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14-letter words containing t, o, a, l, y

  • lavatory paper — Lavatory paper is paper that you use to clean yourself after you have got rid of urine or faeces from your body.
  • lay sb to rest — If you say that someone who has died is laid to rest, you mean that they are buried.
  • lay waste (to) — to destroy; devastate; make desolate
  • lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
  • left-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the left or port side.
  • leptodactylous — having slender toes or fingers.
  • leucocythaemia — leukaemia
  • leucocytopenia — leucopenia
  • leukocytoblast — the precursor cell to a mature leukocyte
  • leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
  • listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
  • lithologically — From a lithological point of view.
  • loan repayment — a repayment of part of a loan, usually monthly
  • localizability — The condition of being localizable.
  • logical syntax — syntactics.
  • longitudinally — of or relating to longitude or length: longitudinal measurement.
  • lymphedematous — Relating to lymphedema.
  • lyophilisation — Alternative spelling of lyophilization.
  • lyophilization — (of tissue, blood, serum, or the like) to dry by freezing in a high vacuum.
  • lysogenization — the process of a bacterium becoming lysogenic
  • macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
  • magniloquently — In a magniloquent manner.
  • malcontentedly — in a discontented manner
  • mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
  • manometrically — Using a manometer.
  • matilija poppy — a tree poppy, Romneya coulteri, of California and Mexico, having thin, paperlike leaves and large, solitary, white flowers.
  • megakaryoblast — a cell that gives rise to a megakaryocyte.
  • megatechnology — high technology that is developing rapidly
  • melton mowbray — a town in central England, in Leicestershire: pork pies and Stilton cheese. Pop: 25 554 (2001)
  • metalloenzymes — Plural form of metalloenzyme.
  • metallotherapy — therapy by the use of metals or their salts.
  • metaphorically — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
  • metapsychology — speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.
  • methoxyflurane — a potent substance, C 3 H 4 Cl 2 F 2 O, used as an analgesic in minor surgical procedures and less frequently as a general anesthetic.
  • methyl alcohol — a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, poisonous liquid, CH 4 O, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood or the incomplete oxidation of natural gas, or produced synthetically from carbon monoxide and hydrogen, used chiefly as a solvent, a fuel, and an automobile antifreeze and in the synthesis of formaldehyde.
  • methyl formate — a colorless, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 2 H 4 O 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a solvent.
  • methylcatechol — guaiacol.
  • metronomically — a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.
  • metrosexuality — The quality of being metrosexual.
  • micropathology — the branch of pathology dealing with the microscopic study of changes that occur in tissues and cells during disease.
  • minilaparotomy — Surgery. laparotomy with a small incision into the abdomen, often no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm), used especially for tubal ligation.
  • monocratically — In a monocratic manner.
  • monolithically — of or relating to a monolith.
  • monophysitical — Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
  • moral majority — a political action group formed mainly of Protestant fundamentalists to further strict conservative aims, as strong antiabortion laws, the restoration of school prayer, the teaching of creationism in public schools, and the curbing of books and television programs considered antireligious or immoral.
  • moral theology — the branch of theology dealing with principles of moral conduct.
  • moralistically — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
  • morganatically — In a morganatic manner.
  • mortality rate — number of deaths in a population
  • motivationally — In a motivational manner.
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