15-letter words containing i, l, t, y
- automorphically — in an automorphic manner
- autotetraploidy — the generation of the tetraploid state, created by the fusing of two nuclei from the same species
- autotrophically — through an autotrophic process
- auxiliary rotor — the tail rotor of a helicopter, used for directional and rotary control
- barycentrically — In a barycentric manner.
- bathymetrically — In a bathymetric way.
- battleship gray — a subdued bluish gray.
- bias (ply) tire — a motor vehicle tire having a foundation of plies of rubberized cords in a crisscross pattern of lines diagonal to the center line of the tread
- bicycle touring — the activity of touring on a bicycle
- bidirectionally — in a bidirectional manner
- bioavailability — the extent to which a drug or other substance is taken up by a specific tissue or organ after administration; the proportion of the dose of a drug that reaches the systemic circulation intact after administration by a route other than intravenous
- biopsychologist — a field of psychology that deals with the effects of biological factors on behavior.
- biting housefly — a two-winged fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, having the mouthparts adapted for biting, and commonly a household and stable pest.
- blessed trinity — Trinity (def 1).
- bo diddley beat — a type of syncopated Black rhythm, frequently used in rock music
- boating holiday — a holiday spent sailing or travelling in a canal boat, cruiser, etc
- bodily function — A person's bodily functions are the normal physical processes that regularly occur in their body, particularly the ability to urinate and defecate.
- british library — the British national library, formed in 1973 from the British Museum library and other national collections: housed mainly in the British Museum until 1997 when a purpose-built library in St Pancras, London, was completed
- buryat republic — a constituent republic of SE central Russia, on Lake Baikal: mountainous, with forests covering over half the total area. Capital: Ulan-Ude. Pop: 981 000 (2002). Area: 351 300 sq km (135 608 sq miles)
- butterfly chair — a lightweight chair consisting of a piece of canvas, leather, etc. slung from a framework of metal bars
- cabbalistically — Alternative spelling of cabalistically.
- cafeteria-style — set up to allow a variety of choices.
- calcined baryta — baryta (def 1).
- calcined-baryta — Also called calcined baryta, barium oxide, barium monoxide, barium protoxide. a white or yellowish-white poisonous solid, BaO, highly reactive with water: used chiefly as a dehydrating agent and in the manufacture of glass.
- calydonian hunt — the pursuit by Meleager, Atalanta, and others of a savage boar (Calydonian boar) sent by Artemis to lay waste to Calydon.
- camelot library — (library)
- cardinal system — a system of coding navigational aids by shape, color, and number, according to their positions relative to navigational hazards.
- cataclysmically — of, relating to, or resulting from a cataclysm.
- catallactically — by or in the manner of exchange
- category killer — a person, product, or business that dominates a particular market
- chantilly-sauce — a town in N France, N of Paris: lace manufacture.
- charismatically — In a charismatic way.
- charlatanically — In a charlatanic manner.
- charles tiffany — Charles Lewis, 1812–1902, U.S. jeweler.
- chartophylacium — (in a medieval church) a place for the keeping of records and documents.
- chiropterophily — Pollination by bats.
- cholecystokinin — a hormone secreted by duodenal cells that stimulates the contraction of the gall bladder and secretion of pancreatic enzymes
- chryse planitia — a plain on Mars, the landing site of the Viking I spacecraft.
- circumambiently — in a circumambient manner
- citrus whitefly — See under whitefly.
- city councilman — a member of a city council
- city of bristol — a port and industrial city in SW England, mainly in Bristol unitary authority, on the River Avon seven miles from its mouth on the Bristol Channel: a major port, trading with America, in the 17th and 18th centuries; the modern port consists chiefly of docks at Avonmouth and Portishead; noted for the Clifton Suspension Bridge (designed by I. K. Brunel, 1834) over the Avon gorge; Bristol university (1909) and University of the West of England (1992). Pop: 420 556 (2001)
- city of glasgow — a council area in W central Scotland. Pop: 593 000 (2010 est). Area: 175 sq km (68 sq miles)
- cleistogamously — in a cleistogamous manner
- coast artillery — artillery used for defending coastal areas.
- coenzymatically — from a coenzymatic point of view
- collaboratively — in the manner of working with others on a joint project
- colouristically — in a colouristic manner
- combinatorially — in a combinatorial manner
- commiseratingly — in a manner expressing commiseration