16-letter words containing r, a, y
- a blaze of glory — If you go out in a blaze of glory, you do something very dramatic at the end of your career or your life which makes you famous.
- ability grouping — a system whereby students are separated into different groups or classes according to test scores or relative scholastic ability, as to assure that gifted students are not inhibited by slower learners.
- abruptly pinnate — paripinnate.
- abscission layer — a layer of parenchyma cells that is formed at the bases of fruits, flowers, and leaves before abscission. As the parenchyma disintegrates, the organ becomes separated from the plant
- acanthopterygian — of, relating to, or belonging to the Acanthopterygii, a large group of teleost fishes having spiny fin rays. The group includes most saltwater bony fishes
- acetic anhydride — a colourless pungent liquid used in the manufacture of cellulose and vinyl acetates for synthetic fabrics. Formula: (CH3CO)2O
- acetyl promazine — acepromazine
- acetylandromedol — grayanotoxin.
- acetylene series — a group of similar hydrocarbons
- acid house party — a professionally organized party for young people, with Acid House music, sometimes held in a field or disused building
- acrylic painting — a painting done with pigments in a solution of an acrylic resin: it dries quickly with a brilliance and depth comparable to those of both watercolor and oil paints
- actinopterygians — Plural form of actinopterygian.
- active directory — (operating system) A directory service from Microsoft Corporation, similar in concept to Novell Netware Directory Services, that also integrates with the user organisation's DNS structure and is interoperable with LDAP. Active Directory is included in Windows 2000.
- addition polymer — a polymer formed by the direct reaction of two or more monomers, and with no resulting water or other by-product.
- administratively — pertaining to administration; executive: administrative ability.
- advisory opinion — an opinion given by a court on a case that does not settle the case but sets out the court's view of how the law or the constitution would apply to that case
- advisory teacher — a teacher who visits schools to advise teachers on curriculum developments within a particular subject area
- african honeybee — killer bee.
- african mahogany — any of several African trees of the meliaceous genus Khaya, esp K. ivorensis, that have wood similar to that of true mahogany
- agency agreement — an agreement between a business and an agent appointed to promote its interests
- aggregate supply — the total supply of goods and services produced by a national economy in a specified time period, at a specified price level
- alder flycatcher — a North American flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum, of alder thickets and other moist areas, that has greenish-brown upper parts and whitish underparts and is almost indistinguishable except by voice from E. traillii (willow flycatcher)
- alexander nevsky — 1220?-63; Russ. military hero, statesman, & saint
- alimentary canal — The alimentary canal in a person or animal is the passage in their body through which food passes from their mouth to their anus.
- allegheny spurge — a low, shrubby evergreen plant, Pachysandra procumbens, having spikes of white or purplish flowers, native to the southeastern U.S. and widely cultivated as a ground cover.
- allele frequency — the frequency of occurrence or proportions of different alleles of a particular gene in a given population.
- alphanumerically — In an alphanumeric manner; using alphanumeric characters.
- alpine bearberry — a related species, A. alpina of European mountains, having black berries
- amaryllis family — the plant family Amaryllidaceae, typified by herbaceous plants having alternate or basal lance-shaped leaves, bulbs or corms, and showy, lilylike flowers and including the amaryllis, daffodil, onion and its relatives, and snowdrop.
- amebic dysentery — a form of dysentery caused by an amoeba (Entamoeba histolytica)
- american tragedy — a novel (1925) by Theodore Dreiser.
- amidinohydrazone — any of a group of pesticides, originally developed as antimalarial and antitubercular drugs, that impair cell respiration in cockroaches, red ants, and other insects.
- anagrammatically — In an anagrammatic manner.
- analytical entry — a bibliographic record of part of an item for which a comprehensive bibliographic record has been made, as a single play or essay in an anthology, a subject in a comprehensive work, or a part of a multivolume set of books.
- andrei vishinsky — Andrei Yanuarievich [uhn-dryey yi-noo-ah-ryi-vyich] /ʌnˈdryeɪ yɪ nuˈɑ ryɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1883–1954, Soviet statesman.
- andromeda galaxy — a spiral galaxy, appearing to the naked eye as a fuzzy oval patch in the constellation Andromeda; it is a close neighbor to our own galaxy.
- angiographically — By the use of angiography.
- angular velocity — the velocity of a body rotating about a specified axis measured as the rate of change of the angle subtended at that axis by the path of the body
- animal husbandry — the science of breeding, rearing, and caring for farm animals
- animal sanctuary — a place where animals are brought to live and be protected
- anne of brittany — 1477–1514, wife of Maximilian I of Austria 1490–91; queen consort of Charles VIII of France 1491–98; queen consort of Louis XII of France 1499–1514.
- anomalistic year — the interval between two successive passages of the earth through perihelion; 365.25964 mean solar days
- antianxiety drug — any of various substances, as benzodiazepines, that are primarily used to treat various forms of anxiety and psychosomatic conditions.
- antihypertension — Pathology. elevation of the blood pressure, especially the diastolic pressure. an arterial disease characterized by this condition.
- antihypertensive — able to inhibit or control hypertension
- antiinflammatory — Alternative spelling of anti-inflammatory.
- antirecessionary — used to counteract or offest the economic effects of a recession: the president's antirecessionary program.
- antoinette perry — Antoinette, 1888–1946, U.S. actress, theatrical manager, and producer.
- anxiety disorder — any of various mental disorders characterized by extreme anxiety and including panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder
- anxiety neurosis — a relatively mild form of mental illness characterized by extreme distress and agitation, often occurring without any obvious cause
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