15-letter words containing a, n, e, f, o, r
- informativeness — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- interfoliaceous — situated between leaves, especially opposite leaves.
- irvine dataflow — (language) (Always called "Id") A non-strict, single assignment language and incremental compiler developed by Arvind and Gostelow and used on MIT's Tagged-Token Dataflow Architecture and planned to be used on Motorola's Monsoon. See also Id Nouveau.
- island grey fox — a similar and related animal, U. littoralis, inhabiting islands off North America
- jefferson davis — Alexander Jackson, 1803–92, U.S. architect.
- jeffersonianism — pertaining to or advocating the political principles and doctrines of Thomas Jefferson, especially those stressing minimum control by the central government, the inalienable rights of the individual, and the superiority of an agrarian economy and rural society.
- joint favourite — one of two or more competitors in a race or contest that are considered equally likely to win
- lake-of-lucerne — a canton in central Switzerland. 576 sq. mi. (1490 sq. km).
- land of promise — Promised Land.
- law-enforcement — of police, anti-crime
- lay a finger on — to harm
- liaison officer — a person who liaises between groups or units
- linear function — linear transformation.
- linear manifold — subspace (def 2b).
- long-sufferance — long-suffering.
- magnesioferrite — (mineralogy) A magnesium iron oxide mineral, a member of the magnetite series of spinels, which forms black metallic octahedral crystals.
- maid of orléans — Saint ("the Maid of Orléans") 1412?–31, French national heroine and martyr who raised the siege of Orléans.
- make certain of — to ensure (that one will get something); confirm
- man of the hour — a man who is honored by a group.
- marfan syndrome — a hereditary disorder characterized by abnormally elongated bones, especially in the extremities, hypermotility of the joints, and circulatory and eye abnormalities.
- margin of error — statistics: variance
- metainformation — metadata
- mezzanine floor — intermediate level in a building
- mis-informative — to give false or misleading information to.
- moccasin flower — the lady's-slipper.
- molecular knife — a segment of genetic material that inhibits the reproduction of the AIDS virus by breaking up specific areas of the virus's genes.
- moreton bay fig — a large Australian fig tree, Ficus macrophylla, having glossy leaves and smooth bark
- narcotrafficker — One who traffics in illegal narcotics.
- national forest — forested land owned, maintained, and preserved by the U.S. government.
- negative profit — a financial loss
- nest of drawers — a miniature chest of drawers made in the 18th century, often set on top of a desk or table.
- neurofibrillary — Of or pertaining to a neurofibril.
- node of ranvier — a gap occurring at regular intervals between segments of myelin sheath along a nerve axon.
- non-conformance — lack of conformity.
- non-enforceable — to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
- non-informative — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- non-manufacture — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- non-rectifiable — able to be rectified.
- noncertificated — not possessing a certificate, not certified
- nonfermentative — tending to produce or undergo fermentation.
- nonprofessional — not a member of or trained in a specific profession.
- nonprofessorial — not professorial
- nontransferable — Not transferable; not able to be transferred.
- not care a fuck — not to care at all
- nuclear fission — fission (def 2).
- ocean of storms — the largest of the dark plains (maria) on the surface of the moon, situated in the second and third quadrant
- off one's guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- oil of lavender — an essential oil distilled from lavender flowers, especially Lavandula angustifolia and L. stoechas, and used in perfumery.
- olfactory nerve — either one of the first pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct to the brain the impulses from the mucous membranes of the nose.
- on the track of — If you are on the track of someone or something, you are trying to find them, or find information about them.