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15-letter words containing r, o, m

  • americanologist — a foreign expert or specialist in American cultural or political matters: a leading Americanologist in the Kremlin.
  • amphiarthrodial — a joint permitting only slight motion, as that between the vertebrae.
  • amyl propionate — a colorless liquid, C 8 H 16 O 2 , having an applelike odor, used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of flavorings and perfume.
  • analog computer — a mechanical, electrical, or electronic computer that performs arithmetical operations by using some variable physical quantity, such as mechanical movement or voltage, to represent numbers
  • anamorphic lens — a component in the optical system of a film projector for converting standard 35mm film images into wide-screen format
  • andromonoecious — (of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on the same plant
  • angry young man — one of several British novelists and playwrights of the 1950s who shared a hostility towards the established traditions and ruling elements of their country
  • angry young men — a group of young writers in Great Britain after WWII, bitterly critical of upper-class and middle-class values, practices, etc.
  • animal behavior — behavior (def 2).
  • animal charcoal — carbon obtained from the carbonization of organic tissue of animals.
  • anne of denmark — 1574–1619, wife (from 1589) of James I of England and VI of Scotland
  • 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.
  • anti-commercial — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
  • anti-conformist — a person who conforms, especially unquestioningly, to the usual practices or standards of a group, society, etc.
  • antiferromagnet — a material which exhibits antiferromagnetism
  • antihemorrhagic — That stops or reduces hemorrhage.
  • antimonarchical — opposed to the monarchy
  • antirationalism — the opposition to rationalism
  • antiremonstrant — the party that opposed the Remonstrants
  • antiromanticism — the opposition to romanticism
  • 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.
  • apollo computer — (company)   A company making workstations often used for CAD. From 1980 to 1987, Apollo were the largest manufacturer of network workstations. Apollo workstations ran Aegis, a proprietary operating system with a Posix-compliant Unix alternative frontend. Apollo's networking was particularly elegant, among the first to allow demand paging over the network, and allowing a degree of network transparency and low sysadmin-to-machine ratio that is still unmatched. Apollo's largest customers were Mentor Graphics (electronic design), GM, Ford, Chrysler, and Boeing (mechanical design). Apollo was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 1989, and gradually closed down over the period 1990-1997.
  • approximateness — The quality of being approximate.
  • arc de triomphe — the triumphal arch in Paris begun by Napoleon I to commemorate his victories of 1805–6 and completed in 1836
  • arch of triumph — Arc de Triomphe.
  • 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.
  • aristotelianism — a philosophical tradition based on the wide-ranging belief system of Aristotle
  • 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
  • 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.
  • arrondissements — Plural form of arrondissement.
  • assemblypersons — Plural form of assemblyperson.
  • astrodynamicist — a person who studies astrodynamics
  • astrophotometry — the measurement of the intensity of light of celestial objects.
  • at the mercy of — in the power of
  • atmospherically — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
  • augmented roman — a writing system based on an expanded English alphabet, consisting of 43 characters representing different phonemes of spoken English, used for teaching beginners to read. Abbreviation: I.T.A., i.t.a.
  • automata theory — the formal study of the power of computation of abstract machines
  • automatic drive — an automotive transmission requiring either very little or no manual shifting of gears.
  • automatic rifle — a type of light machine gun capable of firing automatically or in single shots.
  • automorphically — in an automorphic manner
  • autorhythmicity — The quality of being autorhythmic, or generating its own rhythm, as for example the cells of the cardiac muscle do.
  • autotransformer — a transformer in which part of the winding is common to both primary and secondary circuits
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