15-letter words containing r, o, l, a, u
- insubordinately — In an insubordinate manner.
- interfoliaceous — situated between leaves, especially opposite leaves.
- interjaculatory — expressed by interjaculating
- intermodulation — the production in an electrical device of frequencies that are the sums or differences of frequencies of different inputs or of their harmonics.
- interpopulation — Between populations.
- intrapopulation — occurring within a population or between members of a population
- involuntariness — The state of being involuntary; unwillingness; automatism.
- iridocapsulitis — inflammation of the iris and the capsule of the lens.
- jaques-dalcroze — Émile [French ey-meel] /French eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1865–1950, Swiss composer and teacher: created eurythmics.
- jerusalem cross — a cross whose four arms are each capped with a crossbar and often with a small Greek cross centered in each quadrant.
- jerusalem thorn — See under Christ's-thorn.
- journal bearing — a plain cylindrical bearing to support a shaft or axle
- juxtaglomerular — (anatomy) Near, or adjoining a renal glomerulus.
- 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."
- labour shortage — a shortage or insufficiency of qualified candidates for employment (in an economy, country, etc)
- lake-of-lucerne — a canton in central Switzerland. 576 sq. mi. (1490 sq. km).
- lancaster sound — an arm of Baffin Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada, leading W to the Parry Channel. 200 miles (320 km) long and 40 miles (64 km) wide.
- laptop computer — portable computer
- largemouth bass — a North American freshwater game fish, Micropterus salmoides, having an upper jaw extending behind the eye and a broad, dark, irregular stripe along each side of the body. Compare smallmouth bass.
- lateran council — any of the five ecumenical councils (1123, 1139, 1179, 1215, 1512–17) held in the Lateran Palace.
- lavatory humour — humour characterized by excessive mention of lavatories and the excretory functions; vulgar or scatological humour
- 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.
- legal successor — a person or thing that legally follows, esp a person who succeeds another in an office
- leptosporangium — (botany) A sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell.
- linear equation — a first-order equation involving two variables: its graph is a straight line in the Cartesian coordinate system.
- linear function — linear transformation.
- linear momentum — force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object or course of events: The car gained momentum going downhill. Her career lost momentum after two unsuccessful films.
- 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
- livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
- lobar pneumonia — pneumonia (def 2).
- local authority — council, local government
- locutionary act — the act of uttering a sentence considered only as such
- long-sufferance — long-suffering.
- lons-le-saunier — a department in E France. 1952 sq. mi. (5055 sq. km). Capital: Lons-le-Saunier.
- lord lieutenant — British. the title of various high officials holding authority deputed from a sovereign.
- lords spiritual — a bishop or archbishop belonging to the House of Lords.
- lose your heart — If you lose your heart to someone, you fall in love with them.
- loudspeaker van — a motor vehicle carrying a public address system
- louis d'orleans — Louis Philippe Joseph [lwee fee-leep zhaw-zef] /lwi fiˈlip ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), Duc (Philippe Égalité) 1747–93, French political leader.
- louisiana heron — tricolored heron.
- lubricating oil — an oily substance that is used to cover or treat machinery so as to lessen friction
- lucrezia borgia — Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
- lymphogranuloma — any of certain diseases characterized by granulomatous lesions of lymph nodes.
- macroprudential — Of or pertaining to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.
- macrostructural — relating to or resembling a macrostructure
- maldistribution — bad or unsatisfactory distribution, as of wealth, among a population or members of a group.
- male prostitute — man who has sex for money
- manoeuvrability — The quality of being manoeuvrable.
- marlborough leg — a tapered leg having a square section.