15-letter words containing p, e, n
- annuity payment — a payment that the investor receives at regular intervals from an annuity
- annular eclipse — an eclipse of the sun in which the moon does not cover the entire disc of the sun, so that a ring of sunlight surrounds the shadow of the moon
- antarctic plate — a major tectonic division of the earth's crust, comprising Antarctica and adjacent ocean basins (the South Indian, Southeast Pacific, and Atlantic-Indian basins) and bounded on the north by the Nazca, South American, African, Indo-Australian, and Pacific plates.
- antepenultimate — third from last
- anteprohibition — before prohibition.
- anteroposterior — Relating to or directed toward both front and back.
- anthropocentric — regarding man as the most important and central factor in the universe
- anthropogenesis — the study of the origins of man
- 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.
- anthropophagite — a cannibal
- anti-censorship — the act or practice of censoring.
- anti-depressant — An anti-depressant is a drug which is used to treat people who are suffering from depression.
- anti-pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
- anti-productive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- anti-republican — of, relating to, or of the nature of a republic.
- anti-separatist — a person who separates, withdraws, or secedes, as from an established church.
- 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
- antidepressants — of or relating to a substance that is used in the treatment of mood disorders, as characterized by various manic or depressive affects.
- antidevelopment — (of a group) opposed to development
- antihypotensive — An antihypotensive is any drug that raises low blood pressure.
- antiperistalses — Plural form of antiperistalsis.
- antiperistalsis — contractions of the intestine that force the contents in the opposite direction to the normal
- antiperistaltic — reversed peristaltic action of the intestines, by which their contents are carried upward.
- antiperspirants — Plural form of antiperspirant.
- antiprogressive — opposed to or acting against progression in society
- antispeculation — opposed to or acting against excessive oil speculation
- antispeculative — opposed to or acting against speculation
- apartment block — building: flats, apartments
- apartment hotel — a hotel that rents furnished apartments or suites suitable for housekeeping, on a weekly or more permanent basis, and usually supplies all hotel services.
- apartment house — a building containing a number of residential apartments.
- aplastic anemia — a form of anemia resulting from a failure of the bone marrow to produce adequate quantities of the essential blood components, including leukocytes and platelets
- apolipoproteins — Plural form of apolipoprotein.
- apostolicalness — The state or quality of being apostolical.
- appalachian tea — any of various plants, as withe rod, whose leaves were used locally for tea in pioneer times
- appeal tribunal — An appeal tribunal is a special court or committee that is formed to reconsider a decision made by another court or committee.
- appendicularian — of or relating to a family of molluscs (Appendicularia) characterized by their long tail appendages
- apple macintosh — Macintosh
- apprentice work — work done when young and a novice
- apprenticeships — Plural form of apprenticeship.
- appropriateness — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
- approximateness — The quality of being approximate.
- armaments depot — a store for armaments
- armes parlantes — arms using devices to illustrate the name of the bearers, such as a rose and a wall to illustrate the name Rosewall
- armour-piercing — capable of penetrating armour plate
- arms inspection — the official checking of a country's weapons and other military equipment, usually to check that international agreements have been respected
- artillery plant — any of various tropical urticaceous plants of the genus Pilea, such as P. microphylla, all having stamens that discharge their pollen explosively
- assemblypersons — Plural form of assemblyperson.
- asset-stripping — If a person or company is involved in asset-stripping, they buy companies cheaply, sell off their assets to make a profit, and then close the companies down.
- at the point of — very close to; on the verge of