15-letter words containing n, i, e, t, y
- late in the day — in the evening
- law of identity — the law that any proposition implies itself.
- lay on the line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- lazy evaluation — (reduction) An evaluation strategy combining normal order evaluation with updating. Under normal order evaluation (outermost or call-by-name evaluation) an expression is evaluated only when its value is needed in order for the program to return (the next part of) its result. Updating means that if an expression's value is needed more than once (i.e. it is shared), the result of the first evaluation is remembered and subsequent requests for it will return the remembered value immediately without further evaluation. This is often implemented by graph reduction. An unevaluated expression is represented as a closure - a data structure containing all the information required to evaluate the expression. Lazy evaluation is one evaluation strategy used to implement non-strict functions. Function arguments may be infinite data structures (especially lists) of values, the components of which are evaluated as needed. According to Phil Wadler the term was invented by Jim Morris. Opposite: eager evaluation. A partial kind of lazy evaluation implements lazy data structures or especially lazy lists where function arguments are passed evaluated but the arguments of data constructors are not evaluated.
- learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
- library edition — an edition of a book prepared for library use, especially with a library binding.
- life expectancy — the probable number of years remaining in the life of an individual or class of persons determined statistically, affected by such factors as heredity, physical condition, nutrition, and occupation.
- limited company — a company in which the shareholders cannot be assessed for debts of the company beyond the sum they still have invested in the company.
- linalyl acetate — a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 12 H 20 O 2 , having a pleasant odor: used chiefly in perfumes, cosmetics, toilet water, and soap.
- linear topology — (theory) A linear topology on a left A-module M is a topology on M that is invariant under translations and admits a fundamental system of neighborhood of 0 that consists of submodules of M. If there is such a topology, M is said to be linearly topologized. If A is given a discrete topology, then M becomes a topological A-module with respect to a linear topology.
- liquidity event — the ending of an investor's involvement in a business venture with a view to realizing a gain or loss from the investment
- lymphocytopenia — (pathology) An abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood.
- machinery steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
- magnetic pulley — a magnetic device for separating metal from sand, refuse, etc.
- malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
- maneuverability — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- manoeuvrability — The quality of being manoeuvrable.
- manorial system — manorialism.
- market analysis — the process of determining factors, conditions, and characteristics of a market.
- martensitically — in a martensitic manner
- master cylinder — the hydraulic pump of an automotive braking system that contains a cylinder and one or two pistons, is actuated by the brake pedal, and supplies hydraulic fluid under pressure to the brakes at each wheel.
- maternity dress — a dress worn by a pregnant woman and which is designed to allow for the changes in body size which take place during pregnancy
- maternity grant — (in the British National Insurance scheme) a flat-rate benefit for pregnant women on low incomes
- maternity leave — a leave of absence for an expectant or new mother for the birth and care of the baby.
- mechanistically — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
- mediastinoscopy — (medicine) A procedure for examining the inside of the mediastinum and the organs it encloses through a small incision, using an endoscope. This is a surgical procedure normally done under general anesthesia.
- memory location — (storage) A byte, word or other small unit of storage space in a computer's main memory that is identified by its starting address (and size).
- merchantability — The state of being merchantable.
- metacognitively — In a metacognitive way.
- methylcobalamin — A cobalamin used to treat neuropathies.
- methylphenidate — a central nervous system stimulant, C 1 4 H 1 9 NO 2 , used in the control of hyperkinetic syndromes and narcolepsy.
- microtechnology — technology that uses microelectronics
- mid-lent sunday — Laetare Sunday.
- 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.
- minority report — a report by a minority of members of a group that disagrees with the official report issued by the group
- monomethylamine — methylamine.
- monospecificity — the condition of being specific for a sole antigen
- montgomeryshire — a historic county in Powys, in central Wales.
- monthly meeting — (often initial capital letters) a district unit of local congregations of the Society of Friends.
- moreton bay fig — a large Australian fig tree, Ficus macrophylla, having glossy leaves and smooth bark
- mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
- nanocrystalline — Of, pertaining to, or composed of nanocrystals.
- native immunity — immunity that is present without prior immunization.
- negative equity — If someone who has borrowed money to buy a house or flat has negative equity, the amount of money they owe is greater than the present value of their home.
- nephrolithotomy — incision or opening of a kidney pelvis for removal of a calculus.
- net.personality — Someone who has made a name for him or herself on Usenet, through either longevity or attention-getting posts, but doesn't meet the other requirements of net.godhood.
- neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
- neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
- neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
- neurotoxicology — the science that deals with the effects of poisons on the nervous system.