15-letter words containing g, y, r, a, l
- lay a finger on — to harm
- legacy software — legacy system
- lending library — Also called circulating library, rental library. a small library that is maintained by a commercial establishment, as a drugstore, and is composed largely of current books that are lent to customers for a fee.
- library binding — a tough, durable cloth binding for books. Compare edition binding.
- light artillery — guns and howitzers of small caliber.
- 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.
- logarithmically — In a logarithmic manner.
- lymphogranuloma — any of certain diseases characterized by granulomatous lesions of lymph nodes.
- macro-sociology — the sociological study of large-scale social systems and long-term patterns and processes.
- magnetorheology — the study of the relationships between the particle and fluid properties of magnetic suspensions.
- malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
- marriageability — The condition of being marriageable.
- megalokaryocyte — Megakaryocyte.
- metallurgically — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- mineralogically — With regard to mineralogy.
- morphologically — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
- mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
- new archaeology — a reorientation of archaeology, dating from the 1960s, that emphasizes an explicitly scientific, problem-oriented, deductive approach to research.
- oligohydramnios — (medicine) A deficit of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac, causing distinctive deformations of the foetus.
- operating cycle — the period of time between starting a business and making a profit
- orthokeratology — a technique for correcting refractive errors in vision by changing the shape of the cornea with the temporary use of progressively flatter hard contact lenses.
- palaeogeography — the study of geographical features of the geological past
- palaeontography — the branch of palaeontology concerned with the description of fossils
- phonogramically — in a phonogramic manner
- phototelegraphy — facsimile (def 2a).
- photoxylography — the process of using photography in order to produce an image on wood, for the use of a wood engraver
- phrenologically — in a manner relating to phrenology
- picture gallery — place where art is exhibited and sold
- pituitary gland — a small, somewhat cherry-shaped double structure attached by a stalk to the base of the brain and constituting the master endocrine gland affecting all hormonal functions in the body, consisting of an anterior region ((anterior pituitary) or (adenohypophysis)) that develops embryonically from the roof of the mouth and that secretes growth hormone, LH, FSH, ACTH, TSH, and MSH, a posterior region ((posterior pituitary) or (neurohypophysis)) that develops from the back of the forebrain and that secretes the hormones vasopressin and oxytocin, and an intermediate part (pars intermedia) derived from the anterior region but joined to the posterior region, that secretes the hormone MSH in lower vertebrates.
- plane surveying — the surveying of areas of limited size, making no corrections for the earth's curvature
- plastic surgery — the branch of surgery dealing with the repair or replacement of malformed, injured, or lost organs or tissues of the body, chiefly by the transplant of living tissues.
- plethysmography — the tracking of changes measured in bodily volume
- polynomial ring — the set of all polynomials in an indeterminate variable with coefficients that are elements of a given ring.
- polysomnography — a record of a person's sleep pattern, breathing, heart activity, and limb movements during sleep. Abbreviation: PSG.
- poultry farming — breeding and keeping fowl
- primary sealing — Primary sealing is devices used for sealing tanks, to reduce emissions, often made of foam.
- programmability — capable of being programmed.
- psychographical — relating to psychographics
- pyramid selling — Pyramid selling is a method of selling in which one person buys a supply of a particular product direct from the manufacturer and then sells it to a number of other people at an increased price. These people sell it on to others in a similar way, but eventually the final buyers are only able to sell the product for less than they paid for it.
- pyrogallic acid — pyrogallol
- pyrogallic-acid — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous, solid, phenolic compound, C 6 H 3 (OH) 3 , obtained by heating gallic acid and water: used chiefly as a developer in photography, as a mordant for wool, in dyeing, and in medicine in the treatment of certain skin conditions.
- radioimmunology — the study of biological substances or processes with the aid of antigens or antibodies labeled with a radioactive isotope.
- radiotechnology — the technical application of any form of radiation to industry.
- radiotelegraphy — the constructing or operating of radiotelegraphs.
- range paralysis — Marek's disease.
- reality testing — the objective evaluation of situations, defective in certain psychoses, that enable one to distinguish between the external and the internal worlds and between the self and the nonself.
- rechargeability — (of a storage battery) capable of being charged repeatedly. Compare cordless (def 2).
- recognizability — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- recycling plant — a factory for processing used or abandoned materials
- regulatory gene — any gene that exercises control over the expression of another gene or genes.