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15-letter words containing l, o, r, y, d

  • kaleyard school — a group of writers who depicted the sentimental and homely aspects of life in the Scottish Lowlands from about 1880 to 1914. The best known contributor to the school was J. M. Barrie
  • keyboard plaque — (jargon)   The disgusting buildup of dirt and crud found on computer keyboards. "Are there any other terminals I can use? This one has a bad case of keyboard plaque."
  • keyboard skills — ability to input information using a keyboard
  • labyrinthodonts — Plural form of labyrinthodont.
  • lambda-b baryon — a protonlike baryon containing a b quark; a neutral baryon with a mass 11,000 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.1 X 10 -12 seconds.
  • lambda-c baryon — a positively charged baryon with a mean lifetime of approximately 2.1 X 10 -13 seconds.
  • laryngectomized — having had one's larynx surgically removed by undergoing a laryngectomy
  • leadwort family — the plant family Plumbaginaceae, characterized by shrubs and herbaceous plants of seacoasts and semiarid regions, having basal or alternate leaves, spikelike clusters of tubular flowers, and dry, one-seeded fruit, and including leadwort, sea lavender, statice, and thrift.
  • 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.
  • lepidopterology — the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths.
  • 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.
  • leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
  • library edition — an edition of a book prepared for library use, especially with a library binding.
  • liquidity ratio — the ratio of those assets that can easily be exchanged for money to the total assets of a bank or other financial institution
  • literary editor — someone who edits literature and books
  • livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
  • lombardy poplar — a poplar, Populus nigra italica, having a columnar manner of growth, with branches erect and parallel.
  • lord privy seal — a cabinet minister without portfolio.
  • majority leader — the leader of the majority party in a legislative body, especially the party member who directs the activities of the majority party on the floor of either the Senate or the House of Representatives.
  • medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
  • methyl chloride — a colorless, poisonous gas, CH 3 Cl, used chiefly as a refrigerant, as a local anesthetic, and as a methylating agent in organic synthesis.
  • 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.
  • modal auxiliary — Grammar. any of the group of English auxiliary verbs, including can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, and must, that are used with the base form of another verb to express distinctions of mood.
  • modestly priced — moderately priced; not overly expensive
  • morbidity table — A morbidity table is a statistical table that shows the proportion of people that are expected to become sick or injured at each age.
  • nicholas ridley — Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
  • nondisciplinary — of, for, or constituting discipline; enforcing or administering discipline: disciplinary action.
  • normally-closed — Normally-closed switch contacts are in a closed state at rest.
  • northeastwardly — Towards the northeast.
  • northwestwardly — Towards the northwest.
  • old boy network — an exclusive network that links members of a profession, social class, or organization or the alumni of a particular school through which the individuals assist one another in business, politics, etc.
  • old-boy network — an exclusive network that links members of a profession, social class, or organization or the alumni of a particular school through which the individuals assist one another in business, politics, etc.
  • oligodendrocyte — A glial cell similar to an astrocyte but with fewer protuberances, concerned with the production of myelin in the central nervous system.
  • oligohydramnios — (medicine) A deficit of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac, causing distinctive deformations of the foetus.
  • orderly officer — Military. officer of the day, as in the British army or, formerly, in the U.S. Army.
  • orthodontically — from an orthodontic point of view
  • orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner
  • overconfidently — In an overconfident manner.
  • oxygen cylinder — a metal cylinder containing oxygen under pressure
  • palindromically — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
  • pamprodactylous — having all four toes directed forward, as in swifts and colies.
  • polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
  • polyunsaturated — of or noting a class of animal or vegetable fats, especially plant oils, whose molecules consist of carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated by hydrogen atoms and that are associated with a low cholesterol content of the blood.
  • privately owned — owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
  • profoundly deaf — unable to hear any sound below 95 decibels in one's better ear
  • property ladder — progress from cheaper to more expensive housing
  • propionaldehyde — a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 6 O, having a pungent odor: used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics.
  • propyl aldehyde — a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 6 O, having a pungent odor: used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics.
  • propylhexedrine — a colorless, adrenergic, water-soluble liquid, C 1 0 H 2 N, used by inhalation as a nasal decongestant.
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