consisted of an infinite number of stars equally distributed through space, then every line of sight would come from a star and the night sky would glow uniformly, which is observationally not true.
- old age pension — An old age pension is a regular amount of money that people receive from the government when they have retired from work.
- onward progress — progress that advances or improves (a situation, etc)
- open admissions — a policy of admitting applicants to an institution, especially a university, regardless of previous academic record or grades.
- open-ended loan — An open-ended loan is an extension of credit where money can be borrowed when you need it, and paid back on an ongoing basis, such as a credit card.
- open-pollinated — (of a flower) pollinated without human agency.
- operationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of operationalise.
- operationalized — Simple past tense and past participle of operationalize.
- opinionatedness — The state or condition of being opinionated.
- ornithodelphian — of or relating to mammals of the class Ornithodelphia
- orphaned i-node — (operating system) /or'f*nd i:'nohd/ [Unix] 1. A file that retains storage but no longer appears in the directories of a file system.
- orthopaedic bed — a specially firm bed designed to help correct or ameliorate the discomfort of disorders of the spine and joints
- orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner
- outdoorsmanship — a person devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities, as hiking, hunting, fishing, or camping.
- outside caliper — a caliper whose legs turn inward so that it can measure outside dimensions, as the diameter of a rod.
- overcapitalized — Simple past tense and past participle of overcapitalize.
- overcompensated — to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced.
- overopinionated — too opinionated
- pacific madrone — any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
- package holiday — a holiday arranged by a travel company in which your travel and accommodation are booked for you
- paedophile ring — a group of people who take part in illegal sexual activity involving children
- pair production — Physics. the simultaneous creation of a particle and its antiparticle by a nucleus or particle in an excited state, as when a photon is absorbed.
- palindromically — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- pamprodactylous — having all four toes directed forward, as in swifts and colies.
- pandorae fretum — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
- panzer division — an armored division of the German army, especially in World War II, consisting chiefly of tanks and organized for making rapid attacks.
- paphian goddess — Aphrodite, worshiped in Cyprus as the goddess of sexual love.
- paradise flower — a prickly vine, Solanum wendlandii, of the nightshade family, native to Costa Rica, having branched clusters of showy lilac-blue flowers.
- parallelopipeda — plural of parallelopipedon
- parent compound — a compound from which derivatives may be obtained.
- partial product — the result obtained when a number is multiplied by one digit of a multiplier
- passport holder — a person who has a passport
- pastel-coloured — pale-coloured; in a shade such as pink or pale blue
- paternity order — a court order which declares a child's paternity
- payment holiday — a break taken from paying ( a debt etc) back