15-letter words containing o, f, e, n, s
- kingdom of ends — (in Kantian ethics) a metaphorical realm to which belong those persons acting and being acted upon in accordance with moral law.
- land of promise — Promised Land.
- latensification — (in photography) the process of intensifying a latent image by the use of chemicals, extra exposure to light, or other means
- lay oneself out — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- liaison officer — a person who liaises between groups or units
- line of apsides — a line joining the lower and higher apsides, forming the major axis of the orbit
- line of descent — someone's line of descent is all the people they are descended from
- lofoten islands — group of Norwegian islands within the Arctic Circle, off the NW coast of Norway: c. 550 sq mi (1,424 sq km)
- loft conversion — an extra room added to a house by converting the roof space
- long-sufferance — long-suffering.
- longshore drift — beach drift.
- lopez y fuentes — Gregorio [gre-gaw-ryaw] /grɛˈgɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1966, Mexican writer.
- magnesioferrite — (mineralogy) A magnesium iron oxide mineral, a member of the magnetite series of spinels, which forms black metallic octahedral crystals.
- maid of orléans — Saint ("the Maid of Orléans") 1412?–31, French national heroine and martyr who raised the siege of Orléans.
- marfan syndrome — a hereditary disorder characterized by abnormally elongated bones, especially in the extremities, hypermotility of the joints, and circulatory and eye abnormalities.
- mellifluousness — sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding: a mellifluous voice; mellifluous tones.
- menomonee falls — a city in SE Wisconsin, NW of Milwaukee.
- mis-informative — to give false or misleading information to.
- moccasin flower — the lady's-slipper.
- monospecificity — the condition of being specific for a sole antigen
- mortiferousness — deadliness
- 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
- national forest — forested land owned, maintained, and preserved by the U.S. government.
- neat's-foot oil — a pale-yellow fixed oil made by boiling the feet and shinbones of cattle, used chiefly as a dressing for leather.
- nest of drawers — a miniature chest of drawers made in the 18th century, often set on top of a desk or table.
- neuroscientific — the field of study encompassing the various scientific disciplines dealing with the structure, development, function, chemistry, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system.
- news conference — a press conference, especially one held by a government official.
- no respecter of — If you say that someone or something is no respecter of a rule or tradition, you mean that the rule or tradition is not important to them.
- non-efficacious — capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.: The medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough.
- non-falsifiable — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- non-feasibility — capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
- non-specificity — the quality or state of being specific.
- nonconformities — Plural form of nonconformity.
- nonprofessional — not a member of or trained in a specific profession.
- nonprofessorial — not professorial
- nonsaponifiable — not capable of being saponified
- nonself-antigen — any of the antigens present in an individual that originate outside the body (contrasted with self-antigen).
- nonspecifically — in a nonspecific way
- nontransferable — Not transferable; not able to be transferred.
- not be yourself — If you say that you are not yourself, you mean you are not feeling well.
- not to speak of — You can use not to speak of when adding something which your previous statement also applies to, or applies to even more than other things.
- nuclear fission — fission (def 2).
- nutty professor — a professor or academic person who is eccentric or slightly crazy or unusual
- ocean of storms — the largest of the dark plains (maria) on the surface of the moon, situated in the second and third quadrant
- odoriferousness — The quality of being odoriferous.
- of one's choice — The thing or person of your choice is the one that you choose.
- off one's chump — insane; crazy
- off one's guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- off one's hands — for which one is no longer responsible
- offset printing — offset (def 6).