14-letter words containing l, a, y, o, r
- enharmonically — (music) Adjectival form of enharmonic.
- epistolography — the art, or practice, of letter-writing
- erythroblastic — Relating to erythroblasts.
- evolutionarily — In an evolutionary manner.
- exclusionarily — In an exclusionary manner; so as to exclude.
- exothermically — In an exothermic manner.
- extortionately — In an extortionate manner; in a manner that greatly exceeds what is reasonable or moderate.
- factory outlet — a store that sells factory-made goods directly to consumers for less than current retail prices.
- fall army worm — the caterpillar of a widely distributed noctuid moth, Spodoptera frugiperda, which travels in vast hordes and is a serious pest of cereal crops in tropical regions of the western hemisphere
- family romance — a type of fantasy in which a person maintains that he or she is not the child of his or her real parents but of parents of a higher social class
- family support — a means-tested allowance for families in need
- femoral artery — the main artery of the thigh, supplying blood to the leg.
- figwort family — the plant family Scrophulariaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants and shrubs having alternate or opposite leaves, often showy two-lipped or irregular flowers, fruit in the form of a capsule or berry, and including the figwort, foxglove, Indian paintbrush, mullein, speedwell, and snapdragon.
- flanders poppy — corn poppy.
- foley catheter — an indwelling catheter used for draining urine from the bladder and having an inflatable part at the bladder end that allows the tube to be kept in place for variable time periods.
- fool's-parsley — an Old World fetid, poisonous plant, Aethusa cynapium, resembling parsley.
- foreseeability — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
- formally valid — (of an inference or argument) when the inference is justified by the form of the premises and conclusion alone. Thus Tom is a bachelor; therefore Tom is unmarried is valid but not formally so, while today is hot and dry; therefore today is hot is formally valid
- fowl paralysis — Marek's disease.
- friction layer — the atmospheric layer extending up to about 600 m, in which the aerodynamic effects of surface friction are appreciable
- gallery forest — a narrow strip of woods or forest along the banks of a watercourse flowing through open country.
- galvanocautery — a cautery heated by a galvanic current.
- galvanotherapy — treatment employing electric current.
- garbologically — From the perspective of garbology.
- gay liberation — a political and social movement to combat legal and social discrimination against homosexuals.
- generationally — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.
- geocentrically — In a geocentric manner.
- geographically — of or relating to geography.
- governmentally — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- grand ole opry — a successful radio show from Nashville, Tenn., first broadcast on Nov. 28, 1925, noted for its playing of and continuing importance to country music.
- graveyard slot — the hours from late night until early morning when the number of people watching television is at its lowest
- great doxology — Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
- great gray owl — a large, dish-faced, gray owl, Strix nebulosa, of northern North America and western Eurasia, having streaked and barred plumage.
- groote eylandt — an island in the Gulf of Carpentaria off the coast of NE Australia. 950 sq. mi. (2461 sq. km).
- grylloblattids — Plural form of grylloblattid.
- gulf of anadyr — an inlet of the Bering Sea, off the coast of NE Russia
- gyroscopically — Using a gyroscope.
- gyrostabiliser — (British spelling) Alternative form of gyrostabilizer.
- gyrostabilized — stabilized by means of a gyrostabilizer.
- gyrostabilizer — a device for stabilizing a seagoing vessel by counteracting its rolling motion from side to side, consisting essentially of a rotating gyroscope weighing about 1 percent of the displacement of the vessel.
- halfpennyworth — As much as could be bought for a halfpenny.
- haul your wind — to sail closer to the wind
- heterosexually — In a heterosexual way.
- hieroglyphical — Hieroglyphic: related to or resembling hieroglyphs.
- highway patrol — a state law-enforcement organization whose officers safeguard the highways.
- histrionically — of or relating to actors or acting.
- holiday resort — self-contained vacation spot
- holy matrimony — marriage
- holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
- horace greeley — Horace, 1811–72, U.S. journalist, editor, and political leader.