15-letter words containing l, o, u, i, e
- lean production — Lean production is the same as lean manufacturing.
- left outer join — outer join
- leptosporangium — (botany) A sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell.
- lethal mutation — a gene that under certain conditions causes the death of an organism.
- leukaemogenesis — the development of leukaemia
- leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
- licensing hours — hours during which alcoholic drinks may be sold legally
- lighthouse tube — a vacuum tube with the electrodes arranged in parallel layers closely spaced, giving a relatively high-power output at high frequencies.
- lignocellulosic — (biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from lignocellulose; used especially to describe the products of biomass.
- linear equation — a first-order equation involving two variables: its graph is a straight line in the Cartesian coordinate system.
- linear function — linear transformation.
- linear momentum — force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object or course of events: The car gained momentum going downhill. Her career lost momentum after two unsuccessful films.
- liquid nitrogen — nitrogen in a liquid state
- liquorice stick — a long, stick-shaped, liquorice-flavoured sweet, often dipped in sherbet, etc
- lissencephalous — having the cephalic disorder of a lack of developed brain folds
- little missouri — a river in the NW United States, rising in NE Wyoming and flowing NE into the Missouri through N Dakota. 560 miles (900 km) long.
- liver of sulfur — sulfurated potash.
- livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
- loaded question — a question containing a hidden trap or implication
- lobar pneumonia — pneumonia (def 2).
- lons-le-saunier — a department in E France. 1952 sq. mi. (5055 sq. km). Capital: Lons-le-Saunier.
- lord lieutenant — British. the title of various high officials holding authority deputed from a sovereign.
- lord of misrule — (in England) a person formerly chosen to direct the Christmas revels and sports.
- louis d'orleans — Louis Philippe Joseph [lwee fee-leep zhaw-zef] /lwi fiˈlip ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), Duc (Philippe Égalité) 1747–93, French political leader.
- louisiana heron — tricolored heron.
- lucrezia borgia — Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
- luminous energy — light1 (def 2a).
- lymphoid tissue — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
- macroprudential — Of or pertaining to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.
- male prostitute — man who has sex for money
- manoeuvrability — The quality of being manoeuvrable.
- marsupial mouse — any of various mouse-sized to rat-sized marsupials of the family Dasyuridae, occurring in Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania: some species are rare or endangered.
- mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- medical tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
- mellifluousness — sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding: a mellifluous voice; mellifluous tones.
- microtunnelling — a technique used to excavate tunnels mechanically for the laying of pipes
- miles gloriosus — a braggart soldier, esp as a stock figure in comedy
- miscellaneously — In a miscellaneous manner.
- molecular knife — a segment of genetic material that inhibits the reproduction of the AIDS virus by breaking up specific areas of the virus's genes.
- molecular sieve — a compound with molecule-size pores, as some sodium aluminum silicates, that chemically locks molecules in them: used in purification and separation processes.
- mononucleotides — Plural form of mononucleotide.
- monumentalizing — Present participle of monumentalize.
- moral turpitude — conduct that is regarded as immoral.
- mount of olives — a hill to the east of Jerusalem: in New Testament times the village Bethany (Mark 11:11) was on its eastern slope and Gethsemane on its western one
- mountain laurel — any of various ericaceous shrubs or trees of the genus Kalmia, esp K. latifolia of E North America, which has leathery poisonous leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers
- mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
- mules operation — the surgical removal of folds of skin in the breech of a sheep to reduce blowfly strike
- multiflora rose — a climbing or trailing rose, Rosa multiflora, of Japan and Korea, having hooked prickles and fragrant, dense clusters of flowers.
- multihomed host — A host which has more than one connection to a network. The host may send and receive data over any of the links but will not route traffic for other nodes.
- multinucleolate — having two or more nucleoli