15-letter words containing o, t
- airconditioning — Alternative spelling of air conditioning.
- airmail edition — an edition of a newspaper that is printed on very thin paper so it is easier and cheaper to distribute
- albert memorial — monument to Prince Albert of England in Kensington Gardens, London: 175 ft (53 m) high
- alcohol content — the amount of alcohol that is present in an alcoholic drink
- alder buckthorn — a Eurasian rhamnaceous shrub, Frangula alnus, with small greenish flowers and black berry-like fruits
- algaroth powder — antimony oxychloride.
- algebra of sets — a nonempty collection of sets having the property that the union of two sets of the collection is a set of the collection and the complement of each set of the collection is a set in the collection.
- algorithmically — Using an algorithm.
- all-you-can-eat — An all-you-can-eat buffet or restaurant is a buffet or restaurant at which you pay a fixed price, no matter how much or how little you eat.
- alligator shear — heavy shears for cutting metal slabs.
- allorecognition — The ability of an individual organism to distinguish its own tissues from those of another.
- allotetraploidy — the condition of being an allotetraploid
- allotransplants — Plural form of allotransplant.
- allotriomorphic — (of minerals) not having their own regular shape (as determined by their internal structure) but being shaped instead by adjacent minerals
- almighty dollar — money regarded as a major goal in life or as the basis of power: Love of the almighty dollar has ruined many people.
- almirante brown — a city in E Argentina, near Buenos Aires.
- alopecia areata — loss of hair in circumscribed patches.
- alpha radiation — alpha particles emitted from a radioactive isotope
- alphabetisation — The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.
- alphabetization — Alternative form of alphabetisation.
- alpine accentor — a small bird of the sparrow family, Prunella collaris, found especially in mountain regions of S Europe and Asia
- alta california — a former Spanish colony of New Spain, in the modern-day states of California, Nevada, and N Arizona: ceded by Mexico to the United States 1848.
- altai mountains — a mountain system of central Asia, in W Mongolia, W China, and S Russia. Highest peak: Belukha, 4506 m (14 783 ft)
- altar of repose — a pedestal or niche upon which the sacraments are preserved from Maundy Thursday to Good Friday.
- alte pinakothek — a museum in Munich housing a collection of paintings dating from the Middle Ages to the late 18th century
- aluminosilicate — a silicate in which some of the silicon in the tetrahedral unit SiO4 has been replaced by aluminium
- aluminum borate — a white, granular, water-insoluble powder, 2Al 2 O 3 ⋅B 2 O 3 ⋅3H 2 O, used chiefly in the manufacture of crown glass.
- ambrosia beetle — any of various small beetles of the genera Anisandrus, Xyleborus, etc, that bore tunnels into solid wood, feeding on fungi growing in the tunnels: family Scolytidae (bark beetles)
- ambrosian chant — the liturgical chant, established by Saint Ambrose, characterized by ornamented, often antiphonal, singing.
- ambulatory care — care given at a hospital to non-resident patients, including minor surgery and outpatient treatment
- amegakaryocytic — Characterized by a lack of megakaryocytes.
- amenity society — a voluntary society established with the purpose of preserving historic art and architecture
- american cotton — upland cotton.
- american gothic — a painting (1930) by Grant Wood.
- american smooth — a style of competitive ballroom dancing which incorporates elements of Latin dance
- 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.
- 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.
- an axe to grind — an ulterior motive
- anacoluthically — in an anacoluthic manner
- anacostia river — a river in the District of Columbia flowing into the Potomac River. about 24 miles (39 km) long.
- anaesthesiology — the science of administering anesthetics.
- analog computer — a mechanical, electrical, or electronic computer that performs arithmetical operations by using some variable physical quantity, such as mechanical movement or voltage, to represent numbers
- anchorage point — a point to which something such as the straps securing a childseat can be safely attached
- ancient history — Ancient history is the history of ancient civilizations, especially Greece and Rome.
- ancient of days — a name for God, originating in the Authorized Version of the Old Testament (Daniel 7:9)