15-letter words that end in ry
- fideicommissary — the recipient of a fideicommissum.
- field artillery — artillery mobile enough to accompany troops in the field.
- first secretary — The First Secretary of the Welsh Assembly is the leader of the ruling party.
- frederick henry — 1584–1647, prince of Orange and count of Nassau; son of William (I) the Silent
- french mulberry — a shrub, Callicarpa americana, of the verbena family, of the south-central U.S. and the West Indies, having violet-colored fruit and bluish flowers.
- good king henry — a European, chenopodiaceous weed, Chenopodium bonus-henricus, naturalized in North America, having spinachlike leaves.
- good-king-henry — a European, chenopodiaceous weed, Chenopodium bonus-henricus, naturalized in North America, having spinachlike leaves.
- growth industry — an industry that is experiencing rapid growth
- hard-luck story — a story of misfortune designed to elicit sympathy
- heavy artillery — guns and howitzers of large caliber.
- highway robbery — robbery committed on a highway against travelers, as by a highwayman.
- horse artillery — cavalry equipped with artillery
- identity theory — a form of materialism which holds mental states to be identical with certain states of the brain and so to have no separate existence, but regards this identity as contingent so that mentalistic and physicalistic language are not held to be synonymous
- immunochemistry — the study of the chemistry of immunologic substances and reactions.
- inch of mercury — a unit of atmospheric pressure, being the pressure equal to that exerted by a column of mercury one inch high under standard conditions of temperature and gravity: 33.864 millibars. Abbreviation: in. Hg.
- indian mulberry — a small tree, Morinda citrifolia, of the madder family, found from India to Australasia, having shiny leaves, white flowers, and fleshy, yellowish fruit, yielding red and yellow dyes.
- indiscretionary — lack of discretion; imprudence.
- insurrectionary — of, relating to, or of the nature of insurrection.
- interjaculatory — expressed by interjaculating
- interjectionary — Interjectional.
- interventionary — the act or fact of intervening.
- jog sb's memory — If something or someone jogs your memory, they cause you to suddenly remember something that you had forgotten.
- kentish tracery — tracery, originating in Kent in the 14th century, having cusps with split ends.
- keyhole surgery — operation done by laparoscopy
- knight errantry — the behavior, vocation, or character of a knight-errant.
- knight-errantry — the behavior, vocation, or character of a knight-errant.
- ladies' gallery — a gallery in the old House of Commons set aside for women spectators
- large cranberry — See under cranberry (def 1).
- laser chemistry — the use of a laser to initiate and control chemical reactions.
- lending library — Also called circulating library, rental library. a small library that is maintained by a commercial establishment, as a drugstore, and is composed largely of current books that are lent to customers for a fee.
- light artillery — guns and howitzers of small caliber.
- literary theory — the systematic analysis and study of literature using general principles
- lithium battery — A lithium battery is a type of battery used for low-power, high-reliability, long-life applications, such as clocks, cameras and calculators.
- medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
- microphotometry — the use of microphotometers to measure the intensity of light transmitted or reflected by very small areas
- mirror symmetry — symmetry about a plane (mirror plane) that divides the object or system into two mutual mirror images
- modal auxiliary — Grammar. any of the group of English auxiliary verbs, including can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, and must, that are used with the base form of another verb to express distinctions of mood.
- natural history — the sciences, as botany, mineralogy, or zoology, dealing with the study of all objects in nature: used especially in reference to the beginnings of these sciences in former times.
- neurofibrillary — Of or pertaining to a neurofibril.
- neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
- non-documentary — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- non-exculpatory — tending to clear from a charge of fault or guilt.
- noncompensatory — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
- noncontemporary — not contemporary
- noncontributory — pertaining to or of the nature of contribution; contributing.
- nondisciplinary — of, for, or constituting discipline; enforcing or administering discipline: disciplinary action.
- noninflammatory — Not accompanied by or associated with inflammation.
- noninflationary — Not inflationary; not likely to cause economic inflation.
- on the contrary — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
- orthopsychiatry — an approach to psychiatry concerned with the study and treatment of behavioral disorders, especially of young people.