15-letter words containing o, s, t, e, a
- inertial fusion — a type of nuclear fusion in which the inertia of matter enables it to fuse by impact, as by pulses of laser radiation or high-energy charged particles, rather than by high temperature
- informativeness — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- inoperativeness — The state or condition of being inoperative; nonfunction.
- inspection arms — a position in military drill in which the missile chamber of a weapon is open for inspection.
- instantaneously — occurring, done, or completed in an instant: an instantaneous response.
- instrumentation — the arranging of music for instruments, especially for an orchestra.
- insubordinately — In an insubordinate manner.
- insurrectionary — of, relating to, or of the nature of insurrection.
- integrationists — Plural form of integrationist.
- intensification — to make intense or more intense.
- intercomparison — mutual comparison
- interdivisional — existing or occurring between divisions, esp the divisions of an organization
- interfoliaceous — situated between leaves, especially opposite leaves.
- interior salish — in Canada, a division of the peoples who speak Salish languages
- interiorscaping — The design, installation, and maintenance of interiorscapes.
- internalisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of internalization.
- interparoxysmal — occurring in the period or periods between paroxysms.
- interpersonally — of or pertaining to the relations between persons: He has strong interpersonal skills.
- interpretations — Plural form of interpretation.
- interrogatories — conveying or expressing a question; interrogative.
- interscholastic — between schools, or representative of different schools, especially secondary schools: interscholastic athletics.
- intervalometers — Plural form of intervalometer.
- intervisitation — the act of visiting.
- intolerableness — The state of being intolerable or insufferable.
- introspectional — Of or relating to introspection.
- inverted commas — Inverted commas are punctuation marks that are used in writing to show where speech or a quotation begins and ends. They are usually written or printed as ' ' or " ". Inverted commas are also sometimes used around the titles of books, plays, or songs, or around a word or phrase that is being discussed.
- investigational — Of, or relating to investigating, or to an investigation.
- involuntariness — The state of being involuntary; unwillingness; automatism.
- ironstone china — a tough durable earthenware
- irrationalities — Plural form of irrationality.
- irresolvability — The quality of being irresolvable.
- isoamyl acetate — a colorless liquid, C 7 H 14 O 2 , used in flavorings, perfumery, and as a solvent. Compare banana oil (def 1).
- isolated camera — a television camera used to isolate a subject, part of a sports play, etc., for instant replay.
- isoperimetrical — having equal perimeters
- isothermal-line — Meteorology. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.
- isothiocyanates — Plural form of isothiocyanate.
- italian spinone — a strongly-built gun dog with a wiry white coat and pendulous ears
- japanese oyster — a commercial oyster, Ostrea gigas, of the Pacific coast of North America, introduced from Japan.
- jerusalem thorn — See under Christ's-thorn.
- judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
- juxtapositioned — Simple past tense and past participle of juxtaposition.
- keep tabs on sb — If someone keeps tabs on you, they make sure that they always know where you are and what you are doing, often in order to control you.
- kelmscott manor — a Tudor house near Lechlade in Oxfordshire: home (1871–96) of William Morris
- keynote address — a speech, as at a political convention, that presents important issues, principles, policies, etc.
- keynote speaker — sb: gives opening speech
- kidasa software — (company) A company which develops project management software for Microsoft Windows.
- kleptoparasites — Plural form of kleptoparasite.
- kleptoparasitic — Pertaining to kleptoparasitism.
- kreutzer sonata — a sonata for violin and piano (1803, Op. 47) by Ludwig van Beethoven.
- labor relations — worker-employer relationship