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15-letter words containing l, a, t, e, r

  • ambulance train — a train designed to carry sick or injured people
  • ambulatory care — care given at a hospital to non-resident patients, including minor surgery and outpatient treatment
  • 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)
  • americanologist — a foreign expert or specialist in American cultural or political matters: a leading Americanologist in the Kremlin.
  • amphitheatrical — Having some of the characteristics of an amphitheatre.
  • amyl propionate — a colorless liquid, C 8 H 16 O 2 , having an applelike odor, used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of flavorings and perfume.
  • analog computer — a mechanical, electrical, or electronic computer that performs arithmetical operations by using some variable physical quantity, such as mechanical movement or voltage, to represent numbers
  • angel's-trumpet — any of several plants belonging to the genera Brugmansia and Datura, of the nightshade family, having large, trumpet-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
  • antarctic plate — a major tectonic division of the earth's crust, comprising Antarctica and adjacent ocean basins (the South Indian, Southeast Pacific, and Atlantic-Indian basins) and bounded on the north by the Nazca, South American, African, Indo-Australian, and Pacific plates.
  • anti-allergenic — not aggravating an allergy; intended or prepared for those suffering from an allergy: antiallergenic cosmetics.
  • anti-commercial — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
  • anti-federalism — U.S. History. a member or supporter of the Antifederal party.
  • anti-globalizer — a political activist who challenges the concept of globalization and promotes practices that do not cause environmental damage
  • anti-liberalism — the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude.
  • anti-republican — of, relating to, or of the nature of a republic.
  • anti-revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
  • 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
  • anticlericalism — opposed to the influence and activities of the clergy or the church in secular or public affairs.
  • antiegalitarian — opposing equality
  • antifederalists — Plural form of antifederalist.
  • antiforeclosure — opposed to the process of foreclosure
  • antilibertarian — opposed to libertarianism
  • antilock brakes — brakes fitted to some road vehicles that prevent skidding and improve control by sensing and compensating for overbraking
  • antimaterialism — an attitude opposed to materialism
  • antimaterialist — opposed to materialism
  • antiperistalses — Plural form of antiperistalsis.
  • antiperistalsis — contractions of the intestine that force the contents in the opposite direction to the normal
  • antiperistaltic — reversed peristaltic action of the intestines, by which their contents are carried upward.
  • antiretrovirals — Plural form of antiretroviral.
  • antitheoretical — opposed to or contradicting a theory
  • antituberculous — (medicine) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
  • apartment block — building: flats, apartments
  • 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.
  • apical meristem — meristem at the apex of a root or shoot.
  • apolipoproteins — Plural form of apolipoprotein.
  • apollo asteroid — one of a number of asteroids whose orbits cross that of the earth.
  • apollo computer — (company)   A company making workstations often used for CAD. From 1980 to 1987, Apollo were the largest manufacturer of network workstations. Apollo workstations ran Aegis, a proprietary operating system with a Posix-compliant Unix alternative frontend. Apollo's networking was particularly elegant, among the first to allow demand paging over the network, and allowing a degree of network transparency and low sysadmin-to-machine ratio that is still unmatched. Apollo's largest customers were Mentor Graphics (electronic design), GM, Ford, Chrysler, and Boeing (mechanical design). Apollo was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 1989, and gradually closed down over the period 1990-1997.
  • apostle pitcher — a stoneware pitcher decorated in relief with figures of the apostles.
  • apostles' creed — a concise statement of Christian beliefs dating from about 500 ad, traditionally ascribed to the Apostles
  • appeal tribunal — An appeal tribunal is a special court or committee that is formed to reconsider a decision made by another court or committee.
  • appellate court — In the United States, an appellate court is a special court where people who have been convicted of a crime can appeal against their conviction.
  • architectonical — Alternative form of architectonic.
  • architecturally — of or relating to architecture: architectural metals.
  • argumentatively — fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious: The law students were an unusually argumentative group.
  • argyll and bute — a council area in W Scotland on the Atlantic Ocean: in 1975 the historical counties of Argyllshire and Bute became part of Strathclyde region; in 1996 they were reinstated as a single unitary authority. Argyll and Bute is mountainous and includes the islands of Bute, Mull, Islay, and Jura. Administrative centre: Lochgilphead. Pop: 91 300 (2003 est). Area: 6930 sq km (2676 sq miles)
  • aristotelianism — a philosophical tradition based on the wide-ranging belief system of Aristotle
  • armes parlantes — arms using devices to illustrate the name of the bearers, such as a rose and a wall to illustrate the name Rosewall
  • 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
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