15-letter words containing a, r, d
- agree to differ — to end an argument amicably while maintaining differences of opinion
- 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.
- 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)
- alfred e. smith — Adam, 1723–90, Scottish economist.
- algaroth powder — antimony oxychloride.
- alkylating drug — any of various potentially cytotoxic, carcinogenic, and mutagenic substances: used therapeutically to destroy cells, especially proliferating cancer cells.
- all mockered up — dressed up
- all-wheel drive — a system used in motor vehicles in which all four (or more) wheels are permanently connected to the source of power, in such a way that each wheel is able to rotate at a different speed
- allotetraploidy — the condition of being an allotetraploid
- almighty dollar — money regarded as a major goal in life or as the basis of power: Love of the almighty dollar has ruined many people.
- alpha radiation — alpha particles emitted from a radioactive isotope
- amador guerrero — Manuel [mah-nwel] /mɑˈnwɛl/ (Show IPA), 1833–1909, Panamanian political leader: first president of Panama 1904–08.
- amaryllidaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Amaryllidaceae, a family of widely cultivated flowering plants having bulbs and including the amaryllis, snowdrop, narcissus, and daffodil
- ambassadorships — Plural form of ambassadorship.
- 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.
- amphiarthrodial — a joint permitting only slight motion, as that between the vertebrae.
- an axe to grind — an ulterior motive
- 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.
- anne of denmark — 1574–1619, wife (from 1589) of James I of England and VI of Scotland
- anniversary day — a day for celebrating the foundation date of one of the former Provinces
- annulled branch — delayed control-transfer
- answer the door — When you answer the door, you go and open the door because a visitor has knocked on it or rung the bell.
- 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.