15-letter words containing g, a, l, o, i, s
- island grey fox — a similar and related animal, U. littoralis, inhabiting islands off North America
- kangaroo island — an island in the Indian Ocean, off South Australia. Area: 4350 sq km (1680 sq miles)
- lake washington — a lake in W Washington, forming the E boundary of the city of Seattle: linked by canal with Puget Sound. Length: about 32 km (20 miles). Width: 6 km (4 miles)
- laser ring gyro — a system of aerial navigation in which rotation is sensed by the measuring of the frequency shift of laser light in a closed circuit in a horizontal plane
- leading counsel — the more senior of two counsels
- lemon-grass oil — a yellowish to brownish oil distilled from the leaves of certain lemon grasses, especially Cymbopogon citratus, used chiefly in perfumery.
- leptosporangium — (botany) A sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell.
- leukaemogenesis — the development of leukaemia
- lexical scoping — lexical scope
- logical address — virtual address
- logical atomism — a philosophy developed from linguistic analysis asserting that a proposition can be analyzed into simple, independent elements of meaning corresponding to elements making up basic facts about the world and reality.
- 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.
- macro-sociology — the sociological study of large-scale social systems and long-term patterns and processes.
- marginalisation — (British) alternative spelling of marginalization.
- 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.
- miscegenational — of or relating to miscegenation
- morale-boosting — A morale-boosting action or event makes people feel more confident and cheerful.
- moving sidewalk — a moving surface, similar to a conveyor belt, for carrying pedestrians.
- navigation laws — laws relating to navigation
- 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.
- non-egotistical — pertaining to or characterized by egotism.
- non-legislative — having the function of making laws: a legislative body.
- nonmucilaginous — Not mucilaginous.
- nonself-antigen — any of the antigens present in an individual that originate outside the body (contrasted with self-antigen).
- nonslaveholding — Not slaveholding.
- north highlands — a town in central California, near Sacramento.
- numismatologist — One versed in numismatology.
- 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.
- oligohydramnios — (medicine) A deficit of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac, causing distinctive deformations of the foetus.
- oligomerisation — Alternative spelling of oligomerization.
- oligosaccharide — any carbohydrate yielding few monosaccharides on hydrolysis, as two, three, or four.
- onomasiological — the study of the means of expressing a given concept.
- ophthalmologist — a doctor of medicine specializing in ophthalmology.
- optical storage — optical disk drive
- opus anglicanum — fine embroidery, esp of church vestments, produced in England c.1200–c.1350; characterized by the rich materials used, esp silver gilt thread
- organochlorines — Plural form of organochlorine.
- palaeomagnetism — the study of the fossil magnetism in rocks, used to determine the past configurations of the continents and to investigate the past shape and magnitude of the earth's magnetic field
- palaeomagnetist — a student of or expert in palaeomagnetism
- paleogeophysics — (used with a plural verb) inferred geophysical conditions or processes of designated periods of the geologic past.
- pathophysiology — the physiology of abnormal or diseased organisms or their parts; the functional changes associated with a disease or syndrome.
- physiologically — of or relating to physiology.
- physiopathology — pathophysiology.
- plagiostomatous — plagiostome
- plantaginaceous — relating to or belonging to the family Plantaginaceae
- plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
- pleasure-loving — enjoying pleasure
- plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.