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15-letter words containing m, a, r, l

  • 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
  • anamorphic lens — a component in the optical system of a film projector for converting standard 35mm film images into wide-screen format
  • 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.
  • angular measure — the units used to measure angles. Compare angle1 (def 1c).
  • animal behavior — behavior (def 2).
  • animal charcoal — carbon obtained from the carbonization of organic tissue of animals.
  • annus mirabilis — a year of wonders, catastrophes, or other notable events
  • anti-commercial — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
  • anti-federalism — U.S. History. a member or supporter of the Antifederal party.
  • anti-liberalism — the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude.
  • anti-naturalism — Literature. a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions. a deterministic theory of writing in which it is held that a writer should adopt an objective view toward the material written about, be free of preconceived ideas as to form and content, and represent with clinical accuracy and frankness the details of life. Compare realism (def 4b). a representation of natural appearances or natural patterns of speech, manner, etc., in a work of fiction. the depiction of the physical environment, especially landscape or the rural environment.
  • anti-radicalism — the holding or following of radical or extreme views or principles.
  • anticlericalism — opposed to the influence and activities of the clergy or the church in secular or public affairs.
  • antimaterialism — an attitude opposed to materialism
  • antimaterialist — opposed to materialism
  • antimonarchical — opposed to the monarchy
  • antirationalism — the opposition to rationalism
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • arabic numerals — the figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and the 0 (zero) that originated in India; Hindu-Arabic numerals
  • argumentatively — fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious: The law students were an unusually argumentative group.
  • 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
  • assemblypersons — Plural form of assemblyperson.
  • at arm's length — If you hold something at arm's length, you hold it away from your body with your arm straight.
  • atmospherically — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
  • australian mist — a breed of medium-sized cat with a short spotted or marbled coat
  • automatic rifle — a type of light machine gun capable of firing automatically or in single shots.
  • automorphically — in an automorphic manner
  • baggage reclaim — the process of passengers' getting back the baggage that they have checked in for a flight
  • ballet mistress — a woman who teaches and rehearses the dancers in a ballet company
  • ballpeen hammer — a hammer that has one end of its head shaped in a hemisphere for beating metal, etc
  • ballroom dancer — a person who participates in ballroom dancing
  • bangtail muster — a roundup of cattle to be counted, each one having the hairs on its tail docked as it is counted
  • barberry family — the plant family Berberidaceae, characterized by shrubs and herbaceous plants having very varied leaves and flowers and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including the barberry, May apple, and Oregon grape.
  • barium chloride — a poisonous compound, BaCl2, consisting of flat white crystals that are soluble in water: it is used to treat water, metals, leather, etc.
  • barium sulphate — a white insoluble fine dense powder, used as a pigment, as a filler for paper, rubber, etc, and in barium meals. Formula: BaSO4
  • bathroom scales — scales typically kept in a bathroom for people to weigh themselves
  • bathymetrically — In a bathymetric way.
  • bear animalcule — tardigrade (def 3).
  • biblia pauperum — any of the picture books illustrating Biblical events and usually containing a short text, used chiefly in the Middle Ages for purposes of religious instruction.
  • binomial series — an infinite series obtained by expanding a binomial raised to a power that is not a positive integer.
  • black marketeer — A black marketeer is someone who sells goods on the black market.
  • black sea bream — a sparid fish, Spondyliosoma cantharus, found in N Europe and the Mediterranean
  • black september — a Palestinian Terrorist group, responsible for the assassinations of Israeli athletes at the Olympic Games at Munich in 1972
  • black-marketeer — to sell articles in the black market.
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