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15-letter words containing r, a, i, s, e, o

  • antiforeclosure — opposed to the process of foreclosure
  • antilock brakes — brakes fitted to some road vehicles that prevent skidding and improve control by sensing and compensating for overbraking
  • antiprogressive — opposed to or acting against progression in society
  • antiremonstrant — the party that opposed the Remonstrants
  • antiretrovirals — Plural form of antiretroviral.
  • antisegregation — opposed to or acting against segregration
  • antituberculous — (medicine) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
  • aortic stenosis — abnormal narrowing of the aorta, especially of its orifice, usually as a result of rheumatic fever or embryologic anomalies.
  • apolipoproteins — Plural form of apolipoprotein.
  • apollo asteroid — one of a number of asteroids whose orbits cross that of the earth.
  • apostle pitcher — a stoneware pitcher decorated in relief with figures of the apostles.
  • appropriateness — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
  • approximateness — The quality of being approximate.
  • archaeobotanist — A person engaged in archaeobotany.
  • archiepiscopacy — a form of church government in which power is vested in archbishops.
  • archiepiscopate — the rank, office, or term of office of an archbishop
  • aristotelianism — a philosophical tradition based on the wide-ranging belief system of Aristotle
  • arms inspection — the official checking of a country's weapons and other military equipment, usually to check that international agreements have been respected
  • 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.
  • arrivals lounge — a waiting area for people meeting passengers
  • arrondissements — Plural form of arrondissement.
  • articles of war — the disciplinary and legal procedures by which the naval and military forces of Great Britain were bound before the 19th century
  • asiatic cholera — cholera (def 1).
  • at short notice — Notice is used in expressions such as 'at short notice', 'at a moment's notice' or 'at twenty-four hours' notice', to indicate that something can or must be done within a short period of time.
  • 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.
  • atherosclerosis — a degenerative disease of the arteries characterized by patchy thickening of the inner lining of the arterial walls, caused by deposits of fatty material; a form of arteriosclerosis
  • atherosclerotic — Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with atherosclerosis.
  • athletic sports — sports, esp track and field events, in which athleticism is required
  • atmospherically — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
  • atrabiliousness — The state or quality of being characterized by melancholy or glumness.
  • aurora borealis — the aurora seen around the North Pole
  • autobiographers — Plural form of autobiographer.
  • autobiographies — Plural form of autobiography.
  • autodestructive — likely to cause one's own destruction
  • aviator glasses — sunglasses that look like goggles
  • azobisformamide — (chemistry) azodicarbonamide.
  • bacterial ghost — a bacterial cell that is emptied and filled artificially with another substance
  • bacteriophagous — Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
  • bandstop filter — A bandstop filter is a filter designed to eliminate all frequencies within a band of frequencies.
  • baptism of fire — If someone who has just begun a new job has a baptism of fire, they immediately have to cope with very many severe difficulties and obstacles.
  • barn conversion — the adaptation of a farm barn into a building serving a different use, such as a house or commercial premises
  • basic autocoder — Early system on IBM 7070. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
  • basse-normandie — a region of NW France, on the English Channel: consists of the Cherbourg peninsula in the west rising to the Normandy hills in the east; mainly agricultural
  • bear comparison — to be sufficiently similar in class or range to be compared with (something else), esp favourably
  • beta conversion — (theory)   A term from lambda-calculus for beta reduction or beta abstraction.
  • binomial series — an infinite series obtained by expanding a binomial raised to a power that is not a positive integer.
  • bird of passage — If you refer to someone as a bird of passage, you mean that they are staying in a place for a short time before going to another place.
  • blasting powder — a form of gunpowder made with sodium nitrate instead of saltpeter, used chiefly for blasting rock, ore, etc.
  • bohemian forest — a mountain range between the SW Czech Republic and SE Germany. Highest peak: Arber, 1457 m (4780 ft)
  • borderline case — a person or thing that is not clearly classifiable as something
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