15-letter words containing lli
- misintelligence — incorrect information or intelligence
- mollier diagram — a graph showing the enthalpy of a substance as a function of its entropy when some physical property of the substance, as temperature or pressure, is kept at a specified constant value.
- nanocrystalline — Of, pertaining to, or composed of nanocrystals.
- non-alliterated — to show alliteration: In “Round and round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran,” the “r” alliterates.
- non-crystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
- non-intelligent — having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student.
- nonbelligerency — the state or status of not participating in a war.
- open-pollinated — (of a flower) pollinated without human agency.
- overcontrolling — excessively controlling
- palliative-care — medical care focused on improving the quality of life of patients with serious illnesses, as by treating symptoms and providing emotional support.
- pellicle mirror — a fixed mirror in a single-lens reflex camera that reflects some of the light entering the lens to the ground-glass view screen while permitting most of the light to pass through to the film.
- polling station — voting venue
- polycrystalline — (of a rock or metal) composed of aggregates of individual crystals.
- postpollination — occurring after pollination
- pot-bellied pig — A pot-bellied pig is a small, dark-colored pig, originally from Vietnam, that is sometimes kept as a pet.
- prelate nullius — a prelate having independent jurisdiction over a district not under a diocesan bishop.
- psyllid yellows — a viral disease transmitted by the potato psyllid, causing the young leaves of potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers to curl and turn yellow or purplish.
- purple trillium — birthroot (def 1).
- pyramid selling — Pyramid selling is a method of selling in which one person buys a supply of a particular product direct from the manufacturer and then sells it to a number of other people at an increased price. These people sell it on to others in a similar way, but eventually the final buyers are only able to sell the product for less than they paid for it.
- pyrocrystalline — crystallized from a molten magma or highly heated solution.
- pyrogallic acid — pyrogallol
- pyrogallic-acid — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous, solid, phenolic compound, C 6 H 3 (OH) 3 , obtained by heating gallic acid and water: used chiefly as a developer in photography, as a mordant for wool, in dyeing, and in medicine in the treatment of certain skin conditions.
- refuelling stop — a stop made so that fresh fuel can be supplied (to an aircraft, vehicle, etc)
- rolling bearing — any bearing in which the antifriction action depends on the rolling action of balls or rollers
- rolling kitchen — a mobile kitchen used for feeding troops outdoors.
- rolling meadows — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- rolling targets — a series of targets which are reviewed periodically so that they always extend for the same period into the future
- rotary drilling — Rotary drilling is the use of a continuous circular motion of the drill bit to make a hole.
- self-fulfilling — characterized by or bringing about self-fulfillment.
- semi-illiterate — unable to read and write: an illiterate group.
- semicrystalline — partly or imperfectly crystalline.
- sepoy rebellion — the Indian Mutiny of 1857–58
- septendecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 54 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 102 zeros.
- servius tullius — Servius, Servius Tullius.
- sibylline books — (in ancient Rome) a collection of prophetic sayings, supposedly bought from the Cumaean sibyl, bearing upon Roman policy and religion
- smelling bottle — a small bottle or vial for holding smelling salts or perfume.
- spelling reform — an attempt to change the spelling of English words to make it conform more closely to pronunciation.
- subintelligence — below average intelligence
- travelling wave — a wave carrying energy away from its source
- triple alliance — the alliance (1882–1915) of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
- underfulfilling — falling short of satisfactory
- wellington boot — a leather boot with the front part of the top extending above the knee.
- whatchamacallit — an object or person whose name one does not know or cannot recall.
- whatshumacallit — Alternative form of whatchamacallit.
- william gilbert — Cass, 1859–1934, U.S. architect.
- william webster — Daniel, 1782–1852, U.S. statesman and orator.
- wind-pollinated — being pollinated by airborne pollen.