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15-letter words containing a, n, d

  • adventurousness — the quality of being adventurous
  • advertising man — adman (def 1).
  • aerobic dancing — a system of exercises combining aerobics with dance steps and usually done to music.
  • aerodynamically — the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of air and other gases and with the effects of such motion on bodies in the medium. Compare aerostatics (def 1).
  • aerodynamicists — Plural form of aerodynamicist.
  • afars and issas — French Territory of the, a former name of Djibouti (def 1).
  • africanized bee — a hybrid of African and European honeybees, developed in Brazil and known for its disease resistance and superior honey production
  • again and again — You can use again and again or time and again to emphasize that something happens many times.
  • agro-industrial — the large-scale production, processing, and packaging of food using modern equipment and methods.
  • ah, wilderness! — a comedy (1933) by Eugene O'Neill.
  • air conditioned — If a room or vehicle is air conditioned, the air in it is kept cool and dry by means of a special machine.
  • air conditioner — An air conditioner is a machine which keeps the air in a building cool and dry.
  • air-raid warden — a member of a civil defence organization responsible for enforcing regulations, etc, during an air attack
  • airconditioning — Alternative spelling of air conditioning.
  • 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.
  • airmail edition — an edition of a newspaper that is printed on very thin paper so it is easier and cheaper to distribute
  • airs and graces — If you refer to someone's airs and graces, you mean that they behave in a way that shows that they think they are more important than other people.
  • akimiski island — an island in SW James Bay, in the SE Northwest Territories, in S central Canada. About 898 sq. mi. (2326 sq. km).
  • al iskandariyah — Alexandria , Egypt
  • al-iskandariyah — Arabic name of Alexandria.
  • albemarle sound — an inlet of the Atlantic in NE North Carolina. Length: about 96 km (60 miles)
  • aldabra islands — a group of four large and forty smaller islands in the Indian Ocean, part of the Republic of Seychelles. 59 sq. mi. (154 sq. km).
  • alder buckthorn — a Eurasian rhamnaceous shrub, Frangula alnus, with small greenish flowers and black berry-like fruits
  • alexandrine rat — roof rat.
  • alexandroupolis — a port in NE Greece, in W Thrace. Pop: 52 720 (2001 est)
  • alkylating drug — any of various potentially cytotoxic, carcinogenic, and mutagenic substances: used therapeutically to destroy cells, especially proliferating cancer cells.
  • all of a sudden — If something happens all of a sudden, it happens quickly and unexpectedly.
  • all saints' day — a Christian festival celebrated on Nov 1 to honour all the saints
  • allemande sauce — a velouté thickened and enriched with egg yolk.
  • allende gossens — Salvador, 1908–73, Chilean political leader: president 1970–73.
  • alpha and omega — the first and last, a phrase used in Revelation 1:8 to signify God's eternity
  • 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.
  • aluminium oxide — a white or colourless insoluble powder occurring naturally as corundum and used in the production of aluminium and its compounds, abrasives, glass, and ceramics. Formula: Al2O3
  • amalgam gilding — a process of gilding metalwork in which the metal base is coated with an amalgam of gold and mercury, the latter subsequently being driven off by heat.
  • american indian — American Indian people or things belong to or come from one of the native peoples of America.
  • american linden — any tree of the genus Tilia, as T. americana (American linden) or T. europaea (European linden) having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and heart-shaped leaves, grown as an ornamental or shade tree. Compare linden family.
  • aminoglycosides — Plural form of aminoglycoside.
  • ammunition dump — a place where ammunition is left
  • an axe to grind — an ulterior motive
  • ancient of days — a name for God, originating in the Authorized Version of the Old Testament (Daniel 7:9)
  • andaman islands — a group of islands in the E Bay of Bengal, part of the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Area: 6408 sq km (2474 sq miles). Pop: 314 804 (2001)
  • andes lightning — an electrical discharge of the corona type, occurring over mountains when the atmosphere is electrically disturbed.
  • andrada e silva — José Bonifacio de [zhaw-ze baw-nee-fah-syoo di] /ʒɔˈzɛ ˌbɔ niˈfɑ syʊ dɪ/ (Show IPA), 1763–1838, Brazilian statesman and scientist: architect of Brazilian independence.
  • andrew carnegie — Andrew, 1835–1919, U.S. steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland.
  • andrew of crete — a.d. c650–730, Greek poet and Orthodox archbishop of Crete.
  • andrographolide — (organic compound) A bitter labdane diterpenoid that is the main bioactive component of the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata, effective against certain cancers.
  • andromonoecious — (of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on the same plant
  • androstenedione — a weak hormone, C19H26O2, produced by the ovaries, testes, and adrenal glands as a precursor to estrogen, testosterone, etc.: formerly taken in a concentrated tablet or capsule form as by some bodybuilders
  • aneroid capsule — a box or chamber of thin metal, partially exhausted of air, used in the aneroid barometer and pressure altimeter.
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