15-Letter Words Containing L

Making it seem easy

Inflected form of SPECIALIZED Inflected form of SPECIALIZE To mention specialy; to particularize.

Overspecialize

""Inflected form of SPECULATING Inflected form of SPECULATE To consider by turning a subject in the mind, and viewing it in its different aspects and relations; to meditate; to contemplate; to theorize; as, to speculate on questions in religion; to speculate on political events. as, to speculate on questions in religion; to speculate on political events.""

SPECULATION The act of speculating.

Overstability

""Inflected form of STIMULATING Inflected form of STIMULATE To excite as if with a goad; to excite, rouse, or animate, to action or more vigorous exertion by some pungent motive or by persuasion; as, to stimulate one by the hope of reward, or by the prospect of glory. as, to stimulate one by the hope of reward, or by the prospect of glory.""

""STIMULATION The act of stimulating, or the state of being stimulated.""

Exploitation to the point of diminishing returns.

Overwithhold

Overzealous

Ovoviviparous

""A broad-spectrum antibiotic, C 22 H 24 N 2 O 9 , derived from the actinomycete Streptomyces rimosus and used to treat a variety of bacterial infections.""

Painterliness

PALATABLENESS The quality or state of being agreeable to the taste; relish; acceptableness.

Palatalization

PALEOBIOLOGIC

Paleobiologist

PALEOECOLOGIC

Paleoecologist

Adjective (-ic)

Paleomagnetism

Paleomagnetist

Of fossil lore

Paleontologist

Fossils

Paleozoologist

Palynological

Pantheistical

PANTISOCRATIC Of or pertaining to a pantisocracy.

Paradoxical

PARAGENETIC

Parajournalism

Paralinguistic

Six-sided prisms

Paranormality

Pararosaniline

Parasexuality

PARASITOLOGIC

Parasitologist

In brackets

Play the clarinet randomly as a diversion

Work ethic following a payment matey's pocketed (thus?)

Ruler like Robert (wordplay)

Roundhead, in British history

Sam Rayburn, for example

""PARTICIPATION The act or state of participating, or sharing in common with others; as, a participation in joy or sorrows. as, a participation in joy or sorrows.""

PARTICULARISE particular

PARTICULARIST One who holds to particularism.

Details

""PARTICULARIZE To give as a particular, or as the particulars; to mention particularly; to give the particulars of; to enumerate or specify in detail.""

Patentability

In both senses also called physiopathology . The functional changes associated with or resulting from disease or injury.

PEACEABLENESS peaceable

PENDULOUSNESS The quality or state of being pendulous; the state of hanging loosely; pendulosity.

Penetrability

Perdurability

In an itinerant fashion

Perishability

Permissible

How this word fits in

PERSONALIZE To make personal.

With great insight

With discernment

Pessimistical

Pharisaical

Drugs capitals are much busted

Medicinal drugs

Manufactured drugs

Concerning drugs

Reportedly cultivate a green when dropping head of drug science

Pharmacologist

Lab acidity indicator

C20H14O4 (and a key substance in this puzzle's theme)

Relating to observable facts

Phenomenology

Classifier of facts or experiences

Phenylbutazone

""Abbr. PKU A genetic disorder in which the body lacks the enzyme necessary to metabolize phenylalanine to tyrosine. Left untreated, the disorder can cause brain damage and progressive mental retardation as a result of the accumulation of phenylalanine and its breakdown products.""

""Abbr. PKU A genetic disorder in which the body lacks the enzyme necessary to metabolize phenylalanine to tyrosine. Left untreated, the disorder can cause brain damage and progressive mental retardation as a result of the accumulation of phenylalanine and its breakdown products.""

Phenylthiourea

Kind of twisting hill path on Capri

Patrons of a sort

Literally, lovers of mankind

Benevolent people

Philanthropoid

In a manner befitting Socrates one loyal Polish chap's not acting rashly

PHONOGRAMIC

PHOSPHORYLATE

""PHOSPHORYLATE PHOSPHORYL The radical PO, regarded as the typical nucleus of certain compounds. PO, regarded as the typical nucleus of certain compounds.""

PHOSPHORYLATE

PHOTOBIOLOGIC

Photobiologist

Photochemical

Capable of being chemically broken down by light: photodegradable plastic.

PHOTODUPLICATE

Photoduplicate

PHOTOELECTRON

PHOTOGEOLOGIC

Photogeologist

Special type of reporting

Picture book theory used by the press

News in which pictures play a more important role than text

One on the staff of Life

... on a Braille magazine staff (wordplay)

One who produces pictures for stories in the press

A lithographic picture or copy from a stone prepared by the aid of photography.

""Pertaining to, or designating, any photographic process in which a printing surface is obtained without the intervention of hand engraving.""

PHOTOMETRIC

An electronic sensing device used to detect electromagnetic energy of a wide range of frequencies and intensity levels.

PHOTOTACTIC

""Telegraphy by means of light, as by the heliograph or the photophone. Also, less properly, telephotography.""

PHOTOTROPIC Same as Heliotropic. Heliotropic.

Phthalocyanine

""Involving the principles of both physics and chemistry; dependent on, or produced by, the joint action of physical and chemical agencies.""

Of or pertaining to physiography.

In a physiological manner.

See pathophysiology .

Phytochemical

PHYTOFLAGELLATE

PHYTOPLANKTON

PICTORIALNESS pictorial

PINEALECTOMIZE

Pinealectomize

PINOCYTOTIC

One with a limited wardrobe (wordplay)

Police-squad member

Member of the force.

Investigators of a kind.

Undercover detectives

Detectives

Plainspoken

PLAINTIVENESS plaintive

Planimetrical

Plasticization

Platinocyanide

Lover of the 1 put initial A and R in the wrong place

Heavy on the bromides

How a cliche may come across

PLATYHELMINTH

PLAUSIBLENESS Quality of being plausible.

Pleasurable

Delegate with full power

What's my line: #3

Robert Murphy, on occasion.

PLENTEOUSNESS plenteous

PLENTIFULNESS plentiful

Plethysmograph

""The study, by means of the plethysmograph, of the variations in size of a limb, and hence of its blood supply.""

""Inflammation of the pleura and lungs; a combination of pleurisy and pneumonia, esp. a kind of contagions and fatal lung plague of cattle.""

PLURALISTIC

Plutocratical

POINTLESSNESS pointless

Plural or third person singular

Politicization

Polyacrylamide

""CRYSTALLINE Consisting, or made, of crystal.""

""ELECTROLYTE A compound decomposable, or subjected to decomposition, by an electric current.""

Polymerisation

Polymerization

POLYMORPHIC Polymorphous.

Polynucleotide

Polysaccharide

DIET FOOD CLAIM (wordplay)

Like some fat

Fat parrot talking with extra capacity

Popularization

Plural noun or verb form

*Like the 'Hunger Games' trilogy

*Like the "Hunger Games" trilogy

Adjective (-al)

Noun (-tion)

Noun (-tion)

Of or relating to postmillennialism.

Postoperative

Noun (-tion)

Noun (-tion)

English word

POWERLESSNESS powerless

Practicable

PRACTICALNESS Same as Practicality. Practicality.

PRAYERFULNESS prayerful

Preadolescence

""AGRICULTURAL Of or pertaining to agriculture; connected with, or engaged in, tillage; as, the agricultural class; agricultural implements, wages, etc. as, the agricultural class; agricultural implements, wages, etc.""

""CANCELLATION The act, process, or result of canceling; as, the cansellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself. as, the cansellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.""

Plural noun (-tions)

Predevelopment

Preestablish

Preferability

Prefigurative

Prehistorical

IMPLANTATION The act or process of implantating.

Prejudicial

Premillenarian

Premillennial

Prepositional

PRESIDENTIAL Presiding or watching over.

""PROFESSIONAL Of or pertaining to a profession, or calling; conforming to the rules or standards of a profession; following a profession; as, professional knowledge; professional conduct. as, professional knowledge; professional conduct.""

Prepublication

Smart quality of gift fit to go on head

SYNAPTICALLY synaptical

In a manner differing from normal

Extraordinarily.

Mysteriously retreat, run away in friendly surrounds

In a dubious way

In a way fraught with trouble

Competence of experts

Skill not displayed by amateur

Expertise is disguised with prim aloofness

""PROFESSIONAL Of or pertaining to a profession, or calling; conforming to the rules or standards of a profession; following a profession; as, professional knowledge; professional conduct. as, professional knowledge; professional conduct.""

Profitability

; Chiefly British Variant of program .

PROLETARIANISE proletarian

PROLETARIANISE proletarian

PROLETARIANIZE

Proletarianize

Promotability

""PRONUNCIATION The act of uttering with articulation; the act of giving the proper sound and accent; utterance; as, the pronunciation of syllables of words; distinct or indistinct pronunciation. as, the pronunciation of syllables of words; distinct or indistinct pronunciation.""

The state of being in proportion.

In proper ratio

In a balanced way

In favour of part at city having the same ratio

Act of converting

""PROTEOLYTIC Converting proteid or albuminous matter into soluble and diffusible products, as peptones.""

Protozoologist

Unsophisticated, narrow-minded traits

PROVINCIALIZE To render provincial.

PSEUDOCOELOMATE

PSYCHEDELIC

Psychiatrical

Treating on a couch, perhaps [38 points]

Studying on a couch (wordplay)

So, zany chap lying around, listening to one on the couch (wordplay)