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15-letter words containing i, n, s, c

  • anne hutchinson — Anne Marbury [mahr-buh-ree] /ˈmɑr bə ri/ (Show IPA), 1591–1643, American religious liberal, born in England: banished from Massachusetts 1637.
  • annular eclipse — an eclipse of the sun in which the moon does not cover the entire disc of the sun, so that a ring of sunlight surrounds the shadow of the moon
  • anomalistically — In an anomalistic manner; with irregularity.
  • 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.
  • anthropopsychic — the attribution of consciousness to divine beings and nature
  • anti-capitalism — an economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations, especially as contrasted to cooperatively or state-owned means of wealth.
  • anti-censorship — the act or practice of censoring.
  • anti-conformist — a person who conforms, especially unquestioningly, to the usual practices or standards of a group, society, etc.
  • anti-historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
  • anti-humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
  • anti-radicalism — the holding or following of radical or extreme views or principles.
  • antiaphrodisiac — something that represses sexual desire
  • antiaristocracy — Opposed to the aristocracy.
  • antiarrhythmics — Plural form of antiarrhythmic.
  • anticarcinogens — Plural form of anticarcinogen.
  • anticholesterol — an agent which acts against cholesterol, either as an antibody produced naturally by many mammals or in the form of a drug
  • antichristianly — in an Antichristian manner
  • anticlericalism — opposed to the influence and activities of the clergy or the church in secular or public affairs.
  • anticolonialism — the opposition to colonialism
  • anticolonialist — a person who is opposed to colonialism
  • anticonvulsants — Plural form of anticonvulsant.
  • antiforeclosure — opposed to the process of foreclosure
  • antilock brakes — brakes fitted to some road vehicles that prevent skidding and improve control by sensing and compensating for overbraking
  • antiperistaltic — reversed peristaltic action of the intestines, by which their contents are carried upward.
  • antiromanticism — the opposition to romanticism
  • antispeculation — opposed to or acting against excessive oil speculation
  • antispeculative — opposed to or acting against speculation
  • antituberculous — (medicine) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
  • antivivisection — opposed to the act or practice or performing experiments on living animals, involving cutting into or dissecting the body
  • aortic stenosis — abnormal narrowing of the aorta, especially of its orifice, usually as a result of rheumatic fever or embryologic anomalies.
  • aplastic anemia — a form of anemia resulting from a failure of the bone marrow to produce adequate quantities of the essential blood components, including leukocytes and platelets
  • apostolicalness — The state or quality of being apostolical.
  • apple macintosh — Macintosh
  • apprenticeships — Plural form of apprenticeship.
  • arabic numerals — the figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and the 0 (zero) that originated in India; Hindu-Arabic numerals
  • archaeobotanist — A person engaged in archaeobotany.
  • arms inspection — the official checking of a country's weapons and other military equipment, usually to check that international agreements have been respected
  • artificialness' — made by human skill; produced by humans (opposed to natural): artificial flowers.
  • ascending colon — the first portion of the colon, beginning at the cecum in the lower right abdominal cavity and continuing upward along the right posterior abdominal wall to approximately the lower ribs.
  • ascending scale — a scale that is rising in pitch
  • assign a policy — If you assign a policy, you transfer legal ownership of an insurance policy to another person.
  • association law — any law governing the association of ideas
  • astrodynamicist — a person who studies astrodynamics
  • astronautically — In an astronautic way.
  • at first glance — If you say that something is true or seems to be true at first glance, you mean that it seems to be true when you first see it or think about it, but that your first impression may be wrong.
  • at sbs instance — If you do something at someone's instance, you do it because they have ordered or requested you to do it.
  • at short notice — Notice is used in expressions such as 'at short notice', 'at a moment's notice' or 'at twenty-four hours' notice', to indicate that something can or must be done within a short period of time.
  • atlantic salmon — a valuable food and game fish, Salmo salar, mainly of northern coastal Atlantic waters or, when spawning, in freshwater streams tributary to the ocean.
  • audubon society — a North American organization devoted to the conservancy of birds
  • authentications — Plural form of authentication.
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