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15-letter words containing en

  • american linden — any tree of the genus Tilia, as T. americana (American linden) or T. europaea (European linden) having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and heart-shaped leaves, grown as an ornamental or shade tree. Compare linden family.
  • american marten — pine marten (def 2).
  • anamorphic lens — a component in the optical system of a film projector for converting standard 35mm film images into wide-screen format
  • ancient history — Ancient history is the history of ancient civilizations, especially Greece and Rome.
  • ancient of days — a name for God, originating in the Authorized Version of the Old Testament (Daniel 7:9)
  • androstenedione — a weak hormone, C19H26O2, produced by the ovaries, testes, and adrenal glands as a precursor to estrogen, testosterone, etc.: formerly taken in a concentrated tablet or capsule form as by some bodybuilders
  • angiotensin iii — any of three oligopeptides occurring in plasma, an inactive form (angiotensin I) and two varieties (angiotensin II and angiotensin III) that elevate blood pressure and stimulate the adrenal cortex to secrete aldosterone.
  • angry young men — a group of young writers in Great Britain after WWII, bitterly critical of upper-class and middle-class values, practices, etc.
  • anne of denmark — 1574–1619, wife (from 1589) of James I of England and VI of Scotland
  • annuity payment — a payment that the investor receives at regular intervals from an annuity
  • antenatal class — a class that women attend when they are pregnant to learn how to stay healthy, cope with the birth, look after the newborn baby etc
  • antepenultimate — third from last
  • anthropocentric — regarding man as the most important and central factor in the universe
  • anthropogenesis — the study of the origins of man
  • anti-allergenic — not aggravating an allergy; intended or prepared for those suffering from an allergy: antiallergenic cosmetics.
  • anti-censorship — the act or practice of censoring.
  • anti-pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
  • anticarcinogens — Plural form of anticarcinogen.
  • 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.
  • anticoincidence — of or relating to an electronic circuit that produces an output pulse if one but not both of its input terminals receives a pulse within a specified interval of time
  • antidevelopment — (of a group) opposed to development
  • antihypotensive — An antihypotensive is any drug that raises low blood pressure.
  • antisentimental — (of a piece of art or literature) deliberately unsentimental
  • aortic stenosis — abnormal narrowing of the aorta, especially of its orifice, usually as a result of rheumatic fever or embryologic anomalies.
  • 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.
  • appendicularian — of or relating to a family of molluscs (Appendicularia) characterized by their long tail appendages
  • 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.
  • argumentatively — fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious: The law students were an unusually argumentative group.
  • armaments depot — a store for armaments
  • armenian church — the national Church of Armenia, founded in the early fourth century ad, the dogmas and liturgy of which are similar to those of the Orthodox Church
  • around the bend — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
  • arrangement fee — a fee charged by a bank, building society, etc for setting up a loan
  • arrest judgment — to stay proceedings after a verdict, on the grounds of error or possible error
  • arrondissements — Plural form of arrondissement.
  • artificial gene — a duplicate gene synthesized in the laboratory by combining nucleotides in a sequence characteristic of the copied gene.
  • as often as not — If you say that something happens as often as not, or more often than not, you mean that it happens fairly frequently, and that this can be considered as typical of the kind of situation you are talking about.
  • asbestos cement — a compound of asbestos fiber and Portland cement formerly used for various nonstructural building purposes.
  • ascending colon — the first portion of the colon, beginning at the cecum in the lower right abdominal cavity and continuing upward along the right posterior abdominal wall to approximately the lower ribs.
  • ascending scale — a scale that is rising in pitch
  • asian influenza — pandemic influenza caused by a strain of the influenza virus first isolated in Singapore in 1957
  • assured tenancy — an agreement between a government-approved body such as a housing association and a tenant for occupation of a newly-built house or flat at an agreed market rent, under which the tenant has security of tenure
  • at arm's length — If you hold something at arm's length, you hold it away from your body with your arm straight.
  • audience appeal — the quality of being attractive to an audience
  • audience rating — a figure based on statistical sampling indicating what proportion of the total listening and viewing audience tune in to a specific programme or network
  • audio equipment — electrical devices used to play or record sound
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