15-letter words containing l, a, y, o, n, e
- 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.
- lay oneself out — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lazy evaluation — (reduction) An evaluation strategy combining normal order evaluation with updating. Under normal order evaluation (outermost or call-by-name evaluation) an expression is evaluated only when its value is needed in order for the program to return (the next part of) its result. Updating means that if an expression's value is needed more than once (i.e. it is shared), the result of the first evaluation is remembered and subsequent requests for it will return the remembered value immediately without further evaluation. This is often implemented by graph reduction. An unevaluated expression is represented as a closure - a data structure containing all the information required to evaluate the expression. Lazy evaluation is one evaluation strategy used to implement non-strict functions. Function arguments may be infinite data structures (especially lists) of values, the components of which are evaluated as needed. According to Phil Wadler the term was invented by Jim Morris. Opposite: eager evaluation. A partial kind of lazy evaluation implements lazy data structures or especially lazy lists where function arguments are passed evaluated but the arguments of data constructors are not evaluated.
- learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
- leonid andreyev — Leonid Nikolaevich [lee-uh-nid nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich;; Russian lyi-uh-nyeet nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˈli ə nɪd ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian lyɪ ʌˈnyit nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1871–1919, Russian novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- lesser dionysia — (in ancient Attica) the wine feasts, processions, and dramatic performances composing one of the festivals honoring Dionysus, held in the middle of December.
- library edition — an edition of a book prepared for library use, especially with a library binding.
- limited company — a company in which the shareholders cannot be assessed for debts of the company beyond the sum they still have invested in the company.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- manoeuvrability — The quality of being manoeuvrable.
- manorial system — manorialism.
- melancholically — disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.
- memory location — (storage) A byte, word or other small unit of storage space in a computer's main memory that is identified by its starting address (and size).
- metacognitively — In a metacognitive way.
- methylcobalamin — A cobalamin used to treat neuropathies.
- methylpropanone — (organic compound) The industrial solvent butanone.
- mineralogically — With regard to mineralogy.
- minority leader — the party member who directs the activities of the minority party on the floor of a legislative body, as of the U.S. Congress.
- miscellaneously — In a miscellaneous manner.
- mixolydian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from G to G.
- mock pennyroyal — pennyroyal (def 2).
- monochlamydeous — (of a flower) having a perianth of one whorl of members; not having a separate calyx and corolla
- monomethylamine — methylamine.
- monomolecularly — In monomolecular terms.
- morelos y pavon — José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1765–1815, Mexican priest and revolutionary leader.
- mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
- nanocrystalline — Of, pertaining to, or composed of nanocrystals.
- nearly-new shop — a shop that sells secondhand clothes and other objects
- necessary stool — close-stool.
- needless to say — of course, obviously
- net.personality — Someone who has made a name for him or herself on Usenet, through either longevity or attention-getting posts, but doesn't meet the other requirements of net.godhood.
- netzahualcoyotl — a city in S central Mexico, in the state of Mexico.
- neurochemically — In a neurochemical manner or context.
- neurofibrillary — Of or pertaining to a neurofibril.
- neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
- neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
- new archaeology — a reorientation of archaeology, dating from the 1960s, that emphasizes an explicitly scientific, problem-oriented, deductive approach to research.
- nicholas ridley — Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- nickel carbonyl — a colorless or yellow, volatile, water-insoluble, poisonous, flammable liquid, Ni(CO) 4 , obtained by the reaction of nickel and carbon monoxide, and used for nickel-plating.
- non-complacency — Archaic. friendly civility; inclination to please; complaisance. a civil act.
- non-crystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
- non-exculpatory — tending to clear from a charge of fault or guilt.
- non-feasibility — capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
- nonconceptually — In a nonconceptual manner.