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15-letter words containing i, n, t, s, e, r

  • antiremonstrant — the party that opposed the Remonstrants
  • antiretrovirals — Plural form of antiretroviral.
  • antisegregation — opposed to or acting against segregration
  • 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.
  • apolipoproteins — Plural form of apolipoprotein.
  • apprenticeships — Plural form of apprenticeship.
  • appropriateness — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
  • approximateness — The quality of being approximate.
  • archaeobotanist — A person engaged in archaeobotany.
  • 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.
  • arthur brisbane — Arthur, 1864–1936, U.S. journalist.
  • artificialness' — made by human skill; produced by humans (opposed to natural): artificial flowers.
  • asset-stripping — If a person or company is involved in asset-stripping, they buy companies cheaply, sell off their assets to make a profit, and then close the companies down.
  • 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 right angles — If two things are at right angles, they are situated so that they form an angle of 90° where they touch each other. You can also say that one thing is at right angles to another.
  • 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.
  • atrabiliousness — The state or quality of being characterized by melancholy or glumness.
  • australian pine — casuarina
  • back plastering — the introduction of partitions of lath and plaster between the inner and outer surfaces of a stud wall in order to improve the insulating properties of the wall.
  • bandpass filter — A bandpass filter is a filter designed to pass all frequencies within a band of frequencies.
  • bandstop filter — A bandstop filter is a filter designed to eliminate all frequencies within a band of frequencies.
  • bangtail muster — a roundup of cattle to be counted, each one having the hairs on its tail docked as it is counted
  • beta conversion — (theory)   A term from lambda-calculus for beta reduction or beta abstraction.
  • beurre noisette — a sauce of butter cooked until golden or nut brown, sometimes flavored with capers, vinegar, herbs, etc.
  • bits per second — (communications, unit)   (bps, b/s) The unit in which data rate is measured. For example, a modem's data rate is usually measured in kilobits per second. In 1996, the maximum modem speed for use on the PSTN was 33.6 kbps, rising to 56 kbps in 1997. Note that kilo- (k), mega- (M), etc. in data rates denote powers of 1000, not 1024.
  • bittersweetness — the quality of being bittersweet
  • blasting powder — a form of gunpowder made with sodium nitrate instead of saltpeter, used chiefly for blasting rock, ore, etc.
  • blessed trinity — Trinity (def 1).
  • bohemian forest — a mountain range between the SW Czech Republic and SE Germany. Highest peak: Arber, 1457 m (4780 ft)
  • booster cushion — an extra seat or cushion placed on an existing seat for a child to sit on in a car
  • boston marriage — (especially in 19th-century New England) an intimate friendship between two women often maintaining a household together.
  • boustrophedonic — of or relating to lines written in opposite directions
  • brachistochrone — the curve between two points through which a body moves under the force of gravity in a shorter time than for any other curve; the path of quickest descent
  • branchiostegous — branchiostegal.
  • brand extension — the practice of using a well-known brand name to promote new products or services in unrelated fields
  • breaking strain — the amount of strain that, if applied to a particular material, will cause it to break
  • breathing space — A breathing space is a short period of time between two activities in which you can recover from the first activity and prepare for the second one.
  • bristol channel — an inlet of the Atlantic, between S Wales and SW England, merging into the Severn estuary. Length: about 137 km (85 miles)
  • british english — the English language as spoken and written in England and as distinguished esp. from American English
  • bronchial tubes — the bronchi or their smaller divisions
  • bronze diabetes — hemochromatosis.
  • brother-in-arms — a fellow soldier or comrade in a shared struggle
  • brownfield site — a disused site envisaged for redevelopment
  • buffer solution — a solution to which a salt of a weak acid or base has been added
  • building trades — the trades and professions concerned with the creation and finishing of buildings, such as carpenters, plasterers, masons, electricians, etc.
  • business center — A business center is a room in a hotel with facilities such as computers and a fax machine, that allows guests to work while they are staying at the hotel.
  • business centre — a place providing office facilities and services
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