15-letter words containing t, a, i, l, o
- formation fluid — Formation fluid is fluid in the pores (=tiny holes) of a rock.
- formation rules — the set of rules that specify the syntax of a formal system; the algorithm that generates the well-formed formulae
- formularization — The act of formularizing; a formularized or formulated statement or exhibition.
- foundationalism — (epistemology) The doctrine that beliefs derive justification from certain basic beliefs.
- fountain valley — a city in SW California.
- fourth official — In football, the fourth official is an official who assists the referee and assistant referees from the side of the pitch.
- fovea centralis — a small pit or depression at the back of the retina forming the point of sharpest vision.
- fractional note — a banknote in a denomination smaller than the standard unit of currency
- fractionalizing — Present participle of fractionalize.
- free soil party — a former U.S. political party (1848–56) that opposed the extension of slavery in the Territories not yet admitted to statehood.
- fumitory family — the plant family Fumariaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having deeply cut basal or alternate leaves, flowers with four petals of which one or two are spurred or lobed, and fruit in the form of a capsule, and including the bleeding heart, Dutchman's-breeches, fumitory, and squirrel corn.
- functionability — functional (def 3).
- functional food — a food containing additives which provide extra nutritional value
- functional load — the relative frequency of occurrence of words that are differentiated in one and the same position by only one distinctive feature. In English, the opposition of voiced and voiceless th has a low functional load being used only to distinguish such pairs as ether and either, or wreath and wreathe.
- functional unit — A subsystem of the central processing unit of a computer. E.g. arithmetic and logic unit, memory address register, barrel shifter, register file.
- functionalistic — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- functionalities — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- funeral oration — a formal speech delivered at a funeral
- fusospirochetal — Relating to fusospirochetes.
- gaelic football — an Irish game played with 15 players on each side and goals resembling rugby posts with a net on the bottom part. Players are allowed to kick, punch, and bounce the ball and attempt to get it over the bar or in the net
- gallant soldier — a South American plant, Galinsoga parviflora, widely distributed as a weed, having small daisy-like flowers surrounded by silvery scales: family Asteraceae (composites)
- galloping-ghost — Harold ("Red"; "the Galloping Ghost") 1903–1991, U.S. football player.
- galvanomagnetic — of or relating to the creation of an electromagnetic field within a conductor, as a metal, or a semiconductor through which an electric current is passed.
- gaming platform — a computer system specially made for playing video games; a console: The new gaming platforms have much better graphics resolution than previous generation consoles.
- gardening tools — tools used for gardening, such as a trowel, spade, rake, etc
- gas oil contact — In a reservoir, gas oil contact is the area containing a mix of gas and oil, below which there is mainly oil and above which there is mainly gas.
- gastric balloon — an inflatable rubber bag placed in the stomach to reduce its capacity as an aid to losing weight
- gastronomically — the art or science of good eating.
- generalisations — Plural form of generalisation.
- generalizations — Plural form of generalization.
- geomagnetically — In a geomagnetic way; through geomagnetism.
- geostrophically — By means of, or in terms of, geostrophy.
- geotectonically — from a geotectonic point of view
- get a wiggle on — to hurry up
- get out of jail — to get out of a difficult situation
- giant sunflower — a composite plant, Helianthus giganteus, of eastern North America, growing nearly 12 feet (4 meters) high and having very large yellow flower heads.
- gibraltar board — a type of lining board with a cardboard surface and a gypsum core
- glazier's point — a small, pointed piece of sheet metal, for holding a pane of glass in a sash until the putty has hardened.
- globe artichoke — artichoke (defs 1, 2).
- gnotobiological — relating to gnotobiology
- go into details — If someone does not go into details about a subject, or does not go into the detail, they mention it without explaining it fully or properly.
- golden starfish — an award given to a bathing beach that meets EU standards of cleanliness
- golden triangle — (sometimes lowercase) an area of Southeast Asia encompassing parts of Burma, Laos, and Thailand, significant as a major source of opium and heroin.
- goldenrain tree — a small, deciduous Asian tree (Koelreuteria paniculata) of the soapberry family having small yellow flowers and papery fruit pods
- golgi apparatus — an organelle, consisting of layers of flattened sacs, that takes up and processes secretory and synthetic products from the endoplasmic reticulum and then either releases the finished products into various parts of the cell cytoplasm or secretes them to the outside of the cell.
- golgi-apparatus — an organelle, consisting of layers of flattened sacs, that takes up and processes secretory and synthetic products from the endoplasmic reticulum and then either releases the finished products into various parts of the cell cytoplasm or secretes them to the outside of the cell.
- governmentalism — the trend toward expansion of the government's role, range of activities, or power.
- governmentalist — one who promotes the philosophy of governmentalism
- governmentality — (sociology) The organized practices (mentalities, rationalities, and techniques) through which subjects are governed and influenced.
- governmentalize — (US) To bring a private entity under government control; to nationalize.