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15-letter words containing o, p, y

  • japanese oyster — a commercial oyster, Ostrea gigas, of the Pacific coast of North America, introduced from Japan.
  • job opportunity — an opportunity of employment
  • keyboard plaque — (jargon)   The disgusting buildup of dirt and crud found on computer keyboards. "Are there any other terminals I can use? This one has a bad case of keyboard plaque."
  • keynote speaker — sb: gives opening speech
  • lepidopterology — the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths.
  • leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
  • logging company — a company that fells trees and sells timber
  • lombardy poplar — a poplar, Populus nigra italica, having a columnar manner of growth, with branches erect and parallel.
  • lopez y fuentes — Gregorio [gre-gaw-ryaw] /grɛˈgɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1966, Mexican writer.
  • lord privy seal — a cabinet minister without portfolio.
  • lymphadenectomy — the excision of one or more lymph nodes, usually as a procedure in the surgical removal or destruction of a cancer.
  • lymphadenopathy — chronically swollen lymph nodes.
  • lymphocytopenia — (pathology) An abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood.
  • lymphogranuloma — any of certain diseases characterized by granulomatous lesions of lymph nodes.
  • lymphoid tissue — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
  • macroscopically — visible to the naked eye. Compare microscopic (def 1).
  • make a play for — to act the part of (a person or character) in a dramatic performance; portray: to play Lady Macbeth.
  • malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
  • malayan camphor — borneol.
  • malpighian body — Also called kidney corpuscle, Malpighian body. the structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman's capsule.
  • mass psychology — the study of the behavior of large groups of people.
  • 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.
  • megagametophyte — the female gametophyte in seed plants.
  • memory capacity — (on a computer or other device) the amount of memory space available for data storage
  • metamorphically — In a metamorphic manner.
  • methylene group — the bivalent organic group >CH 2 , derived from methane.
  • methylheptenone — a colorless liquid, C 8 H 1 4 O, occurring in many essential oils and produced by synthesis: used in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of inexpensive perfumes.
  • methylpropanone — (organic compound) The industrial solvent butanone.
  • metric topology — a topology for a space in which open sets are defined in terms of a given metric.
  • microangiopathy — any disease of the small blood vessels.
  • micromorphology — the study of the form and structure of organisms at a microscopic level
  • microphotometry — the use of microphotometers to measure the intensity of light transmitted or reflected by very small areas
  • microphysically — in a microphysical manner
  • microscopically — so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms. Compare macroscopic.
  • microsporocytes — Plural form of microsporocyte.
  • microsporophyll — a leaflike organ bearing microsporangia.
  • microtopography — microrelief.
  • military police — soldiers who perform police duties
  • minority report — a report by a minority of members of a group that disagrees with the official report issued by the group
  • mock pennyroyal — pennyroyal (def 2).
  • modestly priced — moderately priced; not overly expensive
  • monospaced type — a typeface in which the width of all letters, including the space around them, is the same
  • monospecificity — the condition of being specific for a sole antigen
  • more's the pity — If you add more's the pity to a comment, you are expressing your disappointment or regret about something.
  • morelos y pavon — José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1765–1815, Mexican priest and revolutionary leader.
  • morning prayers — early-morning act of religious worship
  • morphologically — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
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