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15-letter words containing p, o, l, i, c, e

  • lexicographical — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
  • lick into shape — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
  • lick one's lips — to anticipate or recall something with glee or relish
  • 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.
  • lissencephalous — having the cephalic disorder of a lack of developed brain folds
  • little corporal — (Napoleon Bonaparte"the Little Corporal") 1769–1821, French general born in Corsica: emperor of France 1804–15.
  • liver complaint — an unspecified health problem concerning the liver
  • livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
  • loose chippings — pieces of gravel spread on the top of tarmac that fail to stick to it
  • low archipelago — a group of French islands in the S Pacific. 332 sq. mi. (860 sq. km).
  • lymphocytopenia — (pathology) An abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood.
  • lzh compression — (algorithm)   (After Lempel-Ziv and Haruyasu, the inventors) A compression algorithm derived from the LZSS scheme with a sliding window and additional compression applied to the output of the LZSS compressor by dynamic Huffman coding.
  • lzw compression — Lempel-Ziv Welch compression
  • macroprudential — Of or pertaining to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.
  • make capital of — to get advantage from
  • malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
  • mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • matrix compiler — Early matrix computations on UNIVAC. Sammet 1969, p.642.
  • metamorphically — In a metamorphic manner.
  • metric topology — a topology for a space in which open sets are defined in terms of a given metric.
  • microaerophiles — Plural form of microaerophile.
  • microaerophilic — Of, or relating to a microaerophile.
  • military police — soldiers who perform police duties
  • mitotic spindle — spindle (def 11).
  • modestly priced — moderately priced; not overly expensive
  • multiple choice — question: with several options
  • multiple factor — polygene.
  • multiple-choice — consisting of several possible answers from which the correct one must be selected: a multiple-choice question.
  • multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
  • multiprocessors — Plural form of multiprocessor.
  • myelodysplastic — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or showing evidence of myelodysplasia.
  • napoleonic code — Code Napoléon
  • napoleonic wars — French-led war in early 19th century
  • native compiler — (programming, tool)   A compiler which runs on the computer for which it is producing machine code, in contrast to a cross-compiler, which produces code for a different computer.
  • nephrosclerosis — (pathology) arteriosclerosis of the renal arteries.
  • neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
  • neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
  • neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
  • non-capitalized — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
  • non-depreciable — capable of depreciating or being depreciated in value.
  • non-duplicative — a copy exactly like an original.
  • non-putrescible — liable to become putrid.
  • non-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
  • non-susceptible — admitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
  • noncompressible — not able to be compressed
  • nonmetaphorical — not metaphorical; literal
  • nonprecedential — Not precedential.
  • nonreproducible — Unable to be reproduced; not reproducible.
  • nonspecifically — in a nonspecific way
  • nucleophilicity — (uncountable) The condition of being nucleophilic.
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