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17-letter words containing r, o, y, a, l, i

  • monochromatically — of or having one color.
  • motorcycle racing — sport: competing on motorcycles
  • multicollinearity — (statistics) A phenomenon in which two or more predictor variables in a multiple regression model are highly correlated, so that the coefficient estimates may change erratically in response to small changes in the model or data.
  • muscle dysmorphia — a mental disorder primarily affecting males, characterized by obsessions about a perceived lack of muscularity, leading to compulsive exercising, use of anabolic steroids, etc. Compare body dysmorphic disorder.
  • national cemetery — a cemetery, maintained by the U.S. government, for persons who have served honorably in the armed forces.
  • national security — defence of a country
  • negative polarity — the grammatical character of a word or phrase, such as ever or any, that may normally be used only in a semantically or syntactically negative or interrogative context
  • nephelometrically — By means of nephelometry.
  • neurobiologically — In terms of or by means of neurobiology.
  • non-stereotypical — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
  • oceanographically — In terms of oceanography.
  • off-year election — (in the US) an election held in a year when a presidential election does not take place
  • one-parent family — A one-parent family is a family that consists of one parent and his or her children living together.
  • online dictionary — a dictionary that is available on the Internet or World Wide Web and accessed through a Web browser using a computer or a mobile device, primarily by typing a query term into a search box on the site. Online dictionaries like Dictionary.com offer immediate, direct access through large databases to a word's spelling and meanings, plus a host of ancillary information, including its variant spellings, pronunciation, inflected forms, origin, and derived forms, as well as supplementary notes on matters of interest or concern about how the word is used: Some people think online dictionaries will make print dictionaries obsolete.
  • opportunistically — adhering to a policy of opportunism; practicing opportunism.
  • optical astronomy — the branch of observational astronomy using telescopes to observe or photograph celestial objects in visible light.
  • otolaryngological — Pertaining to otolaryngology.
  • otolaryngologists — Plural form of otolaryngologist.
  • paleobiochemistry — the study of biochemical processes that occurred in fossil life forms.
  • paleobiogeography — the study of the distribution of ancient plants and animals and their relation to ancient geographic features.
  • parathyroid gland — any of several small oval glands usually lying near or embedded in the thyroid gland.
  • particle velocity — the velocity of a point in a medium that is undergoing wave motion.
  • personality clash — friction between two people who have different personalities or points of view
  • pharmacologically — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
  • phenylformic acid — benzoic acid.
  • philanthropically — of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent: a philanthropic foundation.
  • point reyes lilac — a prostrate shrub, Ceanothus gloriosus, of southern California, having leathery, roundish leaves and purplish or deep-blue flowers.
  • political liberty — the right to express oneself freely and effectually regarding the conduct, makeup, and principles of the government under which one lives.
  • polyacrylonitrile — a polymer of acrylonitrile used in the manufacture of Orlon and other synthetic textiles.
  • polyvinyl butyral — a white, water-insoluble, polyvinyl acetal made with butyraldehyde, used chiefly as an interlayer in the manufacture of safety glass.
  • positive polarity — the grammatical characteristic of a word or phrase, such as delicious or rather, that may normally only be used in a semantically or syntactically positive or affirmative context
  • postal stationery — an envelope, postal card, wrapper, or aérogramme, with the stamp printed directly on the paper.
  • pre-revolutionary — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
  • prior probability — the probability assigned to a parameter or to an event in advance of any empirical evidence, often subjectively or on the assumption of the principle of indifference
  • probability curve — a curve that describes the distribution of probability over the values of a random variable.
  • product liability — the responsibility of a manufacturer for injury or loss caused by its product.
  • professional army — an army of trained soldiers
  • psychographically — Psychology. a graph indicating the relative strength of the personality traits of an individual.
  • psychoprophylaxis — Lamaze method.
  • pull your head in — be quiet!
  • pyroligneous acid — a yellowish, acidic, water-soluble liquid, containing about 10 percent acetic acid, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood: used for smoking meats.
  • pyrosulfuric acid — a strong, crystalline acid, H2S2O7, prepared commercially as a heavy, oily, fuming liquid: used in making explosives and dyes, as a sulfating agent, etc.
  • radial keratotomy — a surgical technique for correcting nearsightedness by making a series of spokelike incisions in the cornea to change its shape and focusing properties.
  • recrystallization — to become crystallized again.
  • relative majority — the excess of votes or seats won by the winner of an election over the runner-up when no candidate or party has more than 50 per cent
  • reticulate python — a python, Python reticulatus, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, sometimes growing to a length of 32 feet (10 meters): usually considered to be the largest snake in the world.
  • revolutionary war — American Revolution.
  • role-playing game — a game in which participants adopt the roles of imaginary characters in an adventure under the direction of a Game Master.
  • rotary cultivator — a machine for breaking up and tilling soil, consisting of a series of blades mounted on a revolving power-driven shaft
  • royal institution — a British society founded in 1799 for the dissemination of scientific knowledge
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