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15-letter words containing a, i, s, l, e

  • antilock brakes — brakes fitted to some road vehicles that prevent skidding and improve control by sensing and compensating for overbraking
  • antimaterialism — an attitude opposed to materialism
  • antimaterialist — opposed to materialism
  • antimetabolites — Plural form of antimetabolite.
  • antiperistalses — Plural form of antiperistalsis.
  • antiperistalsis — contractions of the intestine that force the contents in the opposite direction to the normal
  • antiperistaltic — reversed peristaltic action of the intestines, by which their contents are carried upward.
  • antiretrovirals — Plural form of antiretroviral.
  • antisentimental — (of a piece of art or literature) deliberately unsentimental
  • antispeculation — opposed to or acting against excessive oil speculation
  • antispeculative — opposed to or acting against speculation
  • antituberculous — (medicine) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
  • apical meristem — meristem at the apex of a root or shoot.
  • aplastic anemia — a form of anemia resulting from a failure of the bone marrow to produce adequate quantities of the essential blood components, including leukocytes and platelets
  • apolipoproteins — Plural form of apolipoprotein.
  • apollo asteroid — one of a number of asteroids whose orbits cross that of the earth.
  • apostle pitcher — a stoneware pitcher decorated in relief with figures of the apostles.
  • apostolicalness — The state or quality of being apostolical.
  • apple macintosh — Macintosh
  • applesoft basic — (language)   A version of BASIC for Apple computers.
  • arabic numerals — the figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and the 0 (zero) that originated in India; Hindu-Arabic numerals
  • aristotelianism — a philosophical tradition based on the wide-ranging belief system of Aristotle
  • arrivals lounge — a waiting area for people meeting passengers
  • articles of war — the disciplinary and legal procedures by which the naval and military forces of Great Britain were bound before the 19th century
  • artificialness' — made by human skill; produced by humans (opposed to natural): artificial flowers.
  • ascending colon — the first portion of the colon, beginning at the cecum in the lower right abdominal cavity and continuing upward along the right posterior abdominal wall to approximately the lower ribs.
  • ascending scale — a scale that is rising in pitch
  • 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
  • asian influenza — pandemic influenza caused by a strain of the influenza virus first isolated in Singapore in 1957
  • asiatic cholera — cholera (def 1).
  • assisted living — Assisted living is a type of housing specially designed for people who need help in their everyday lives, but who do not need specialist nursing care. In assisted living facilities, residents live in independent rooms or apartments, but receive help with day-to-day activities, for example bathing, dressing, preparing meals, and taking their medicines.
  • at first glance — If you say that something is true or seems to be true at first glance, you mean that it seems to be true when you first see it or think about it, but that your first impression may be wrong.
  • at right angles — If two things are at right angles, they are situated so that they form an angle of 90° where they touch each other. You can also say that one thing is at right angles to another.
  • at the earliest — At the earliest means not before the date or time mentioned.
  • atherosclerosis — a degenerative disease of the arteries characterized by patchy thickening of the inner lining of the arterial walls, caused by deposits of fatty material; a form of arteriosclerosis
  • atherosclerotic — Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with atherosclerosis.
  • athletic sports — sports, esp track and field events, in which athleticism is required
  • atmospherically — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
  • atrabiliousness — The state or quality of being characterized by melancholy or glumness.
  • aurora borealis — the aurora seen around the North Pole
  • australian pine — casuarina
  • aviator glasses — sunglasses that look like goggles
  • back plastering — the introduction of partitions of lath and plaster between the inner and outer surfaces of a stud wall in order to improve the insulating properties of the wall.
  • bacterial ghost — a bacterial cell that is emptied and filled artificially with another substance
  • ballet mistress — a woman who teaches and rehearses the dancers in a ballet company
  • bandpass filter — A bandpass filter is a filter designed to pass all frequencies within a band of frequencies.
  • bandstop filter — A bandstop filter is a filter designed to eliminate all frequencies within a band of frequencies.
  • bangtail muster — a roundup of cattle to be counted, each one having the hairs on its tail docked as it is counted
  • barium sulphate — a white insoluble fine dense powder, used as a pigment, as a filler for paper, rubber, etc, and in barium meals. Formula: BaSO4
  • barley sandwich — a drink of beer, esp at lunch time
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