15-letter words containing a, i, l, u, r, o
- poststimulatory — following stimulation
- poultry farming — breeding and keeping fowl
- preequalization — preemphasis.
- primordial soup — the seas and atmosphere as they existed on earth before the existence of life, consisting primarily of an oxygen-free gaseous mixture containing chiefly water, hydrogen, methane, ammonia, and carbon dioxide.
- principal focus — focal point (def 1).
- prism binocular — Usually, prism binoculars. Optics. binocular (def 1).
- pronunciational — relating to pronunciation
- pseudo-critical — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
- pseudo-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- pseudoparalysis — the inability to move a part of the body owing to factors, as pain, other than those causing actual paralysis.
- pseudotripteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a tripteral structure but without the inner colonnades.
- public lavatory — a public toilet
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- quadruplication — one of four copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
- quality control — a system for verifying and maintaining a desired level of quality in an existing product or service by careful planning, use of proper equipment, continued inspection, and corrective action as required.
- quasi-religious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
- quasihistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- quiche lorraine — a quiche containing bits of bacon or ham and often cheese.
- radioimmunology — the study of biological substances or processes with the aid of antigens or antibodies labeled with a radioactive isotope.
- railway journey — a journey made by railway train
- rational number — a number that can be expressed exactly by a ratio of two integers.
- rayside-balfour — a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.
- reconceptualize — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- reconstitutable — to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.
- recontextualize — to contextualize (something) again
- refuse disposal — the act of disposing of rubbish and waste
- regulation time — the standard duration of a sports game, before the addition of any extra time to determine a winner, etc
- regulatory risk — a risk to which private companies are subject, arising from the possibility of legislation or regulations that will affect business being adopted by a government
- requalification — a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
- residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid
- revisualization — the act of visualizing or picturing something again
- revolutionarily — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
- right of asylum — the right of alien fugitives to protection or nonextradition in a country or its embassy.
- roundaboutility — roundaboutness
- rubbing alcohol — a poisonous solution of about 70 percent isopropyl or denatured ethyl alcohol, usually containing a perfume oil, used chiefly in massaging.
- rural sociology — the sociological study of life in rural areas and the effects of ruralization.
- saviour sibling — a child conceived through IVF and screened for compatibility with a terminally or seriously ill sibling in order to provide organ or cell donations as a form of treatment
- self-authorized — given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent.
- self-persuasion — the act of persuading or seeking to persuade.
- self-regulation — control by oneself or itself, as in an economy, business organization, etc., especially such control as exercised independently of governmental supervision, laws, or the like.
- silver quandong — an Australian tree, Elaeocarpus grandis: family Elaeocarpaceae
- sled cultivator — go-devil (def 5).
- slumpflationary — of or relating to slumpflation
- social security — (usually initial capital letters) a program of old-age, unemployment, health, disability, and survivors insurance maintained by the U.S. federal government through compulsory payments by specific employer and employee groups.
- socioculturally — from a sociocultural point of view
- sodium chlorate — a colorless, water-soluble solid, NaClO 3 , cool and salty to the taste, used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives and matches, as a textile mordant, and as an oxidizing and bleaching agent.
- source material — original, authoritative, or basic materials utilized in research, as diaries or manuscripts.
- south australia — a state in S Australia. 380,070 sq. mi. (984,380 sq. km). Capital: Adelaide.
- streptobacillus — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- structural iron — iron shaped for use in construction.