15-letter words containing n, e, i
- admiralty inlet — an arm of the Pacific Ocean in NW Washington, at the entry to Puget Sound.
- admiralty range — a mountain range in Antarctica, on the coast of Victoria Land, northwest of the Ross Sea
- adoption agency — an agency that matches children needing adoption with people willing to adopt
- adoption papers — documentation relating to the adoption of a particular child
- adrenalectomies — Plural form of adrenalectomy.
- adrenaline rush — a feeling of excitement, stimulation and enhanced physical ability produced when the body secretes large amounts of adrenaline in response to a sudden perceived or induced stress situation
- adult education — Adult education is education for adults in a variety of subjects, most of which are practical, not academic. Classes are often held in the evenings.
- advanced credit — credit toward a degree allowed to a student by a college for courses taken elsewhere or for high scores on preliminary examinations
- advanced higher — the highest level of qualification offered within the school system, replacing the former Certificate of Sixth Year Studies
- advertising man — adman (def 1).
- aerial pingpong — Australian Rules football
- aerobic dancing — a system of exercises combining aerobics with dance steps and usually done to music.
- aerodynamically — the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of air and other gases and with the effects of such motion on bodies in the medium. Compare aerostatics (def 1).
- aerodynamicists — Plural form of aerodynamicist.
- affine geometry — the branch of geometry dealing with affine transformations.
- affirmativeness — The property of being affirmative.
- africanized bee — a hybrid of African and European honeybees, developed in Brazil and known for its disease resistance and superior honey production
- after a fashion — If you say that something was done after a fashion, you mean that it was done, but not very well.
- agribusinessman — a person who engages in agribusiness
- ah, wilderness! — a comedy (1933) by Eugene O'Neill.
- air conditioned — If a room or vehicle is air conditioned, the air in it is kept cool and dry by means of a special machine.
- air conditioner — An air conditioner is a machine which keeps the air in a building cool and dry.
- air-raid warden — a member of a civil defence organization responsible for enforcing regulations, etc, during an air attack
- airborne attack — an attack involving airborne troops
- airmail edition — an edition of a newspaper that is printed on very thin paper so it is easier and cheaper to distribute
- airs and graces — If you refer to someone's airs and graces, you mean that they behave in a way that shows that they think they are more important than other people.
- aix-en-provence — a city and spa in SE France: the medieval capital of Provence. Pop: 145 721 (2006)
- akinetic mutism — a state of apparent alertness with normal eye movements but no speech or other voluntary motion, usually due to a stroke.
- alexandrine rat — roof rat.
- alexandroupolis — a port in NE Greece, in W Thrace. Pop: 52 720 (2001 est)
- algerian stripe — a fabric woven with alternate stripes of coarse cotton and silk, usually cream-colored.
- alignment chart — nomogram.
- allegoricalness — the quality of being allegorical
- allorecognition — The ability of an individual organism to distinguish its own tissues from those of another.
- almirante brown — a city in E Argentina, near Buenos Aires.
- alpha geminorum — Castor
- alphabetisation — The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.
- alphabetization — Alternative form of alphabetisation.
- alpine accentor — a small bird of the sparrow family, Prunella collaris, found especially in mountain regions of S Europe and Asia
- alpine combined — a competition for Alpine skiers in a combination of downhill and slalom races, the winner having the highest total score.
- alsace-lorraine — an area of NE France, comprising the modern regions of Alsace and Lorraine: under German rule 1871–1919 and 1940–44. Area: 14 522 sq km (5607 sq miles)
- alte pinakothek — a museum in Munich housing a collection of paintings dating from the Middle Ages to the late 18th century
- alternativeness — The state of being alternative or representing alternatives.
- aluminium oxide — a white or colourless insoluble powder occurring naturally as corundum and used in the production of aluminium and its compounds, abrasives, glass, and ceramics. Formula: Al2O3
- aluminosilicate — a silicate in which some of the silicon in the tetrahedral unit SiO4 has been replaced by aluminium
- aluminum borate — a white, granular, water-insoluble powder, 2Al 2 O 3 ⋅B 2 O 3 ⋅3H 2 O, used chiefly in the manufacture of crown glass.
- aluminum bronze — any of several alloys containing a high percentage of copper with from 5 to 11 percent aluminum and varying amounts of iron, nickel, manganese, and other elements.
- ambulance train — a train designed to carry sick or injured people
- amenity society — a voluntary society established with the purpose of preserving historic art and architecture
- american beauty — a variety of hybrid, perennial red rose