15-letter words containing i, a, t, r, o
- anti-revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
- antiabortionist — An antiabortionist is someone who wants to limit or prevent the legal availability of abortions.
- antiaphrodisiac — something that represses sexual desire
- antiaristocracy — Opposed to the aristocracy.
- anticarcinogens — Plural form of anticarcinogen.
- anticardiolipin — (medicine, immunology) Directed against cardiolipin.
- 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
- antiferromagnet — a material which exhibits antiferromagnetism
- antiforeclosure — opposed to the process of foreclosure
- antihemorrhagic — That stops or reduces hemorrhage.
- antilock brakes — brakes fitted to some road vehicles that prevent skidding and improve control by sensing and compensating for overbraking
- antimonarchical — opposed to the monarchy
- antipornography — opposed to or acting against pornography
- antiprogressive — opposed to or acting against progression in society
- antirationalism — the opposition to rationalism
- antirationalist — opposed to rationalism
- antirationality — the opposition to rationality
- antiremonstrant — the party that opposed the Remonstrants
- antiretrovirals — Plural form of antiretroviral.
- antiromanticism — the opposition to romanticism
- antisegregation — opposed to or acting against segregration
- antitheoretical — opposed to or contradicting a theory
- antitraditional — opposed to or acting with disregard for tradition
- antituberculous — (medicine) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
- aortic stenosis — abnormal narrowing of the aorta, especially of its orifice, usually as a result of rheumatic fever or embryologic anomalies.
- aphrodite terra — a large plateau region that stretches approximately halfway around the middle latitude of Venus.
- apolipoproteins — Plural form of apolipoprotein.
- apollo asteroid — one of a number of asteroids whose orbits cross that of the earth.
- apostle pitcher — a stoneware pitcher decorated in relief with figures of the apostles.
- apostolic vicar — vicar apostolic.
- apostrophically — (rhetoric) Using apostrophe; with sudden exclamatory dialogue.
- apprentice work — work done when young and a novice
- approach lights — lights on the runway that guide planes coming in to land
- approachability — capable of being approached; accessible.
- appropinquation — the action of approaching
- appropriateness — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
- approval rating — approval of a politician as shown by opinion polls
- approximateness — The quality of being approximate.
- arbitration bar — a bar of cast iron used as a sample for the batch to which it belongs.
- arc de triomphe — the triumphal arch in Paris begun by Napoleon I to commemorate his victories of 1805–6 and completed in 1836
- arch of triumph — Arc de Triomphe.
- archaeobotanist — A person engaged in archaeobotany.
- archiepiscopate — the rank, office, or term of office of an archbishop
- architectonical — Alternative form of architectonic.
- aristotelianism — a philosophical tradition based on the wide-ranging belief system of Aristotle
- arms inspection — the official checking of a country's weapons and other military equipment, usually to check that international agreements have been respected
- arrondissements — Plural form of arrondissement.
- arterialization — to convert (venous blood) into arterial blood by the action of oxygen in the lungs.
- articles of war — the disciplinary and legal procedures by which the naval and military forces of Great Britain were bound before the 19th century