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15-letter words containing h, e, a

  • alpha privative — (in Greek grammar) the letter alpha (or an- before vowels) used as a negative or privative prefix. It appears in English words derived from Greek, as in atheist, anaesthetic
  • alpha-cellulose — a refined, insoluble form of cellulose derived from cotton or wood pulp, and used in manufacturing
  • alphabetisation — The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.
  • alphabetization — Alternative form of alphabetisation.
  • alte pinakothek — a museum in Munich housing a collection of paintings dating from the Middle Ages to the late 18th century
  • ambrose channel — a ship channel at the entrance to New York harbor, near Sandy Hook. 7½ miles (12 km) long.
  • american blight — any plant louse of the family Aphididae, characterized by a waxy secretion that appears like a jumbled mass of fine, curly, white cottony or woolly threads, as Eriosoma lanigerum (woolly apple aphid or American blight) and Prociphilus tessellatus (woolly alder aphid)
  • american cheese — a type of smooth hard white or yellow cheese similar to a mild Cheddar
  • american gothic — a painting (1930) by Grant Wood.
  • american smooth — a style of competitive ballroom dancing which incorporates elements of Latin dance
  • amery ice shelf — an ice barrier in Antarctica, in the SW Indian Ocean, bordered by Enderby Land on the N and American Highland on the W.
  • amphitheatrical — Having some of the characteristics of an amphitheatre.
  • anaesthesiology — the science of administering anesthetics.
  • anaesthetically — by means of an anaesthetic
  • anamorphic lens — a component in the optical system of a film projector for converting standard 35mm film images into wide-screen format
  • anchorage point — a point to which something such as the straps securing a childseat can be safely attached
  • ancient history — Ancient history is the history of ancient civilizations, especially Greece and Rome.
  • andes lightning — an electrical discharge of the corona type, occurring over mountains when the atmosphere is electrically disturbed.
  • andrographolide — (organic compound) A bitter labdane diterpenoid that is the main bioactive component of the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata, effective against certain cancers.
  • anesthetization — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
  • animal behavior — behavior (def 2).
  • anne hutchinson — Anne Marbury [mahr-buh-ree] /ˈmɑr bə ri/ (Show IPA), 1591–1643, American religious liberal, born in England: banished from Massachusetts 1637.
  • anne of bohemia — 1366–94, queen consort of Richard II of England
  • 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.
  • antarctic beech — any tree of the genus Nothofagus, related to the beech and native to temperate Australasia and South America, esp Nothofagus cunninghamii of SE Australia or Nothofagus moorei of NE Australia
  • anteprohibition — before prohibition.
  • anthony burgessAnthony, 1917–93, English novelist and critic.
  • anthony vandykeSir Anthony, Van Dyck, Sir Anthony.
  • anthropocentric — regarding man as the most important and central factor in the universe
  • anthropogenesis — the study of the origins of man
  • anthropometrics — the science of measuring the size and proportions of the human body (called anthropometry), especially as applied to the design of furniture and machines.
  • anthropophagite — a cannibal
  • anti-censorship — the act or practice of censoring.
  • anti-pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
  • anti-technology — the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
  • anticholesterol — an agent which acts against cholesterol, either as an antibody produced naturally by many mammals or in the form of a drug
  • anticholinergic — blocking nerve impulses through the parasympathetic nerves
  • antifashionable — not conforming to mainstream fashion
  • antihemorrhagic — That stops or reduces hemorrhage.
  • antihypotensive — An antihypotensive is any drug that raises low blood pressure.
  • antitheoretical — opposed to or contradicting a theory
  • apartment hotel — a hotel that rents furnished apartments or suites suitable for housekeeping, on a weekly or more permanent basis, and usually supplies all hotel services.
  • apartment house — a building containing a number of residential apartments.
  • aphrodite terra — a large plateau region that stretches approximately halfway around the middle latitude of Venus.
  • apophthegmatise — to speak in apophthegms
  • apophthegmatist — a person who creates apophthegms
  • apophthegmatize — to use apophthegms
  • apostle pitcher — a stoneware pitcher decorated in relief with figures of the apostles.
  • appalachian tea — any of various plants, as withe rod, whose leaves were used locally for tea in pioneer times
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