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15-letter words containing n, o, a, r, y

  • royal engineers — a branch of the British army that undertakes the building of fortifications, mines, bridges, and other engineering works
  • royal poinciana — a tree, Delonix regia, of the legume family, native to Madagascar, having showy clusters of brilliant scarlet flowers and long, flat, woody pods.
  • sanitary cordon — cordon sanitaire.
  • sarcenchymatous — relating to the connective tissue of some sponges
  • secondary cause — a cause which is not the primary or ultimate cause
  • secondary color — a color, as orange, green, or violet, produced by mixing two primary colors.
  • secondary group — a group of people with whom one's contacts are detached and impersonal.
  • secondary metal — metal derived wholly or in part from scrap.
  • secondary xylem — xylem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
  • semantic memory — the recollection of facts and concepts
  • semidocumentary — a film or television programme that is fictional but includes many factual events or details
  • semipornography — partial pornography; material that is almost pornographic
  • septentrionally — northwards; in the direction of the north
  • serial monogamy — a form of monogamy characterized by several successive, short-term marriages over the course of a lifetime.
  • sharing economy — a system in which people rent, borrow, or share commodities, services, and resources owned by individuals, usually with the aid of online technology, in an effort to save money, cut costs, and reduce waste.
  • silent majority — the U.S. citizens who supported President Nixon's policies but who were not politically vocal, outspoken, or active: considered by him to constitute a majority.
  • sinorespiratory — of, relating to, or affecting the paranasal sinuses and the respiratory tract.
  • slumpflationary — of or relating to slumpflation
  • stationary wave — standing wave.
  • strawberry roan — a horse with a reddish coat that is liberally flecked with white hairs.
  • subsidiary coin — a coin, especially one made of silver, having a value less than that of the monetary unit.
  • substitutionary — a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
  • sulphinpyrazone — a uricosuric drug with molecular formula C23H20N2O3S, used in the treatment of chronic gout
  • summary offence — an offence that is triable in a magistrates' court
  • tensor analysis — the branch of mathematics dealing with the calculus of tensors, especially the study of properties that are unaffected by a change of coordinate system.
  • tetrahydrofuran — a clear liquid, C 4 H 8 O, soluble in water and organic solvents, used as a solvent for resins, in polymerizations and as a chemical intermediate.
  • the confederacy — the league of Southern states that seceded from the U.S. in 1860 & 1861; Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Tex., & Va.
  • the daily round — the usual activities of one's day
  • the smart money — If you say that the smart money is on a particular person or thing, you mean that people who know a lot about it think that this person will be successful, or this thing will happen.
  • theatre company — an organization that produces theatrical performances
  • thraco-phrygian — a hypothetical branch of Indo-European implying a special genetic affinity between the meagerly attested Thracian and Phrygian languages.
  • thyrocalcitonin — calcitonin
  • to part company — If two or more people part company, they go in different directions after going in the same direction together.
  • to the contrary — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
  • tocodynamometer — tokodynamometer.
  • tokodynamometer — a pressure gauge strapped to the mother's abdomen during labor to measure uterine contractions.
  • trading company — a company that is owned by the people who have bought shares in that company
  • transactionally — the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.
  • translationally — in a manner which uses translation
  • transnationally — going beyond national boundaries or interests: a transnational economy.
  • trypanosomiasis — any infection caused by a trypanosome.
  • ultrasonography — a diagnostic imaging technique utilizing reflected high-frequency sound waves to delineate, measure, or examine internal body structures or organs.
  • unadventurously — in an unadventurous manner
  • unaffordability — that can be afforded; believed to be within one's financial means: attractive new cars at affordable prices.
  • unary operation — an operation in a mathematical system by which one element is used to yield a single result, as squaring or taking the square root.
  • uncomplementary — forming a complement; completing.
  • uncomplimentary — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
  • unconstrainedly — in an unconfined manner
  • uncooperatively — in an uncooperative or unhelpful manner
  • uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
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