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15-letter words containing i, l, t, y

  • free soil party — a former U.S. political party (1848–56) that opposed the extension of slavery in the Territories not yet admitted to statehood.
  • fumitory family — the plant family Fumariaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having deeply cut basal or alternate leaves, flowers with four petals of which one or two are spurred or lobed, and fruit in the form of a capsule, and including the bleeding heart, Dutchman's-breeches, fumitory, and squirrel corn.
  • functionability — functional (def 3).
  • fungistatically — in a fungistatic manner
  • gastronomically — the art or science of good eating.
  • gender equality — the state of having the same rights, status, and opportunities as others, regardless of one's gender.
  • genetic fallacy — the fallacy of confusing questions of validity and logical order with questions of origin and temporal order.
  • geomagnetically — In a geomagnetic way; through geomagnetism.
  • geostrophically — By means of, or in terms of, geostrophy.
  • geotectonically — from a geotectonic point of view
  • gloucester city — a city in W New Jersey, on the Delaware River.
  • governmentality — (sociology) The organized practices (mentalities, rationalities, and techniques) through which subjects are governed and influenced.
  • grandiloquently — speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
  • gravimetrically — (chemistry) Using a gravimetric method.
  • gravitationally — As a result of the force of gravity.
  • gravity anomaly — a deviation from the normal value of gravity at the earth's surface, caused by density differences at depth, for example those caused by a buried mineral body
  • gyrostabilizers — Plural form of gyrostabilizer.
  • heartbreakingly — causing intense anguish or sorrow.
  • heavy artillery — guns and howitzers of large caliber.
  • heliocentricity — measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun.
  • heliometrically — By means of, or in terms of, heliometry.
  • hemiglossectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a portion of the tongue.
  • hermeneutically — of or relating to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory.
  • heterocercality — the condition or state of having a heterocercal tail
  • heterosexuality — sexual feeling or behavior directed toward a person or persons of the opposite sex.
  • high technology — any technology requiring the most sophisticated scientific equipment and advanced engineering techniques, as microelectronics, data processing, genetic engineering, or telecommunications (opposed to low technology).
  • histochemically — In a histochemical manner.
  • histomorphology — histology.
  • histophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with tissues.
  • holiday clothes — the clothes worn and bought for travelling on holiday, such as swimwear, skiwear, or clothes for hot or cold weather, etc
  • holiday cottage — a cottage used for accommodation for a family, couple, etc, on holiday
  • holiday traffic — increased road traffic during holiday periods and public holidays
  • holocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having only crystalline components and no glass
  • homeopathically — By means of homeopathy.
  • homeostatically — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
  • horse artillery — cavalry equipped with artillery
  • horticulturally — With respect to horticulture.
  • hydraulic motor — a motor that converts the kinetic or potential energy of a fluid into mechanical energy.
  • hydropathically — in a hydropathic manner; in a manner relating to hydropathy
  • hydrostatically — In a hydrostatic manner.
  • hydroxylapatite — Alternative spelling of hydroxyapatite.
  • hyper-emotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
  • hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
  • hypercatalectic — (of a line of verse) containing an additional syllable after the last dipody or foot. Compare acatalectic (def 2), catalectic.
  • hypercritically — In a hypercritical manner.
  • hyperextensible — Capable of being stretched and extended.
  • hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • hypergalactosis — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
  • hyperinvolution — a decrease in the size of an organ following enlargement, usually used to describe the shrinking of the uterus after childbirth
  • hypermetabolism — Biology, Physiology. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Compare anabolism, catabolism.
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