16-letter words containing l, y, a, s, e
- lleu llaw gyffes — the son of Gwydion and Arianhrod, provided with a name, weapons, and a wife through the magic and trickery of Gwydion in spite of the curses of Arianhrod.
- lonely hearts ad — an advertisement placed by someone who is trying to find a lover or a friend
- lucas van leyden — (Lucas Hugensz) 1494–1533, Dutch painter and engraver.
- lump sum payment — money: one-off payment
- lymphangiectasia — (medicine) dilation of the lymphatic vessels.
- lymphangiectasis — Alt form lymphangiectasia.
- lymphatic system — an extensive network of capillary vessels that transports the interstitial fluid of the body as lymph to the venous blood circulation
- lymphatic tissue — tissue, such as the lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen, and thymus, that produces lymphocytes
- management style — the way in which and the methods someone uses in managing a company, business, etc
- maximilien sully — Maximilien de Béthune [mak-see-mee-lyan duh bey-tyn] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ də beɪˈtün/ (Show IPA), Duc de, 1560–1641, French statesman.
- mayfield heights — a city in N Ohio, near Cleveland.
- medieval history — the branch of history dealing with the Middle Ages
- medullary sheath — Botany. a narrow zone made up of the innermost layer of woody tissue immediately surrounding the pith in plants.
- megakaryoblastic — (cytology) Of or pertaining to a megakaryoblast.
- meristematically — In a meristematic way.
- michaelmas daisy — an aster.
- microcrystalline — minutely crystalline; composed of microscopic crystals.
- military science — the study of the causative factors and tactical principles of warfare.
- military service — compulsory period spent in the army
- minstrel gallery — a gallery in a building meant for use by musicians playing to provide background music or entertainment at a feast or other event
- monotheistically — In a monotheistic manner.
- montagu's blenny — a small blenny, Coryphoblennius galerita, found among rocks in shallow water
- network analysis — a mathematical method of analyzing complex problems, as in transportation or project scheduling, by representing the problem as a network of lines and nodes.
- neurasthenically — In a neurasthenic way.
- neurohypophyseal — Relating to the neurohypophysis.
- neurohypophysial — Relating to the neurohypophysis.
- nicoya peninsula — a peninsula in NW Costa Rica, on the Pacific Ocean.
- non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- non-transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
- nuclear industry — the industry involving nuclear weapons, nuclear power stations, etc
- observationality — The property of being observational.
- one's salad days — If you refer to your salad days, you are referring to a period of your life when you were young and inexperienced.
- osteoarchaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the study of bones found at archaeological sites
- papillary muscle — one of the small bundles of muscles attached to the ventricle walls and to the chordae tendineae that tighten these tendons during ventricular contraction.
- parallel sysplex — (operating system) A Sysplex that uses one or more coupling facilities.
- particle physics — the branch of physics that deals with the properties and behavior of elementary particles.
- parts of lindsey — an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire
- pays de la loire — a region of W France, on the Bay of Biscay: generally low-lying, drained by the River Loire and its tributaries; agricultural
- pearly razorfish — See under razorfish.
- personal hygiene — bodily cleanliness
- personal liberty — the liberty of an individual to do his or her will freely except for those restraints imposed by law to safeguard the physical, moral, political, and economic welfare of others.
- personal stylist — a person employed by a rich or famous client to offer advice on clothes, hairstyles, and other aspects of personal appearance
- personality cult — deliberately cultivated adulation of a person, esp a political leader
- personality test — an instrument, as a questionnaire or series of standardized tasks, used to measure personality characteristics or to discover personality disorders.
- personality type — a cluster of personality traits commonly occurring together
- personnel agency — an agency for placing employable persons in jobs; employment agency.
- phillis wheatley — Phillis [fil-is] /ˈfɪl ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1753?–84, American poet, born in Africa; probably Senegal.
- physical address — (memory management) The address presented to a computer's main memory in a virtual memory system, in contrast to the virtual address which is the address generated by the CPU. A memory management unit translates virtual addresses into physical addresses.
- physical fitness — good physical condition
- physical science — any of the natural sciences dealing with inanimate matter or with energy, as physics, chemistry, and astronomy.