15-letter words containing o, p, t, a, i
- anti-productive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- antiaphrodisiac — something that represses sexual desire
- anticardiolipin — (medicine, immunology) Directed against cardiolipin.
- 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.
- anticompetitive — (in business) discouraging competition
- antidevelopment — (of a group) opposed to development
- antihypotensive — An antihypotensive is any drug that raises low blood pressure.
- antipornography — opposed to or acting against pornography
- antipositivists — Plural form of antipositivist.
- antiprogressive — opposed to or acting against progression in society
- antishoplifting — designed to prevent shoplifting
- antispeculation — opposed to or acting against excessive oil speculation
- aphrodite terra — a large plateau region that stretches approximately halfway around the middle latitude of Venus.
- apocalyptically — of or like an apocalypse; affording a revelation or prophecy.
- apolipoproteins — Plural form of apolipoprotein.
- apollo asteroid — one of a number of asteroids whose orbits cross that of the earth.
- apophthegmatise — to speak in apophthegms
- apophthegmatist — a person who creates apophthegms
- apophthegmatize — to use apophthegms
- 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.
- appropinquation — the action of approaching
- appropriateness — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
- approval rating — approval of a politician as shown by opinion polls
- approximateness — The quality of being approximate.
- 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.
- archiepiscopate — the rank, office, or term of office of an archbishop
- arms inspection — the official checking of a country's weapons and other military equipment, usually to check that international agreements have been respected
- astrophysically — from an astrophysical point of view
- astrophysicists — Plural form of astrophysicist.
- at pistol point — being under or using the threat of being shot
- at the point of — very close to; on the verge of
- athletic sports — sports, esp track and field events, in which athleticism is required
- atmospherically — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
- audio equipment — electrical devices used to play or record sound
- autobiographers — Plural form of autobiographer.
- autobiographies — Plural form of autobiography.
- autolithography — a lithographic technique by which the artist draws or traces with a brush and pen directly on a stone or plate.
- automatic pilot — An automatic pilot or an autopilot is a device in an aircraft that automatically keeps it on a particular course.
- automorphically — in an automorphic manner
- autoradiographs — Plural form of autoradiograph.
- autoradiography — the technique or process of making autoradiographs.