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15-letter words containing h, a, y, l

  • imperishability — not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring.
  • in the old days — a long time ago
  • inauthentically — not authentic: inauthentic Indian jewelry mass-produced in a factory.
  • interchangeably — (of two things) capable of being put or used in the place of each other: interchangeable symbols.
  • ionospherically — by the ionosphere
  • 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.
  • kailyard school — a school of writers describing homely life in Scotland, with much use of Scottish dialect: in vogue toward the close of the 19th century.
  • 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
  • kinesthetically — In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics.
  • labyrinthodonts — Plural form of labyrinthodont.
  • laryngotracheal — of, relating to, or involving the larynx and trachea.
  • laser chemistry — the use of a laser to initiate and control chemical reactions.
  • late in the day — in the evening
  • lauric aldehyde — a colorless, extremely alcohol-soluble liquid having a strong floral odor, C 12 H 24 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
  • lavatory humour — humour characterized by excessive mention of lavatories and the excretory functions; vulgar or scatological humour
  • lay it on thick — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
  • lay of the land — the general state or condition of affairs under consideration; the facts of a situation: We asked a few questions to get the lay of the land.
  • lay on the line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
  • lead tetraethyl — tetraethyllead.
  • leathery turtle — a large turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, of warm and tropical seas, having a ridged leathery carapace: family Dermochelidae
  • light artillery — guns and howitzers of small caliber.
  • literary theory — the systematic analysis and study of literature using general principles
  • lithium battery — A lithium battery is a type of battery used for low-power, high-reliability, long-life applications, such as clocks, cameras and calculators.
  • local authority — council, local government
  • logarithmically — In a logarithmic manner.
  • look-say method — a method of teaching beginners to read by memorizing and recognizing whole words, rather than by associating letters with sounds
  • lose your heart — If you lose your heart to someone, you fall in love with them.
  • lutzow-holm bay — an inlet of the Indian Ocean on the coast of Antarctica between Queen Maud Land and Enderby Land.
  • lymphadenectomy — the excision of one or more lymph nodes, usually as a procedure in the surgical removal or destruction of a cancer.
  • lymphadenopathy — chronically swollen lymph nodes.
  • lymphocytopenia — (pathology) An abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood.
  • lymphogranuloma — any of certain diseases characterized by granulomatous lesions of lymph nodes.
  • machinery steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
  • magnetorheology — the study of the relationships between the particle and fluid properties of magnetic suspensions.
  • mahogany family — the plant family Meliaceae, characterized by tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs having alternate, pinnate leaves, usually branched clusters of flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or leathery capsule, and including the chinaberry, cedars of the genus Cedrela, and mahoganies of the genera Swietenia and Khaya.
  • malayan camphor — borneol.
  • malpighian body — Also called kidney corpuscle, Malpighian body. the structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman's capsule.
  • marital therapy — a psychotherapeutic treatment for married couples, who are seen by a therapist both individually and jointly to assist them in resolving various problems related to their marriage.
  • masculine rhyme — a rhyme of but a single stressed syllable, as in disdain, complain.
  • masochistically — Psychiatry. having a condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering, physical pain, and humiliation.
  • mass psychology — the study of the behavior of large groups of people.
  • mechanistically — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
  • medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
  • melancholically — disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.
  • merchantability — The state of being merchantable.
  • metamorphically — In a metamorphic manner.
  • methylcobalamin — A cobalamin used to treat neuropathies.
  • methylphenidate — a central nervous system stimulant, C 1 4 H 1 9 NO 2 , used in the control of hyperkinetic syndromes and narcolepsy.
  • methylpropanone — (organic compound) The industrial solvent butanone.
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