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15-letter words containing r, a, d, i, o, l

  • kailyard school — a school of writers describing homely life in Scotland, with much use of Scottish dialect: in vogue toward the close of the 19th century.
  • kangaroo island — an island in the Indian Ocean, off South Australia. Area: 4350 sq km (1680 sq miles)
  • keyboard skills — ability to input information using a keyboard
  • labyrinthodonts — Plural form of labyrinthodont.
  • ladrone islands — a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific, E of the Philippines: divided into Guam, a possession of the U.S., and the North Marianas, formally under U.S. trusteeship. 453 sq. mi. (1127 sq. km).
  • land of promise — Promised Land.
  • laryngectomized — having had one's larynx surgically removed by undergoing a laryngectomy
  • leadwort family — the plant family Plumbaginaceae, characterized by shrubs and herbaceous plants of seacoasts and semiarid regions, having basal or alternate leaves, spikelike clusters of tubular flowers, and dry, one-seeded fruit, and including leadwort, sea lavender, statice, and thrift.
  • leaf primordium — a group of cells that will develop into a leaf, seen as small bulges just below the shoot apex.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • lift-drag ratio — the ratio of the lift to the drag of an airfoil.
  • 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
  • liquidity ratio — the ratio of those assets that can easily be exchanged for money to the total assets of a bank or other financial institution
  • lira da braccio — a many-stringed musical instrument of the 15th and 16th centuries, played with a bow and used for polyphonic improvisation.
  • literary editor — someone who edits literature and books
  • little colorado — a river flowing NW from E Arizona to the E edge of the Grand Canyon, where it flows into the Colorado River. 315 miles (507 km) long.
  • livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
  • loading program — a series of instructions entered automatically in a program that starts the processing.
  • logical address — virtual address
  • lord lieutenant — British. the title of various high officials holding authority deputed from a sovereign.
  • lord privy seal — a cabinet minister without portfolio.
  • lord-in-waiting — a nobleman in attendance on a British monarch or the Prince of Wales.
  • lords spiritual — a bishop or archbishop belonging to the House of Lords.
  • louis d'orleans — Louis Philippe Joseph [lwee fee-leep zhaw-zef] /lwi fiˈlip ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), Duc (Philippe Égalité) 1747–93, French political leader.
  • lower east side — a section in the borough of Manhattan, New York: noted for its immigrant culture.
  • lowland gorilla — the eastern lowland gorilla or western lowland gorilla. See under gorilla.
  • 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.
  • mail order firm — a company that sells goods by mail order
  • 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.
  • malappropriated — misused or mishandled
  • maldistribution — bad or unsatisfactory distribution, as of wealth, among a population or members of a group.
  • mandarin collar — a narrow, stand-up collar, not quite meeting at the front.
  • marigold window — wheel window.
  • mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • medal for merit — a medal awarded by the U.S. to a civilian for distinguished service to the country: discontinued after World War II.
  • medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
  • medical officer — a doctor of medicine who serves in the armed forces in a medical capacity
  • medical records — written information about a person's health during their life to date
  • medical tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
  • medieval breton — the Breton language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 12th to the mid-17th centuries.
  • 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.
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