15-letter words containing n, a, s
- adenohypophysis — the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
- adenoidectomies — Plural form of adenoidectomy.
- adjacent angles — two angles that have the same vertex and a side in common
- adlai stevenson — Adlai Ewing [ad-ley yoo-ing] /ˈæd leɪ ˈyu ɪŋ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1914, vice president of the U.S. 1893–97.
- administrations — Plural form of administration.
- adoption papers — documentation relating to the adoption of a particular child
- adrenalectomies — Plural form of adrenalectomy.
- adrenaline rush — a feeling of excitement, stimulation and enhanced physical ability produced when the body secretes large amounts of adrenaline in response to a sudden perceived or induced stress situation
- adrenoreceptors — Plural form of adrenoreceptor.
- adventuresomely — In an adventuresome manner.
- adventurousness — the quality of being adventurous
- advertising man — adman (def 1).
- aerodynamicists — Plural form of aerodynamicist.
- afars and issas — French Territory of the, a former name of Djibouti (def 1).
- affirmativeness — The property of being affirmative.
- after a fashion — If you say that something was done after a fashion, you mean that it was done, but not very well.
- agranulocytosis — a serious and sometimes fatal illness characterized by a marked reduction of leucocytes, usually caused by hypersensitivity to certain drugs
- agribusinessman — a person who engages in agribusiness
- agro-industrial — the large-scale production, processing, and packaging of food using modern equipment and methods.
- agulhas current — a fast, warm ocean current flowing southwest along the SE coast of Africa
- ah, wilderness! — a comedy (1933) by Eugene O'Neill.
- airs and graces — If you refer to someone's airs and graces, you mean that they behave in a way that shows that they think they are more important than other people.
- akimiski island — an island in SW James Bay, in the SE Northwest Territories, in S central Canada. About 898 sq. mi. (2326 sq. km).
- akinetic mutism — a state of apparent alertness with normal eye movements but no speech or other voluntary motion, usually due to a stroke.
- al iskandariyah — Alexandria , Egypt
- al-iskandariyah — Arabic name of Alexandria.
- alan f. shugart — (person) The man who founded Shugart Associates and later co-founded Seagate Technology. Alan Shugart left Shugart Associates in 1974 [did he quit or was he fired?] and took a break from the disk-drive business. In 1979, he and Finis Conner founded a new company that at first was called Shugart Technology and later Seagate Technology.
- albany congress — a meeting of delegates from seven American colonies, held in 1754 at Albany, New York, at which Benjamin Franklin proposed a plan (Albany Plan of Union) for unifying the colonies.
- albemarle sound — an inlet of the Atlantic in NE North Carolina. Length: about 96 km (60 miles)
- albertus magnus — Saint. original name Albert, Count von Böllstadt. ?1193–1280, German scholastic philosopher; teacher of Thomas Aquinas and commentator on Aristotle. Feast day: Nov 15
- aldabra islands — a group of four large and forty smaller islands in the Indian Ocean, part of the Republic of Seychelles. 59 sq. mi. (154 sq. km).
- alexandroupolis — a port in NE Greece, in W Thrace. Pop: 52 720 (2001 est)
- algerian stripe — a fabric woven with alternate stripes of coarse cotton and silk, usually cream-colored.
- all of a sudden — If something happens all of a sudden, it happens quickly and unexpectedly.
- all saints' day — a Christian festival celebrated on Nov 1 to honour all the saints
- allegoricalness — the quality of being allegorical
- allemande sauce — a velouté thickened and enriched with egg yolk.
- allende gossens — Salvador, 1908–73, Chilean political leader: president 1970–73.
- allotransplants — Plural form of allotransplant.
- alphabetisation — The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.
- alsace-lorraine — an area of NE France, comprising the modern regions of Alsace and Lorraine: under German rule 1871–1919 and 1940–44. Area: 14 522 sq km (5607 sq miles)
- altai mountains — a mountain system of central Asia, in W Mongolia, W China, and S Russia. Highest peak: Belukha, 4506 m (14 783 ft)
- alternativeness — The state of being alternative or representing alternatives.
- aluminosilicate — a silicate in which some of the silicon in the tetrahedral unit SiO4 has been replaced by aluminium
- ambrose channel — a ship channel at the entrance to New York harbor, near Sandy Hook. 7½ miles (12 km) long.
- ambrosian chant — the liturgical chant, established by Saint Ambrose, characterized by ornamented, often antiphonal, singing.
- ambulance nurse — a nurse who works as part of an ambulance crew
- amenity society — a voluntary society established with the purpose of preserving historic art and architecture
- american cheese — a type of smooth hard white or yellow cheese similar to a mild Cheddar
- american smooth — a style of competitive ballroom dancing which incorporates elements of Latin dance