15-letter words containing a, y, l, e
- inconsiderately — In an inconsiderate manner.
- indefeasibility — The state or quality of being indefeasible, of being incapable of being defeated.
- indeterminately — not determinate; not precisely fixed in extent; indefinite; uncertain.
- 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.
- ineffaceability — Quality of being ineffaceable.
- inefficaciously — Without efficacy or effect.
- ineradicability — the quality of being ineradicable
- inertial system — a frame of reference in which a body remains at rest or moves with constant linear velocity unless acted upon by forces: any frame of reference that moves with constant velocity relative to an inertial system is itself an inertial system.
- inexplicability — not explicable; incapable of being accounted for or explained.
- inextricability — The condition of being inextricable.
- infinitesimally — indefinitely or exceedingly small; minute: infinitesimal vessels in the circulatory system.
- infrared galaxy — a galaxy that radiates strongly in the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- instantaneously — occurring, done, or completed in an instant: an instantaneous response.
- instrumentality — the quality or state of being instrumental.
- insubordinately — In an insubordinate manner.
- intellectuality — the quality or state of being intellectual.
- interchangeably — (of two things) capable of being put or used in the place of each other: interchangeable symbols.
- intercolonially — in an intercolonial manner
- interculturally — pertaining to or taking place between two or more cultures: intercultural exchanges in music and art.
- interjaculatory — expressed by interjaculating
- interminability — incapable of being terminated; unending: an interminable job.
- internal energy — a function of thermodynamic variables, as temperature, that represents the internal state of a system that is due to the energies of the molecular constituents of the system. The change in internal energy during a process is equal to the net heat entering the system minus the net work done by the system. Symbol: U.
- internationally — between or among nations; involving two or more nations: international trade.
- interparoxysmal — occurring in the period or periods between paroxysms.
- interpersonally — of or pertaining to the relations between persons: He has strong interpersonal skills.
- interrogatingly — So as to interrogate; with urgent or bullying questioning.
- interrogatively — In an interrogative manner; by means of a question.
- intertextuality — the interrelationship between texts, especially works of literature; the way that similar or related texts influence, reflect, or differ from each other: the intertextuality between two novels with the same setting.
- intraarterially — In an intraarterial way.
- intracellularly — within a cell or cells.
- intracerebrally — Within the cerebrum.
- intransigeantly — intransigently
- inversion layer — a layer of the atmosphere in which there is a temperature inversion, with the layer tending to prevent the air below it from rising, thus trapping any pollutants that are present.
- invulnerability — incapable of being wounded, hurt, or damaged.
- ionospherically — by the ionosphere
- irreformability — the state or condition of being irreformable
- irrefragability — How irrefragable something is.
- irresolvability — The quality of being irresolvable.
- island grey fox — a similar and related animal, U. littoralis, inhabiting islands off North America
- isoamyl acetate — a colorless liquid, C 7 H 14 O 2 , used in flavorings, perfumery, and as a solvent. Compare banana oil (def 1).
- it's early days — If you say about something that might be true that it is early days, you mean that it is too soon for you to be completely sure about it.
- italian cypress — a tall Eurasian cypress, cupressus sempervirens, native to the eastern Mediterranean region
- jekyll and hyde — a person marked by dual personality, one aspect of which is good and the other bad.
- john barleycorn — a personification of barley as used in malt liquor, of malt liquor itself, or of any intoxicating liquor.
- jubilate-sunday — Also called Jubilate Sunday. the third Sunday after Easter: so called from the first word of the 65th Psalm in the Vulgate, which is used as the introit.
- kaleyard school — a group of writers who depicted the sentimental and homely aspects of life in the Scottish Lowlands from about 1880 to 1914. The best known contributor to the school was J. M. Barrie
- kalmyk republic — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the Caspian Sea: became subject to Russia in 1646. Capital: Elista. Pop: 292 400 (2002). Area: 76 100 sq km (29 382 sq miles)
- keyboard plaque — (jargon) The disgusting buildup of dirt and crud found on computer keyboards. "Are there any other terminals I can use? This one has a bad case of keyboard plaque."
- keyboard skills — ability to input information using a keyboard
- kinesthetically — In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics.