15-letter words containing l, e, o, n, i
- flowers of zinc — a white or yellowish-white, amorphous, odorless, water-insoluble powder, ZnO, used chiefly as a paint pigment, in cosmetics, dental cements, matches, white printing inks, and opaque glass, and in medicine in the treatment of skin conditions.
- fluorine dating — a method of determining the relative age of fossil bones found in the same excavation by comparing their fluorine content.
- fluoroquinolone — Any of a class of therapeutic antibiotics that are active against a range of bacteria associated with human and animal diseases. Their use in livestock has sparked concerns about the spread of bacteria resistant to them in humans.
- flying fortress — a heavy bomber, the B-17, with four radial piston engines, widely used over Europe and the Mediterranean by the U.S. Air Force in World War II.
- focal infection — an infection in which bacteria are localized in some region, as the tonsils or the tissue around a tooth, from which they may spread to some other organ or structure of the body.
- formation rules — the set of rules that specify the syntax of a formal system; the algorithm that generates the well-formed formulae
- fountain valley — a city in SW California.
- fovea centralis — a small pit or depression at the back of the retina forming the point of sharpest vision.
- fractional note — a banknote in a denomination smaller than the standard unit of currency
- free throw line — foul line (def 2).
- french marigold — a composite plant, Tagetes patula, of Mexico, having yellow flowers with red markings.
- fresnel mirrors — two plane mirrors so linked that a beam of light falling on them is reflected in slightly different directions, thus producing interference fringes in the area where this reflected light overlaps
- friedmann model — any model of the universe deduced from a homogeneous, isotropic solution of Einstein's field equations without a cosmological constant. Such models form the mathematical basis for many modern cosmologies and provide for expansion or contraction of the universe.
- fulfill oneself — to realize completely one's ambitions, potentialities, etc.
- full outer join — outer join
- fully fashioned — (of stockings, knitwear, etc) shaped and seamed so as to fit closely
- functionalities — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- funeral oration — a formal speech delivered at a funeral
- gale-force wind — a wind of force seven to ten on the Beaufort scale or from 45 to 90 kilometres per hour
- gallant soldier — a South American plant, Galinsoga parviflora, widely distributed as a weed, having small daisy-like flowers surrounded by silvery scales: family Asteraceae (composites)
- galvanic couple — voltaic couple.
- galvanized iron — iron or steel, especially in sheets, coated with zinc to prevent rust.
- galvanomagnetic — of or relating to the creation of an electromagnetic field within a conductor, as a metal, or a semiconductor through which an electric current is passed.
- gambling losses — money lost as a result of playing games of chance for money
- gardening tools — tools used for gardening, such as a trowel, spade, rake, etc
- gender politics — debate about the roles and relations of men and women
- general holiday — a public holiday
- general officer — an officer ranking above colonel.
- generalisations — Plural form of generalisation.
- generalizations — Plural form of generalization.
- geochronologist — A geologist whose speciality is geochronology.
- geomagnetically — In a geomagnetic way; through geomagnetism.
- geotectonically — from a geotectonic point of view
- get a wiggle on — to hurry up
- giant sunflower — a composite plant, Helianthus giganteus, of eastern North America, growing nearly 12 feet (4 meters) high and having very large yellow flower heads.
- glazier's point — a small, pointed piece of sheet metal, for holding a pane of glass in a sash until the putty has hardened.
- globe lightning — ball lightning.
- gluconeogenesis — glucose formation in animals from a noncarbohydrate source, as from proteins or fats.
- gluconeogenetic — Of or pertaining to gluconeogenesis.
- glycogenic acid — gluconic acid.
- glyconeogenesis — gluconeogenesis.
- go into details — If someone does not go into details about a subject, or does not go into the detail, they mention it without explaining it fully or properly.
- go up in flames — be burned
- goal difference — the number of goals scored by a team minus the number of goals it has conceded
- golden boy/girl — If you refer to a man as a golden boy or a woman as a golden girl, you mean that they are especially popular and successful.
- golden samphire — a Eurasian coastal plant, Inula crithmoides, with fleshy leaves and yellow flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)
- golden starfish — an award given to a bathing beach that meets EU standards of cleanliness
- golden triangle — (sometimes lowercase) an area of Southeast Asia encompassing parts of Burma, Laos, and Thailand, significant as a major source of opium and heroin.
- goldenrain tree — a small, deciduous Asian tree (Koelreuteria paniculata) of the soapberry family having small yellow flowers and papery fruit pods
- goldilocks zone — a zone around a star having temperatures and other conditions that can support life on planets: Mars is thought to lie on the outer edge of the sun's Goldilocks zone.