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15-letter words containing n, a, g, i

  • anagrammatizing — Present participle of anagrammatize.
  • anchorage point — a point to which something such as the straps securing a childseat can be safely attached
  • andes lightning — an electrical discharge of the corona type, occurring over mountains when the atmosphere is electrically disturbed.
  • andrew carnegie — Andrew, 1835–1919, U.S. steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland.
  • andrographolide — (organic compound) A bitter labdane diterpenoid that is the main bioactive component of the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata, effective against certain cancers.
  • angina pectoris — a sudden intense pain in the chest, often accompanied by feelings of suffocation, caused by momentary lack of adequate blood supply to the heart muscle
  • angiomyolipomas — Plural form of angiomyolipoma.
  • angiotensin iii — any of three oligopeptides occurring in plasma, an inactive form (angiotensin I) and two varieties (angiotensin II and angiotensin III) that elevate blood pressure and stimulate the adrenal cortex to secrete aldosterone.
  • anglican church — any Church of the Anglican Communion or the Anglican Communion itself
  • angustirostrate — having a narrow, beak-like part
  • anthropobiology — the biological study of the human species
  • anthropogenesis — the study of the origins of man
  • anthropological — the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
  • anthropologists — Plural form of anthropologist.
  • anthropophagite — a cannibal
  • anti-allergenic — not aggravating an allergy; intended or prepared for those suffering from an allergy: antiallergenic cosmetics.
  • anti-globalizer — a political activist who challenges the concept of globalization and promotes practices that do not cause environmental damage
  • anti-pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
  • anti-technology — the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
  • anticancer drug — a drug used to treat cancer
  • anticarcinogens — Plural form of anticarcinogen.
  • anticholinergic — blocking nerve impulses through the parasympathetic nerves
  • anticoagulation — (medicine) Acting to combat or prevent coagulation of blood.
  • antiegalitarian — opposing equality
  • antiferromagnet — a material which exhibits antiferromagnetism
  • antihemorrhagic — That stops or reduces hemorrhage.
  • antimony glance — stibnite
  • antipornography — opposed to or acting against pornography
  • antiprogressive — opposed to or acting against progression in society
  • antisegregation — opposed to or acting against segregration
  • antishoplifting — designed to prevent shoplifting
  • approval rating — approval of a politician as shown by opinion polls
  • argumentatively — fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious: The law students were an unusually argumentative group.
  • armour-piercing — capable of penetrating armour plate
  • arrivals lounge — a waiting area for people meeting passengers
  • artificial gene — a duplicate gene synthesized in the laboratory by combining nucleotides in a sequence characteristic of the copied gene.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • assign a policy — If you assign a policy, you transfer legal ownership of an insurance policy to another person.
  • assistant judge — a person who assists a judge in their work or who is not yet fully qualified as a judge
  • assisted living — Assisted living is a type of housing specially designed for people who need help in their everyday lives, but who do not need specialist nursing care. In assisted living facilities, residents live in independent rooms or apartments, but receive help with day-to-day activities, for example bathing, dressing, preparing meals, and taking their medicines.
  • astronavigation — celestial navigation
  • 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 sb's bidding — If you do something at someone's bidding, you do it because they have asked you to do it.
  • audience rating — a figure based on statistical sampling indicating what proportion of the total listening and viewing audience tune in to a specific programme or network
  • audio recording — an electronic recording of sound
  • auditor general — (in Canada) a federal official responsible for auditing government departments and making an annual report
  • augmented sixth — an interval greater than a major sixth by a chromatic half step.
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