15-letter words containing l, y, a, s
- immunoassayable — Suitable for immunoassay.
- imperial system — a system of measurement units, including the foot, pound, and second, as well as miles and yards
- imperishability — not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring.
- in the old days — a long time ago
- inaccessibility — not accessible; unapproachable.
- inadmissibility — not admissible; not allowable: Such evidence would be inadmissible in any court.
- incommensurably — In an incommensurable manner; immeasurably.
- inconsiderately — In an inconsiderate manner.
- inconsolability — not able to be comforted or consoled; disconsolate: She was inconsolable when her son died.
- indefeasibility — The state or quality of being indefeasible, of being incapable of being defeated.
- indisputability — The property of being indisputable.
- inefficaciously — Without efficacy or effect.
- inertial system — a frame of reference in which a body remains at rest or moves with constant linear velocity unless acted upon by forces: any frame of reference that moves with constant velocity relative to an inertial system is itself an inertial system.
- infinitesimally — indefinitely or exceedingly small; minute: infinitesimal vessels in the circulatory system.
- inquisitorially — In an inquisitorial manner.
- insignificantly — Of such extremely small quantity or degree that it is not worth measuring.
- inspirationally — imparting inspiration.
- instantaneously — occurring, done, or completed in an instant: an instantaneous response.
- institutionally — of, relating to, or established by institution.
- instrumentality — the quality or state of being instrumental.
- insubordinately — In an insubordinate manner.
- insubstantially — In an insubstantial manner.
- interparoxysmal — occurring in the period or periods between paroxysms.
- interpersonally — of or pertaining to the relations between persons: He has strong interpersonal skills.
- intramuscularly — In an intramuscular manner; within a muscle.
- intransigeantly — intransigently
- intravascularly — Within a blood vessel.
- inversion layer — a layer of the atmosphere in which there is a temperature inversion, with the layer tending to prevent the air below it from rising, thus trapping any pollutants that are present.
- ionospherically — by the ionosphere
- irresolvability — The quality of being irresolvable.
- island grey fox — a similar and related animal, U. littoralis, inhabiting islands off North America
- isoamyl acetate — a colorless liquid, C 7 H 14 O 2 , used in flavorings, perfumery, and as a solvent. Compare banana oil (def 1).
- it's early days — If you say about something that might be true that it is early days, you mean that it is too soon for you to be completely sure about it.
- italian cypress — a tall Eurasian cypress, cupressus sempervirens, native to the eastern Mediterranean region
- jubilate-sunday — Also called Jubilate Sunday. the third Sunday after Easter: so called from the first word of the 65th Psalm in the Vulgate, which is used as the introit.
- kailyard school — a school of writers describing homely life in Scotland, with much use of Scottish dialect: in vogue toward the close of the 19th century.
- 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 skills — ability to input information using a keyboard
- kinesthetically — In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics.
- labyrinthodonts — Plural form of labyrinthodont.
- lackadaisically — without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic: a lackadaisical attempt.
- ladies' gallery — a gallery in the old House of Commons set aside for women spectators
- lady's bedstraw — a Eurasian rubiaceous plant, Galium verum, with clusters of small yellow flowers
- lady's-earrings — any of several plants having pendent flowers thought to resemble earrings, as the jewelweed or the fuchsia.
- laser chemistry — the use of a laser to initiate and control chemical reactions.
- laser ring gyro — a system of aerial navigation in which rotation is sensed by the measuring of the frequency shift of laser light in a closed circuit in a horizontal plane
- laundry service — clothes-washing business
- lay oneself out — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
- legacy software — legacy system