15-letter words containing g, a, l, i, e, o
- lexicologically — Describing a relation to lexicology.
- linear ordering — an ordering that is reflexive, antisymmetric, transitive, and connected, as less than or equal to on the involved integers
- linear topology — (theory) A linear topology on a left A-module M is a topology on M that is invariant under translations and admits a fundamental system of neighborhood of 0 that consists of submodules of M. If there is such a topology, M is said to be linearly topologized. If A is given a discrete topology, then M becomes a topological A-module with respect to a linear topology.
- logical address — virtual address
- long parliament — the Parliament that assembled November 3, 1640, was expelled by Cromwell in 1653, reconvened in 1659, and was dissolved in 1660.
- long-grain rice — a type of rice that has long grains, rather than round grains
- long-tailed tit — a small European songbird, Aegithalos caudatus, with a black, white, and pink plumage and a very long tail: family Paridae (tits)
- lost generation — the generation of men and women who came of age during or immediately following World War I: viewed, as a result of their war experiences and the social upheaval of the time, as cynical, disillusioned, and without cultural or emotional stability.
- low archipelago — a group of French islands in the S Pacific. 332 sq. mi. (860 sq. km).
- lucrezia borgia — Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
- magnetic bottle — Physics. a magnetic field so shaped that it can confine a plasma: used in a proposed design for fusion reactors.
- magnetoelectric — of or relating to the induction of electric current or electromotive force by means of permanent magnets.
- malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
- megalithic tomb — a burial chamber constructed of large stones, either underground or covered by a mound and usually consisting of long transepted corridors (gallery graves) or of a distinct chamber and passage (passage graves). The tombs may date from the 4th millennium bc
- meibomian gland — any of the small sebaceous glands in the eyelid, beneath the conjunctiva
- messier catalog — a catalog of nonstellar objects compiled by Charles Messier in 1784 and later slightly extended, now known to contain nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters.
- metacognitively — In a metacognitive way.
- metallo-organic — organometallic.
- mineral kingdom — minerals collectively.
- mineralogically — With regard to mineralogy.
- miscegenational — of or relating to miscegenation
- mollier diagram — a graph showing the enthalpy of a substance as a function of its entropy when some physical property of the substance, as temperature or pressure, is kept at a specified constant value.
- monumentalizing — Present participle of monumentalize.
- morale-boosting — A morale-boosting action or event makes people feel more confident and cheerful.
- mortgage relief — (formerly) a reduction of tax on income being used to pay off a mortgage
- mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
- moving sidewalk — a moving surface, similar to a conveyor belt, for carrying pedestrians.
- national league — the older of the two major professional U.S. baseball leagues, established in 1876. Abbreviation: N.L.
- negro spiritual — a type of religious song originating among Black slaves in the American South
- neo-hegelianism — Hegelianism as modified by various philosophers of the latter half of the 19th century.
- neurobiological — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
- noli me tangere — a person or thing that must not be touched or interfered with.
- noli-me-tangere — a person or thing that must not be touched or interfered with.
- non-egotistical — pertaining to or characterized by egotism.
- non-evangelical — Also, evangelic. pertaining to or in keeping with the gospel and its teachings.
- non-legislative — having the function of making laws: a legislative body.
- non-overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- nonself-antigen — any of the antigens present in an individual that originate outside the body (contrasted with self-antigen).
- nonslaveholding — Not slaveholding.
- oblique sailing — the navigation of a vessel on a point of the compass other than one of the cardinal points.
- obtuse triangle — a triangle with one obtuse angle.
- 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 high german — High German before 1100. Abbreviation: OHG.
- oligodendroglia — Oligodendrocytes collectively.
- oligomerisation — Alternative spelling of oligomerization.
- oligomerization — (chemistry) The formation of an oligomer from a monomer.
- oligosaccharide — any carbohydrate yielding few monosaccharides on hydrolysis, as two, three, or four.
- omega-algebraic — In domain theory, a complete partial order is algebraic if every element is the lub of some chain of compact elements. If the set of compact elements is countable it is omega-algebraic. Usually written with a Greek letter omega (LaTeX \omega).
- opening balance — the amount of money in an account at the start of an accounting period