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15-letter words containing o, i, l, e, r, y

  • livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
  • lord privy seal — a cabinet minister without portfolio.
  • luminous energy — light1 (def 2a).
  • majority leader — the leader of the majority party in a legislative body, especially the party member who directs the activities of the majority party on the floor of either the Senate or the House of Representatives.
  • malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
  • manoeuvrability — The quality of being manoeuvrable.
  • manorial system — manorialism.
  • medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
  • 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).
  • metamorphically — In a metamorphic manner.
  • methyl chloride — a colorless, poisonous gas, CH 3 Cl, used chiefly as a refrigerant, as a local anesthetic, and as a methylating agent in organic synthesis.
  • metric topology — a topology for a space in which open sets are defined in terms of a given metric.
  • microtechnology — technology that uses microelectronics
  • military police — soldiers who perform police duties
  • mineralogically — With regard to mineralogy.
  • 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.
  • modestly priced — moderately priced; not overly expensive
  • morbidity table — A morbidity table is a statistical table that shows the proportion of people that are expected to become sick or injured at each age.
  • mortality table — an actuarial table showing the percentage of persons who die at any given age, compiled from statistics on selected population groups or on former policyholders.
  • mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
  • nanocrystalline — Of, pertaining to, or composed of nanocrystals.
  • 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.
  • neurochemically — In a neurochemical manner or context.
  • neurofibrillary — Of or pertaining to a neurofibril.
  • neuroimmunology — a branch of immunology concerned with the interactions between immunological and nervous system functions, especially as they apply to various autoimmune diseases.
  • neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
  • neurophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
  • neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
  • neurotoxicology — the science that deals with the effects of poisons on the nervous system.
  • nicholas ridley — Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
  • nickel carbonyl — a colorless or yellow, volatile, water-insoluble, poisonous, flammable liquid, Ni(CO) 4 , obtained by the reaction of nickel and carbon monoxide, and used for nickel-plating.
  • non-crystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
  • nonbelligerency — the state or status of not participating in a war.
  • not necessarily — If you reply 'Not necessarily', you mean that what has just been said or suggested may not be true.
  • observationally — of, relating to, or founded on observation, especially founded on observation rather than experiment.
  • oligodendrocyte — A glial cell similar to an astrocyte but with fewer protuberances, concerned with the production of myelin in the central nervous system.
  • operating cycle — the period of time between starting a business and making a profit
  • orderly officer — Military. officer of the day, as in the British army or, formerly, in the U.S. Army.
  • orientationally — With regard to orientation.
  • orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner
  • over-analytical — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
  • over-complexity — the state or quality of being complex; intricacy: the complexity of urban life.
  • overconfidently — In an overconfident manner.
  • overemotionally — In an overemotional manner.
  • overfamiliarity — The state of being overfamiliar.
  • oxygen cylinder — a metal cylinder containing oxygen under pressure
  • oxytetracycline — a dull-yellow, crystalline antibiotic powder, C 2 2 H 2 4 N 2 O 9 , produced by Streptomyces rimosus, used chiefly in treating infections caused by streptococci, staphylococci, Gram-negative bacilli, rickettsiae, and certain protozoans and viruses.
  • 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.
  • perissosyllabic — (of a line of verse) containing more syllables than expected for the metre being used
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