17-letter words containing a, g, l, y
- lexicographically — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- light heavyweight — a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a middleweight and a heavyweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 175 pounds (80 kg).
- literacy campaign — a campaign designed to reduce illiteracy and promote literacy in a country, area, etc
- lithostratigraphy — the study or character of stratified rocks based solely on their physical and petrographic features.
- livingstone daisy — a gardener's name for various species of Mesembryanthemum, esp M. criniflorum, grown as garden annuals (though several are perennial) for their brightly coloured showy flowers: family Aizoaceae
- lymphangiographic — Relating to lymphangiography.
- lyon king of arms — the chief herald of Scotland
- magellan barberry — an evergreen shrub, Berberis buxifolia, of southern Chile, having prickle-tipped leaves, dark-purple fruit, and orange-yellow flowers, rarely flowering in cultivation.
- magnetoelasticity — the phenomenon, consisting of a change in magnetic properties, exhibited by a ferromagnetic material to which stress is applied.
- malagasy republic — former name of Madagascar.
- malay archipelago — an extensive island group in the Indian and Pacific oceans, SE of Asia, including the Greater and Lesser Sunda Islands, the Moluccas, and the Philippines.
- many-valued logic — the study of logical systems in which the truth-values that a proposition may have are not restricted to two, representing only truth and falsity
- marriage equality — the state of having the same rights and responsibilities of marriage as others, regardless of one's sexual orientation or gender identity.
- may/might as well — If you say that you might as well do something, or that you may as well do it, you mean that you will do it although you do not have a strong desire to do it and may even feel slightly unwilling to do it.
- melissopalynology — The study of honey and its composition.
- mercantile agency — commercial agency.
- microbiologically — With regard to microbiology.
- micropaleontology — the branch of paleontology dealing with the study of microscopic fossils.
- military governor — the military officer in command of a military government.
- military training — drilling in army discipline and techniques
- molecular biology — the branch of biology that deals with the nature of biological phenomena at the molecular level through the study of DNA and RNA, proteins, and other macromolecules involved in genetic information and cell function, characteristically making use of advanced tools and techniques of separation, manipulation, imaging, and analysis.
- monkeygland sauce — a piquant sauce, made from tomatoes, ketchup, fruit chutney, garlic, spices, etc
- motorcycle racing — sport: competing on motorcycles
- mundane astrology — the astrology of worldly events, in contrast to the astrology of the individual: used especially in interpretations and forecasts involving politics, the stock market, weather, and disasters.
- mystical theology — the branch of theology dealing with mysticism and mystical experiences.
- naked singularity — an infinitely dense point mass without a surrounding black hole
- negative catalyst — an inhibitor.
- negative polarity — the grammatical character of a word or phrase, such as ever or any, that may normally be used only in a semantically or syntactically negative or interrogative context
- negative theology — a theological approach or tradition in which the nature of God is thought to be unknowable and is only understood through negative statements. See also apophasis (def 2).
- neurobiologically — In terms of or by means of neurobiology.
- neuropharmacology — the branch of pharmacology concerned with the effects of drugs on the nervous system.
- nightshade family — the plant family Solanaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, trees, shrubs, and vines having alternate, simple or pinnate leaves, conspicuous flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including belladonna, eggplant, nightshade, peppers of the genus Capsicum, petunia, potato, tobacco, and tomato.
- non-assignability — capable of being specified: The word has no assignable meaning in our language.
- nursing auxiliary — someone who performs duties such as washing and dressing patients, making beds, etc, in an establishment such as a hospital
- oceanographically — In terms of oceanography.
- otolaryngological — Pertaining to otolaryngology.
- otolaryngologists — Plural form of otolaryngologist.
- palaeoarchaeology — the branch of archaeology concerned with the earliest fossil remains
- palaeoclimatology — the study of climates of the geological past
- paleoanthropology — the study of the origins and predecessors of the present human species, using fossils and other remains.
- paleobiogeography — the study of the distribution of ancient plants and animals and their relation to ancient geographic features.
- paralysis agitans — Parkinson's disease
- parathyroid gland — any of several small oval glands usually lying near or embedded in the thyroid gland.
- partially sighted — unable to see properly so that even with corrective aids normal activities are prevented or seriously hindered
- pastoral theology — the branch of theology dealing with the responsibilities of members of the clergy to the people under their care.
- paymaster general — a government minister responsible for making payments by government departments
- pharmacologically — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- photofluorography — photography of images produced by a fluoroscopic examination, used in x-ray examination of the lungs of large groups of people.
- physical training — fitness coaching
- pile on the agony — to exaggerate one's distress for sympathy or greater effect