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15-letter words containing a, e, n, o, l

  • object language — the language to which a metalanguage refers.
  • objectionable-c — (abuse, humour, language)   A hackish take on "Objective C". Objectionable-C uses a Smalltalk-like syntax, but lacks the flexibility of Smalltalk method calls, and (like many such efforts) comes frustratingly close to attaining the Right Thing without actually doing so.
  • oblique sailing — the navigation of a vessel on a point of the compass other than one of the cardinal points.
  • observationally — of, relating to, or founded on observation, especially founded on observation rather than experiment.
  • obtuse triangle — a triangle with one obtuse angle.
  • oil of lavender — an essential oil distilled from lavender flowers, especially Lavandula angustifolia and L. stoechas, and used in perfumery.
  • oil tanker pier — An oil tanker pier is a structure over water where oil tankers can stop and load or unload.
  • oil-based paint — any paint made with a drying oil or solvent such as linseed
  • old age pension — An old age pension is a regular amount of money that people receive from the government when they have retired from work.
  • old clothes man — a person who deals in second-hand clothes
  • old high german — High German before 1100. Abbreviation: OHG.
  • old man's beard — fringe tree.
  • old-man's-beard — fringe tree.
  • old-man-the-sea — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments) an old man who clung to the shoulders of Sindbad the Sailor for many days and nights.
  • oldenbarneveldt — Johan van. 1547–1619, Dutch statesman, regarded as a founder of Dutch independence; the leading figure (from 1586) in the United Provinces of the Netherlands: executed by Maurice of Nassau
  • olfactory nerve — either one of the first pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct to the brain the impulses from the mucous membranes of the nose.
  • oligodendroglia — Oligodendrocytes collectively.
  • oligomerisation — Alternative spelling of oligomerization.
  • oligomerization — (chemistry) The formation of an oligomer from a monomer.
  • omnidirectional — sending or receiving signals in all directions: an omnidirectional microphone.
  • on an even keel — Nautical. a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles: sometimes projecting from the bottom of the hull to provide stability.
  • on the trail of — If you are on the trail of a person or thing, you are trying hard to find them or find out about them.
  • once in a while — at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
  • one's last hour — the time of one's death
  • one-dimensional — having one dimension only.
  • open-ended loan — An open-ended loan is an extension of credit where money can be borrowed when you need it, and paid back on an ongoing basis, such as a credit card.
  • open-pollinated — (of a flower) pollinated without human agency.
  • opening balance — the amount of money in an account at the start of an accounting period
  • operating cycle — the period of time between starting a business and making a profit
  • operating table — table on which surgery is performed
  • operationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of operationalise.
  • operationalized — Simple past tense and past participle of operationalize.
  • optical printer — a film printer used in making optical effects, consisting basically of a camera that photographs the image with special lenses to enlarge, reduce, distort, etc., and a projector that transfers the image to the print stock, as distinguished from a contact printer.
  • optical scanner — the process of interpreting data in printed, handwritten, bar-code, or other visual form by a device (optical scanner or reader) that scans and identifies the data.
  • orange milkweed — butterfly weed (def 1).
  • orchestrational — Of or pertaining to orchestration.
  • ordinal numbers — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
  • organized labor — all workers who are organized in labor unions.
  • organochlorines — Plural form of organochlorine.
  • organomercurial — an organic compound containing mercury
  • oriental carpet — Oriental rug.
  • orientationally — With regard to orientation.
  • ornithodelphian — of or relating to mammals of the class Ornithodelphia
  • outline drawing — a drawing consisting only of external lines
  • over-analytical — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
  • over-compliance — the act of conforming, acquiescing, or yielding.
  • over-population — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
  • over-regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
  • overapplication — excessive application
  • overcultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
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