14-letter words containing ol
- jeremy collier — Jeremy, 1650–1726, English clergyman and author.
- junior college — a collegiate institution offering courses only through the first one or two years of college instruction and granting a certificate of title instead of a degree.
- kalamata olive — a purplish-black, almond-shaped olive with a fruity flavor and meaty texture, often split and cured in brine and packed in vinegar.
- keep your cool — remain calm
- kinetheodolite — a type of theodolite containing a cine camera instead of a telescope and giving continuous film of a moving target together with a record of its altitude and azimuth: used in tracking a missile, satellite, etc
- kitchen police — soldiers detailed by roster or as punishment to assist in kitchen duties.
- knobbling roll — a roll for a rolling mill, having a series of regularly shaped projections and depressions on its face.
- kola peninsula — Also called Kola Peninsula. a peninsula in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, between the White and Barents seas.
- kola-peninsula — Also called Kola Peninsula. a peninsula in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, between the White and Barents seas.
- krolewska huta — former name of Chorzów.
- kyoto protocol — climate change agreement
- kyphoscoliosis — a condition in which the spinal column is convex both backward and sideways.
- ladder polymer — a polymer, as DNA, consisting of double-stranded chains linked by hydrogen bonds or chemical bonds at regular intervals.
- laryngological — Of or pertaining to laryngology.
- lauryl alcohol — a compound that, depending upon purity, is either a crystalline solid or colorless liquid, C 12 H 26 O, obtained by the reduction of fatty acids of coconut oil: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic detergents.
- lending policy — a set of guidelines and criteria developed by a bank and used by its employees to determine whether an applicant for a loan should be granted or refused the loan
- leucocytolysis — the destruction of leucocytes
- lichenological — relating to lichenology
- light-coloured — having a light colour
- limited policy — a policy that covers only certain types of losses within an area of risks.
- lincoln center — a centre for the performing arts in New York City, including theatres, a library, and a school
- linolenic acid — colourless unsaturated essential fatty acid
- linoleum block — a piece of thick, soft, cork linoleum often mounted on a block of wood, incised or carved in relief with a design, pattern, or pictorial motif, and used in making prints.
- linsey-woolsey — a coarse fabric woven from linen warp, or sometimes cotton, and coarse wool filling.
- lithologically — From a lithological point of view.
- liturgiologist — a person who studies liturgiology
- local politics — political activity at local level, as opposed to national politics
- lodgepole pine — a tall, narrow, slow-growing coniferous tree, Pinus contorta, of western North America, having egg-shaped cones that remain closed for years.
- loophole frame — a frame in the opening of a wall enclosing a window and some other opening.
- louis napoleon — (Louis Napoleon; Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte) [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1808–73, president of France 1848–52, emperor of France 1852–70 (nephew of Napoleon I).
- low technology — any technology utilizing equipment and production techniques that are relatively unsophisticated (opposed to high technology).
- low-resolution — of or relating to CRTs, printers, or other visual output devices that produce images that are not sharply defined (opposed to high-resolution).
- lu-wang school — School of Mind.
- machicolations — Plural form of machicolation.
- machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
- macrobiologist — One who studies macrobiology.
- macroevolution — major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
- macromolecular — Of or relating to a macromolecule.
- macromolecules — Plural form of macromolecule.
- macrosociology — the sociological study of large-scale social systems and long-term patterns and processes.
- magnolia metal — an alloy used for bearings, consisting largely of lead (up to 80 per cent) and antimony, with the addition of smaller quantities of iron and tin
- magnolia state — Mississippi (used as a nickname).
- make a hole in — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- mangold-wurzel — mangel-wurzel.
- marine biology — science of sea life
- marine geology — the branch of geology dealing with the rocks, sediments, and processes of the floors and margins of the oceans.
- marsh marigold — a yellow-flowered plant, Caltha palustris, of the buttercup family, growing in marshes and meadows; cowslip.
- marsupial mole — a burrowing Australian marsupial of the genus Notoryctes, resembling a common mole in form and behavior.
- mater dolorosa — the sorrowful mother.
- mean solar day — day (def 3a).