15-letter words containing o, l, d, i, n, e
- land of promise — Promised Land.
- laryngectomized — having had one's larynx surgically removed by undergoing a laryngectomy
- law of identity — the law that any proposition implies itself.
- leading counsel — the more senior of two counsels
- lean production — Lean production is the same as lean manufacturing.
- learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
- leonid andreyev — Leonid Nikolaevich [lee-uh-nid nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich;; Russian lyi-uh-nyeet nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˈli ə nɪd ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian lyɪ ʌˈnyit nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1871–1919, Russian novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- leonid brezhnev — Leonid Ilyich [ley-uh-nid il-yich;; Russian lyi-uh-nyeet ee-lyeech] /ˈleɪ ə nɪd ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian lyɪ ʌˈnyit iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), 1906–82, Russian political leader: first secretary of the Soviet Communist Party 1964–66; general secretary 1966–82; president of the Soviet Union 1960–64, 1977–82.
- lesser dionysia — (in ancient Attica) the wine feasts, processions, and dramatic performances composing one of the festivals honoring Dionysus, held in the middle of December.
- library edition — an edition of a book prepared for library use, especially with a library binding.
- lie of the land — the topography of the land
- 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.
- limited edition — an edition, as of a book or lithograph, limited to a specified small number of copies.
- 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
- linear collider — a particle accelerator in which two beams of particles are made to collide
- linear manifold — subspace (def 2b).
- linear ordering — an ordering that is reflexive, antisymmetric, transitive, and connected, as less than or equal to on the involved integers
- liquid nitrogen — nitrogen in a liquid state
- loaded question — a question containing a hidden trap or implication
- lofoten islands — group of Norwegian islands within the Arctic Circle, off the NW coast of Norway: c. 550 sq mi (1,424 sq km)
- long-tailed tit — a small European songbird, Aegithalos caudatus, with a black, white, and pink plumage and a very long tail: family Paridae (tits)
- longshore drift — beach drift.
- longsightedness — Farsight; farsightedness; far sight; long sight.
- lord lieutenant — British. the title of various high officials holding authority deputed from a sovereign.
- louis d'orleans — Louis Philippe Joseph [lwee fee-leep zhaw-zef] /lwi fiˈlip ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), Duc (Philippe Égalité) 1747–93, French political leader.
- loving-kindness — tender kindness motivated by or expressing affection.
- macroprudential — Of or pertaining to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.
- maid of orléans — Saint ("the Maid of Orléans") 1412?–31, French national heroine and martyr who raised the siege of Orléans.
- medicine bottle — a small bottle used to hold medicine
- medieval breton — the Breton language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 12th to the mid-17th centuries.
- meibomian gland — any of the small sebaceous glands in the eyelid, beneath the conjunctiva
- melamine-coated — covered with an outer layer of melamine
- mental disorder — any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.
- mineral kingdom — minerals collectively.
- 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.
- mitotic spindle — spindle (def 11).
- mixolydian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from G to G.
- mononucleotides — Plural form of mononucleotide.
- moving sidewalk — a moving surface, similar to a conveyor belt, for carrying pedestrians.
- napoleonic code — Code Napoléon
- nevado del ruiz — a volcano in W central Colombia, in the Andes: eruption 1985. 17,720 feet (5401 meters).
- newtonian fluid — any fluid exhibiting a linear relation between the applied shear stress and the rate of deformation.
- nicholas ridley — Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- non-adversarial — a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe.
- non-alliterated — to show alliteration: In “Round and round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran,” the “r” alliterates.
- non-capitalized — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
- non-declarative — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
- non-depreciable — capable of depreciating or being depreciated in value.
- non-detrimental — causing detriment, as loss or injury; damaging; harmful.