14-letter words containing r, e, o, i, l
- amylobarbitone — Obsolete spelling of amobarbital.
- andrew toolkit — (tool) (ATK) A portable user interface toolkit developed as part of the Andrew project, running on the X Window System and distributed with X11R5.
- angelic doctor — an epithet of Saint Thomas Aquinas
- anglo-american — of or relating to relations between England and the United States or their peoples
- anteroparietal — situated in a forward part or on the wall of an organ or cavity.
- anticommercial — opposed to profit-seeking or commercialism
- antidiarrhoeal — a drug used to prevent or treat diarrhoea
- antilock brake — a brake fitted to some road vehicles that prevents skidding and improves control by sensing and compensating for overbraking
- antiregulatory — opposed to regulation
- antiretroviral — inhibiting the process by which a retrovirus replicates
- apheliotropism — a tendency of certain plants to turn away from the sun; negative heliotropism
- apico-alveolar — articulated with the apex of the tongue touching or near the alveolar ridge, as (t), (z), (n), and (l)
- apolipoprotein — any of a group of glycoproteins that form part of the structure of lipoproteins, some of which have been associated with Alzheimer's disease
- apple polisher — a sycophant; toady
- apple-polisher — to curry favor with someone, especially in an obsequious or flattering manner.
- appreciational — gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
- archaeological — of or relating to archaeology.
- archaeologists — Plural form of archaeologist.
- archiepiscopal — of or associated with an archbishop
- arctic redpoll — a finch, Carduelis hornemanni, of the family Fringillidae, which breeds in tundra birch forest
- areal velocity — a measure of the velocity of one celestial body in orbit about another, equal to the area swept out per unit time by the vector joining the two bodies.
- art collection — a collection of art works
- arthroplasties — Plural form of arthroplasty.
- astrogeologist — a person who studies astrogeology
- at one's peril — If you say that someone does something at their peril, you are warning them that they will probably suffer as a result of doing it.
- aurothiomalate — (chemistry) A thiomalate with the addition of gold.
- authority file — a file, either on cards or in machine-readable format, in which decisions involving bibliographic records, particularly for form of entry, are recorded to establish a precedent or rule for subsequent decisions and to provide for consistency of entries.
- autoregulation — the continual automatic adjustment or self-regulation of a biochemical, physiological, or ecological system to maintain a stable state.
- autotetraploid — an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of four copies of a single genome due to doubling of an ancestral chromosome complement
- auxiliary note — a nonharmonic note occurring between two harmonic notes
- auxiliary tone — a melodic ornamental tone following a principal tone by a step above or below and returning to the principal tone; embellishment.
- avalokitesvara — a male Bodhisattva, widely revered and identified with various persons and gods.
- babbling error — (networking) An Ethernet node attempting to transmit more than 1518 data bytes - the largest allowed Ethernet packet. This is why the Maximum Transmission Unit for IP traffic on Ethernet is 1500.
- bacteriologist — a branch of microbiology dealing with the identification, study, and cultivation of bacteria and with their applications in medicine, agriculture, industry, and biotechnology.
- baltimore chop — a batted ball that takes a high bounce upon hitting the ground on or immediately in front of home plate, often enabling the batter to reach first base safely.
- barometrically — By means of a barometer.
- bazillionaires — Plural form of bazillionaire.
- bearded collie — a medium-sized breed of dog having a profuse long straight coat, usually grey or fawn and often with white on the head, legs, and chest, a long tail, and a distinctive beard
- belo horizonte — a city in SE Brazil, the capital of Minas Gerais state. Pop: 5 304 000 (2005 est)
- belvoir castle — a castle in Leicestershire, near Grantham (in Lincolnshire): seat of the Dukes of Rutland; rebuilt by James Wyatt in 1816
- bernicle goose — barnacle goose
- bildungsromane — a type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist.
- bioarchaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the remains of living things
- bioelectricity — electricity generated by a living organism
- bioelectronics — a branch of electronics that deals with electronic devices, implants, etc. used in medicine and biological research
- biometeorology — the study of the effect of weather conditions on living organisms
- bioregionalism — the conviction that environmental and social policies should be determined by the bioregion rather than economics or politics
- bioregionalist — someone who believes in bioregionalism
- birdcage clock — lantern clock.
- blister copper — an impure form of copper having a blister-like surface due to the release of gas during cooling