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15-letter words containing a, e, g

  • alligator shear — heavy shears for cutting metal slabs.
  • allorecognition — The ability of an individual organism to distinguish its own tissues from those of another.
  • alpha and omega — the first and last, a phrase used in Revelation 1:8 to signify God's eternity
  • alpha geminorum — Castor
  • amador guerrero — Manuel [mah-nwel] /mɑˈnwɛl/ (Show IPA), 1833–1909, Panamanian political leader: first president of Panama 1904–08.
  • amegakaryocytic — Characterized by a lack of megakaryocytes.
  • american blight — any plant louse of the family Aphididae, characterized by a waxy secretion that appears like a jumbled mass of fine, curly, white cottony or woolly threads, as Eriosoma lanigerum (woolly apple aphid or American blight) and Prociphilus tessellatus (woolly alder aphid)
  • american gothic — a painting (1930) by Grant Wood.
  • american league — one of the two major professional U.S. baseball leagues, established in 1900. Abbreviation: A.L.
  • american legion — an association of former member of the US armed forces
  • american wigeon — a bird of North America, Anas americana, that is similar to the wigeon; the male has a white crown
  • americanologist — a foreign expert or specialist in American cultural or political matters: a leading Americanologist in the Kremlin.
  • aminoglycosides — Plural form of aminoglycoside.
  • an axe to grind — an ulterior motive
  • anaesthesiology — the science of administering anesthetics.
  • analog computer — a mechanical, electrical, or electronic computer that performs arithmetical operations by using some variable physical quantity, such as mechanical movement or voltage, to represent numbers
  • anchorage point — a point to which something such as the straps securing a childseat can be safely attached
  • andes lightning — an electrical discharge of the corona type, occurring over mountains when the atmosphere is electrically disturbed.
  • andrew carnegieAndrew, 1835–1919, U.S. steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland.
  • andrographolide — (organic compound) A bitter labdane diterpenoid that is the main bioactive component of the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata, effective against certain cancers.
  • angel food cake — a light, spongy, white cake made with egg whites and no shortening
  • angel's-trumpet — any of several plants belonging to the genera Brugmansia and Datura, of the nightshade family, having large, trumpet-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
  • angina pectoris — a sudden intense pain in the chest, often accompanied by feelings of suffocation, caused by momentary lack of adequate blood supply to the heart muscle
  • angiotensin iii — any of three oligopeptides occurring in plasma, an inactive form (angiotensin I) and two varieties (angiotensin II and angiotensin III) that elevate blood pressure and stimulate the adrenal cortex to secrete aldosterone.
  • angle of attack — the acute angle between the chord line of an aerofoil and the undisturbed relative airflow
  • angle of repose — the maximum angle to the horizontal at which rocks, soil, etc, will remain without sliding
  • angry young men — a group of young writers in Great Britain after WWII, bitterly critical of upper-class and middle-class values, practices, etc.
  • angular measure — the units used to measure angles. Compare angle1 (def 1c).
  • angustirostrate — having a narrow, beak-like part
  • anthony burgessAnthony, 1917–93, English novelist and critic.
  • anthropogenesis — the study of the origins of man
  • anthropophagite — a cannibal
  • anti-allergenic — not aggravating an allergy; intended or prepared for those suffering from an allergy: antiallergenic cosmetics.
  • anti-globalizer — a political activist who challenges the concept of globalization and promotes practices that do not cause environmental damage
  • anti-pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
  • anti-technology — the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
  • anticancer drug — a drug used to treat cancer
  • anticarcinogens — Plural form of anticarcinogen.
  • anticholinergic — blocking nerve impulses through the parasympathetic nerves
  • antiegalitarian — opposing equality
  • antiferromagnet — a material which exhibits antiferromagnetism
  • antihemorrhagic — That stops or reduces hemorrhage.
  • antimony glance — stibnite
  • antiprogressive — opposed to or acting against progression in society
  • antisegregation — opposed to or acting against segregration
  • anybody's guess — a person of some importance: If you're anybody, you'll receive an invitation.
  • apophthegmatise — to speak in apophthegms
  • apophthegmatist — a person who creates apophthegms
  • apophthegmatize — to use apophthegms
  • archeologically — In a archeological manner or fashion.
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