13-letter words containing l, a, y, o, r
- lymphographic — of or relating to lymphography
- lymphosarcoma — a malignant tumor in lymphatic tissue, caused by the growth of abnormal lymphocytes.
- major penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player for five minutes from play, no substitute for the player being permitted.
- majority rule — the principle that decisions supported by more than half the people in a group have effect upon all the people in that group
- malonyl group — the bivalent group C 3 H 2 O 2 , derived from malonic acid.
- many-coloured — having many colours
- mariposa lily — any lily of the genus Calochortus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having tuliplike flowers of various colors.
- martagon lily — Turk's-cap lily.
- martyrologies — Plural form of martyrology.
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- matriculatory — relating to matriculation
- matrifocality — The state or condition of being matrifocal; matriarchy.
- matrimonially — In a matrimonial way.
- melrose abbey — a ruined Cistercian abbey in Melrose in Scottish Borders: founded in 1136 and sacked by the English in 1385 and 1547: repaired in 1822 by Sir Walter Scott
- meridionality — the quality or state of being on the meridian
- merleau-ponty — Maurice, 1908–61, French phenomenological philosopher.
- metallography — the study of the structure of metals and alloys by means of microscopy.
- methylpropane — (organic compound) isobutane.
- microanalyses — Plural form of microanalysis.
- microanalysis — Chemistry. the analysis of very small samples of substances.
- microcrystals — Plural form of microcrystal.
- microtonality — any musical interval smaller than a semitone, specifically, a quarter tone.
- military coup — a coup organized and carried out by members of the armed forces
- minor penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player from play for two minutes, no substitute for the player being permitted.
- model railway — a model of a small-scale railway system, often with toy moving trains
- molly maguire — Irish History. a member of a secret terrorist society organized in Ireland in 1843 to prevent evictions by the government: so called because the members disguised themselves as women.
- monarchically — In a monarchic or monarchical fashion.
- moral victory — greater honour despite losing
- morality play — an allegorical form of the drama current from the 14th to 16th centuries and employing such personified abstractions as Virtue, Vice, Greed, Gluttony, etc.
- moreno valley — city in S Calif.: pop. 142,000
- morgan le fay — the fairy sister of King Arthur.
- morphemically — By means of, or in terms, of morphemes.
- multicategory — (mathematics) A generalization of the concept of category that allows morphisms of multiple arity.
- multipolarity — The condition of being multipolar.
- mycobacterial — (medicine) Of or pertaining to mycobacteria.
- myofibroblast — (cytology) A cell that is intermediate between a fibroblast and smooth muscle.
- myringoplasty — (surgery) The closure of the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane.
- narcoanalysis — a method of psychological investigation in which the conscious or unconscious unwillingness of a subject to express memories or feelings is diminished by the use of a barbiturate drug.
- network layer — (networking) (communications subnet layer) The third lowest layer in the OSI seven layer model. The network layer determines routing of packets of data from sender to receiver via the data link layer and is used by the transport layer. The most common network layer protocol is IP.
- neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
- non-repayable — to pay back or refund, as money.
- nonambulatory — of, relating to, or capable of walking: an ambulatory exploration of the countryside.
- nonelementary — relating to a complexity class in computational complexity theory
- nonhysterical — not hysterical or funny
- nonobligatory — Not obligatory; not required; optional.
- nonrecyclable — Not recyclable.
- normally-open — Normally-open switch contacts are in an open state at rest.
- north babylon — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- northeasterly — of or located in the northeast.
- notary public — a public officer or other person authorized to authenticate contracts, acknowledge deeds, take affidavits, protest bills of exchange, take depositions, etc.