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15-letter words containing a, n, d, r, i

  • anti-depressant — An anti-depressant is a drug which is used to treat people who are suffering from depression.
  • anti-federalism — U.S. History. a member or supporter of the Antifederal party.
  • anti-productive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
  • anti-radicalism — the holding or following of radical or extreme views or principles.
  • antiaphrodisiac — something that represses sexual desire
  • anticancer drug — a drug used to treat cancer
  • anticardiolipin — (medicine, immunology) Directed against cardiolipin.
  • antidepressants — of or relating to a substance that is used in the treatment of mood disorders, as characterized by various manic or depressive affects.
  • antifederalists — Plural form of antifederalist.
  • antitraditional — opposed to or acting with disregard for tradition
  • appendicularian — of or relating to a family of molluscs (Appendicularia) characterized by their long tail appendages
  • arrondissements — Plural form of arrondissement.
  • astrodynamicist — a person who studies astrodynamics
  • atlantic ridley — ridley (def 1).
  • atlantic-ridley — ridley (def 1).
  • audience rating — a figure based on statistical sampling indicating what proportion of the total listening and viewing audience tune in to a specific programme or network
  • audio frequency — a frequency in the range 20 hertz to 20 000 hertz. A sound wave of this frequency would be audible to the human ear
  • audio recording — an electronic recording of sound
  • auditor general — (in Canada) a federal official responsible for auditing government departments and making an annual report
  • auf wiedersehen — goodbye, until we see each other again
  • badminton court — the court on which games of badminton are played
  • 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.
  • banking product — one of the various services offered by a bank to its customers: mortgages, loans, insurance etc
  • banner headline — A banner headline is a large headline in a newspaper that stretches across the front page.
  • barley sandwich — a drink of beer, esp at lunch time
  • basic anhydride — a compound formed by removing water from a more complex compound: an oxide of a nonmetal (acid anhydride) or a metal (basic anhydride) that forms an acid or a base, respectively, when united with water.
  • basse-normandie — a region of NW France, on the English Channel: consists of the Cherbourg peninsula in the west rising to the Normandy hills in the east; mainly agricultural
  • bathurst island — an island off the coast of N Nunavut, Canada, in the Arctic Archipelago: present south of the North Magnetic Pole nearby. 7609 sq. mi. (19,707 sq. km).
  • bedtime reading — a book, magazine etc read at bedtime
  • benedict arnold — Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
  • benzal chloride — a colorless, oily liquid, C 7 H 6 Cl 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of benzaldehyde, and in the manufacture of dyes.
  • beta-adrenergic — pertaining to or involving beta receptors
  • bidirectionally — in a bidirectional manner
  • big sandy creek — a river in central Colorado, flowing NE and SE to the Arkansas River near Lamar: site of the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre. 200 miles (322 km) long.
  • bladder campion — a European caryophyllaceous plant, Silene vulgaris, having white flowers with an inflated calyx
  • blank cartridge — a cartridge containing powder but no bullet: used in battle practice or as a signal
  • blasting powder — a form of gunpowder made with sodium nitrate instead of saltpeter, used chiefly for blasting rock, ore, etc.
  • boarding school — A boarding school is a school which some or all of the pupils live in during the school term. Compare day school.
  • body toning bar — a weighted exercise bar made of steel encased in a layer of foam, used for toning and strength training.
  • borderline case — a person or thing that is not clearly classifiable as something
  • brand extension — the practice of using a well-known brand name to promote new products or services in unrelated fields
  • 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.
  • breeding season — the time of year during which animals breed
  • bring to a head — to bring or be brought to a crisis
  • bronze diabetes — hemochromatosis.
  • building trades — the trades and professions concerned with the creation and finishing of buildings, such as carpenters, plasterers, masons, electricians, etc.
  • burt l standish — Burt L. pseudonym of Gilbert Patten.
  • cadmean victory — a victory won with great losses to the victors
  • calcined baryta — baryta (def 1).
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