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15-letter words containing o, y

  • anisotropically — Physics. of unequal physical properties along different axes. Compare isotropic (def 1).
  • ankylostomiasis — ancylostomiasis
  • annapolis royal — a town in SE Canada in W Nova Scotia on an arm of the Bay of Fundy: the first settlement in Canada (1605). Pop: 550 (2001)
  • anomalistically — In an anomalistic manner; with irregularity.
  • anthony burgess — Anthony, 1917–93, English novelist and critic.
  • anthony hawkins — Sir Anthony Hope ("Anthony Hope") 1863–1933, English novelist and playwright.
  • anthony vandyke — Sir Anthony, Van Dyck, Sir Anthony.
  • anthropobiology — the biological study of the human species
  • anthropopsychic — the attribution of consciousness to divine beings and nature
  • anti-technology — the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
  • antiaristocracy — Opposed to the aristocracy.
  • antihypotensive — An antihypotensive is any drug that raises low blood pressure.
  • 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.
  • antipornography — opposed to or acting against pornography
  • antirationality — the opposition to rationality
  • anybody's guess — a person of some importance: If you're anybody, you'll receive an invitation.
  • apocalyptically — of or like an apocalypse; affording a revelation or prophecy.
  • apostrophically — (rhetoric) Using apostrophe; with sudden exclamatory dialogue.
  • approachability — capable of being approached; accessible.
  • archaeastronomy — (astronomy, archaeology) The historical, especially archeological, study of astronomy; the study of the astronomical systems and methods of ancient cultures often embracing the astrology and cosmology of the past.
  • archeoastronomy — the branch of archaeology that deals with the apparent use by prehistoric civilizations of astronomical techniques to establish the seasons or the cycle of the year, especially as evidenced in the construction of megaliths and other ritual structures.
  • archeologically — In a archeological manner or fashion.
  • archiepiscopacy — a form of church government in which power is vested in archbishops.
  • army air forces — a unit comprising almost all aviation, with its personnel, equipment, etc.: it became part of the Air Force on July 26, 1947.
  • army-navy store — a retail store selling a stock of surplus army, naval, and other military apparel and goods, often at bargain rates.
  • array processor — (processor)   (Or "vector processor") A computer, or extension to its arithmetic unit, that is capable of performing simultaneous computations on elements of an array or table of data in some number of dimensions. The IBM AltiVec (the "Velocity Engine" used in the Apple G4 computers) is a vector processor. Common uses for array processors include analysis of fluid dynamics and rotation of 3d objects, as well as data retrieval, in which elements of a database are scanned simultaneously. Array processors are very rare now (1998).
  • as you go along — If you do something as you go along, you do it while you are doing another thing, without preparing it beforehand.
  • assemblypersons — Plural form of assemblyperson.
  • assign a policy — If you assign a policy, you transfer legal ownership of an insurance policy to another person.
  • astrodynamicist — a person who studies astrodynamics
  • astronautically — In an astronautic way.
  • astrophotometry — the measurement of the intensity of light of celestial objects.
  • astrophysically — from an astrophysical point of view
  • astrophysicists — Plural form of astrophysicist.
  • as…as they come — the most characteristic example of a class or type
  • at the mercy of — in the power of
  • 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.
  • atmospherically — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
  • attorney-at-law — a lawyer qualified to represent in court a party to a legal action
  • audio frequency — a frequency in the range 20 hertz to 20 000 hertz. A sound wave of this frequency would be audible to the human ear
  • audubon society — a North American organization devoted to the conservancy of birds
  • augusta gregory — Lady Augusta (Isabella Augusta Persse) 1852–1932, Irish dramatist.
  • authoritatively — having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion.
  • autolithography — a lithographic technique by which the artist draws or traces with a brush and pen directly on a stone or plate.
  • automata theory — the formal study of the power of computation of abstract machines
  • automorphically — in an automorphic manner
  • autoradiography — the technique or process of making autoradiographs.
  • autorhythmicity — The quality of being autorhythmic, or generating its own rhythm, as for example the cells of the cardiac muscle do.
  • autostereoscopy — The display of stereoscopic images without the use of special viewing equipment.
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