15-letter words containing o, n, l, i, e, a
- upper arlington — a city in central Ohio, near Columbus.
- variable region — a configuration in the upper branches of the Y of an antibody molecule, unique in each antibody type, that binds with the determinant of a specific antigen.
- vector analysis — the branch of calculus that deals with vectors and processes involving vectors.
- venetian school — any of various groups of artists identified with Venice throughout the history of Italian art but most notably the painters of the 18th century, as Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Francesco Guardi, and Antonio Canaletto.
- vice chancellor — a substitute, deputy, or subordinate chancellor.
- vice-chancellor — a substitute, deputy, or subordinate chancellor.
- victor emmanuel — 1869–1947, king of Italy 1900–46.
- vine phylloxera — a homopterous insect, Phylloxera vitifolia, typically feeding on vine juices
- viral infection — disease caused by a virus
- walking wounded — casualties, as of a military conflict, who are wounded but ambulatory.
- water pollution — the pollution of the sea and rivers
- wheelchairbound — Confined to a wheelchair.
- wilderness road — a 300-mile (500-km) route from eastern Virginia through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky, explored by Daniel Boone in 1769 and marked as a trail by him and other pioneers in 1775: a major route for early settlers moving west.
- wind-pollinated — being pollinated by airborne pollen.
- window cleaning — the task of washing and shining windows
- winter holidays — a period of rest from work or studies taken in winter
- wolverine state — Michigan (used as a nickname).
- yellow mandarin — (in the Chinese Empire) a member of any of the nine ranks of public officials, each distinguished by a particular kind of button worn on the cap.
- yorke peninsula — a peninsula in S Australia between Spencer Gulf and the Gulf of St. Vincent. 160 miles (257 km) long and 20–35 miles (32–56 km) wide.