15-letter words containing l, y, t, h, r
- palaeontography — the branch of palaeontology concerned with the description of fossils
- paracetaldehyde — paraldehyde.
- parenthetically — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- pentaerythritol — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 1 2 O 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of alkyd resins, varnishes, plasticizers, and explosives.
- phenyl valerate — a colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 1 1 H 1 4 O 2 , used chiefly in flavoring and perfumery.
- phenylketonuria — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
- phenylketonuric — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
- phosphorylation — to introduce the phosphoryl group into (an organic compound).
- phosphorylative — of or relating to phosphorylation
- phototelegraphy — facsimile (def 2a).
- phototropically — in a phototropic manner
- photoxylography — the process of using photography in order to produce an image on wood, for the use of a wood engraver
- pied flycatcher — a small black and white migratory bird of Europe and western Asia, Ficedula hypoleuca
- play the market — to speculate on a stock exchange
- plethysmography — the tracking of changes measured in bodily volume
- polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
- psychiatrically — the practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders.
- pyrotechnically — in a pyrotechnical manner
- radiotechnology — the technical application of any form of radiation to industry.
- radiotelegraphy — the constructing or operating of radiotelegraphs.
- rechargeability — (of a storage battery) capable of being charged repeatedly. Compare cordless (def 2).
- reentry vehicle — the section of a spacecraft or ballistic missile designed to return to earth.
- release therapy — psychotherapy in which the patient finds emotional release in the expression of hostilities and emotional conflicts.
- rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm
- right of asylum — the right of alien fugitives to protection or nonextradition in a country or its embassy.
- roll in the hay — a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
- saprophytically — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
- scarlet lychnis — a plant, Lychnis chalcedonica, of the pink family, having scarlet or sometimes white flowers, the arrangement and shape of the petals resembling a Maltese cross.
- skylight filter — a very slightly pink filter that absorbs ultraviolet light and reduces haze and excessive blueness
- southeastwardly — toward the southeast
- southwestwardly — toward the southwest
- staphylorrhaphy — repair of a cleft palate by means of staphyloplasty and suturing
- strephosymbolia — a condition of perceiving objects as their mirror image and, specifically, having difficulty in distinguishing letters in words
- telegraphically — of or relating to the telegraph.
- telephotography — photography of distant objects, using a telephoto lens.
- tetraethyl lead — a colorless, oily, water-insoluble, poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5) 4 Pb, used as an antiknock agent in gasoline.
- tetramethyllead — a colorless liquid, (CH 3) 4 Pb, insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol and benzene, used as an antiknock agent in gasoline.
- thalassotherapy — the use of sea water and marine products as a therapeutic treatment
- the daily round — the usual activities of one's day
- the early hours — If something happens in the early hours, in the small hours, or in the wee hours, it happens in the early morning after midnight.
- the paralympics — a sporting event, modelled on the Olympic Games, held solely for disabled competitors
- therapeutically — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- thioallyl ether — allyl sulfide.
- thursday island — an island in Torres Strait between NE Australia and New Guinea; part of Queensland: pearl fishing. 1½ sq. mi. (4 sq. km).
- thyrocalcitonin — calcitonin
- trans-himalayan — the, a mountain range extending about 1500 miles (2400 km) along the border between India and Tibet. Highest peak, Mt. Everest, 29,028 feet (8848 meters).
- typographically — of or relating to typography.
- tyrwhitt-wilson — Gerald Hugh, 14th Baron Berners [bur-nerz] /ˈbɜr nərz/ (Show IPA), 1883–1950, English composer, painter, and author.
- ultrasonography — a diagnostic imaging technique utilizing reflected high-frequency sound waves to delineate, measure, or examine internal body structures or organs.
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted