15-letter words containing o, m, i
- amenity society — a voluntary society established with the purpose of preserving historic art and architecture
- american copper — a malleable, ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish-brown color: used in large quantities as an electrical conductor and in the manufacture of alloys, as brass and bronze. Symbol: Cu; atomic weight: 63.54; atomic number: 29; specific gravity: 8.92 at 20°C.
- american cotton — upland cotton.
- american gothic — a painting (1930) by Grant Wood.
- american legion — an association of former member of the US armed forces
- american smooth — a style of competitive ballroom dancing which incorporates elements of Latin dance
- american wigeon — a bird of North America, Anas americana, that is similar to the wigeon; the male has a white crown
- americanization — Americanization is the process by which people or countries become more and more similar to Americans and the United States.
- americanologist — a foreign expert or specialist in American cultural or political matters: a leading Americanologist in the Kremlin.
- aminoglycosides — Plural form of aminoglycoside.
- ammunition belt — a belt for carrying ammunition
- ammunition clip — a device for storing rounds of ammunition and feeding them into a weapon
- ammunition dump — a place where ammunition is left
- amphiarthrodial — a joint permitting only slight motion, as that between the vertebrae.
- 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.
- anamorphic lens — a component in the optical system of a film projector for converting standard 35mm film images into wide-screen format
- ancylostomiasis — infestation of the human intestine with blood-sucking hookworms, causing progressive anaemia
- andromonoecious — (of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on the same plant
- angiomyolipomas — Plural form of angiomyolipoma.
- animal behavior — behavior (def 2).
- animal charcoal — carbon obtained from the carbonization of organic tissue of animals.
- ankylostomiasis — ancylostomiasis
- anne of bohemia — 1366–94, queen consort of Richard II of England
- annihilationism — the teaching or principle that trespassers and evildoers are completely destroyed rather than made to suffer in hell after death
- anomalistically — In an anomalistic manner; with irregularity.
- anthropometrics — the science of measuring the size and proportions of the human body (called anthropometry), especially as applied to the design of furniture and machines.
- anthropomorphic — Anthropomorphic means relating to the idea that an animal, a god, or an object has feelings or characteristics like those of a human being.
- anthropopathism — ascription of human passions or feelings to a being or beings not human, especially to a deity.
- anti-commercial — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
- anti-conformist — a person who conforms, especially unquestioningly, to the usual practices or standards of a group, society, etc.
- 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.
- anticolonialism — the opposition 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
- antidevelopment — (of a group) opposed to development
- antiferromagnet — a material which exhibits antiferromagnetism
- antihemorrhagic — That stops or reduces hemorrhage.
- antimetabolites — Plural form of antimetabolite.
- antimonarchical — opposed to the monarchy
- antimony glance — stibnite
- antimony yellow — a poisonous pigment used in painting and enameling, consisting chiefly of lead antimoniate and characterized by its fugitive yellow color, rapid drying rate, and strong film-forming properties.
- antirationalism — the opposition to rationalism
- antiremonstrant — the party that opposed the Remonstrants
- antiromanticism — the opposition to romanticism
- apophthegmatise — to speak in apophthegms
- apophthegmatist — a person who creates apophthegms
- apophthegmatize — to use apophthegms
- apple macintosh — Macintosh
- approximateness — The quality of being approximate.
- aqueous ammonia — ammonia (def 2).