15-letter words containing p, o, n
- anthropobiology — the biological study of the human species
- anthropocentric — regarding man as the most important and central factor in the universe
- anthropogenesis — the study of the origins of man
- anthropological — the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
- anthropologists — Plural form of anthropologist.
- 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.
- anthropomorphic — Anthropomorphic means relating to the idea that an animal, a god, or an object has feelings or characteristics like those of a human being.
- anthropopathism — ascription of human passions or feelings to a being or beings not human, especially to a deity.
- anthropophagite — a cannibal
- anthropophagous — Who practices anthropophagy.
- anthropopsychic — the attribution of consciousness to divine beings and nature
- anthroposophist — A proponent of anthroposophy.
- anti-censorship — the act or practice of censoring.
- anti-corruption — the act of corrupting or state of being corrupt.
- anti-pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
- 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
- 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.
- apolipoproteins — Plural form of apolipoprotein.
- apostolicalness — The state or quality of being apostolical.
- apple macintosh — Macintosh
- apprentice work — work done when young and a novice
- 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.
- armaments depot — a store for armaments
- 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
- arroz con pollo — a Latin American dish consisting of chicken and rice cooked usually with saffron
- assemblypersons — Plural form of assemblyperson.
- assign a policy — If you assign a policy, you transfer legal ownership of an insurance policy to another person.
- at pistol point — being under or using the threat of being shot
- at the point of — very close to; on the verge of
- audio equipment — electrical devices used to play or record sound
- autotransplants — Plural form of autotransplant.
- away-going crop — a crop planted by a tenant that matures after the expiration of the tenancy and is rightfully the tenant's to harvest.
- back projection — a method of projecting pictures onto a translucent screen so that they are viewed from the opposite side, used esp in films to create the illusion that the actors in the foreground are moving