15-letter words containing o, c, i, t, a
- anticipointment — (rare) The state of mind resulting from excitedly anticipating a strongly promoted product, event, film, etc, and then being disappointed when it fails to meet the expectations generated by this promotion.
- anticoagulation — (medicine) Acting to combat or prevent coagulation of blood.
- anticoincidence — of or relating to an electronic circuit that produces an output pulse if one but not both of its input terminals receives a pulse within a specified interval of time
- anticolonialism — the opposition to colonialism
- anticolonialist — a person who is opposed to colonialism
- anticommutative — (of a binary operation) having the property that one term operating on a second is equal to the negative of the second operating on the first, as ab = −ba.
- anticompetitive — (in business) discouraging competition
- anticonvulsants — Plural form of anticonvulsant.
- antieducational — opposing the provision of knowledge
- antiforeclosure — opposed to the process of foreclosure
- antihemorrhagic — That stops or reduces hemorrhage.
- antilock brakes — brakes fitted to some road vehicles that prevent skidding and improve control by sensing and compensating for overbraking
- antimonarchical — opposed to the monarchy
- antimony glance — stibnite
- antiromanticism — the opposition to romanticism
- antispeculation — opposed to or acting against excessive oil speculation
- antitheoretical — opposed to or contradicting a theory
- antituberculous — (medicine) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
- antivivisection — opposed to the act or practice or performing experiments on living animals, involving cutting into or dissecting the body
- aortic stenosis — abnormal narrowing of the aorta, especially of its orifice, usually as a result of rheumatic fever or embryologic anomalies.
- apocalyptically — of or like an apocalypse; affording a revelation or prophecy.
- apostle pitcher — a stoneware pitcher decorated in relief with figures of the apostles.
- apostolic vicar — vicar apostolic.
- apostolicalness — The state or quality of being apostolical.
- apostrophically — (rhetoric) Using apostrophe; with sudden exclamatory dialogue.
- apple macintosh — Macintosh
- applesoft basic — (language) A version of BASIC for Apple computers.
- apprentice work — work done when young and a novice
- approach lights — lights on the runway that guide planes coming in to land
- approachability — capable of being approached; accessible.
- arc de triomphe — the triumphal arch in Paris begun by Napoleon I to commemorate his victories of 1805–6 and completed in 1836
- arch of triumph — Arc de Triomphe.
- archaeobotanist — A person engaged in archaeobotany.
- archiepiscopate — the rank, office, or term of office of an archbishop
- architectonical — Alternative form of architectonic.
- arms inspection — the official checking of a country's weapons and other military equipment, usually to check that international agreements have been respected
- articles of war — the disciplinary and legal procedures by which the naval and military forces of Great Britain were bound before the 19th century
- asiatic cholera — cholera (def 1).
- association law — any law governing the association of ideas
- astrodynamicist — a person who studies astrodynamics
- astronautically — In an astronautic way.
- astrophysically — from an astrophysical point of view
- astrophysicists — Plural form of astrophysicist.
- at short notice — Notice is used in expressions such as 'at short notice', 'at a moment's notice' or 'at twenty-four hours' notice', to indicate that something can or must be done within a short period of time.
- at your service — You can use 'at your service' after your name as a formal way of introducing yourself to someone and saying that you are willing to help them in any way you can.
- atherosclerosis — a degenerative disease of the arteries characterized by patchy thickening of the inner lining of the arterial walls, caused by deposits of fatty material; a form of arteriosclerosis
- atherosclerotic — Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with atherosclerosis.
- athletic sports — sports, esp track and field events, in which athleticism is required
- atlantic salmon — a valuable food and game fish, Salmo salar, mainly of northern coastal Atlantic waters or, when spawning, in freshwater streams tributary to the ocean.
- atmospherically — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.