15-Letter Words Ending in L

ACCULTURATION

""Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling, an amphitheater.""

Like Mead's field

Man's in pathetic poncho, wrestling with alligator

CHOLESTEROL

Committing no criminal act. Ah, to be a republican!

""THEORETICAL Pertaining to theory; depending on, or confined to, theory or speculation; speculative; terminating in theory or speculation: not practical; as, theoretical learning; theoretic sciences.as, theoretical learning; theoretic sciences.""

""TRADITIONAL Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; as, traditional opinions; traditional customs; traditional expositions of the Scriptures. as, traditional opinions; traditional customs; traditional expositions of the Scriptures.""

Of the study of microorganisms

Like a librarian's job

Sourced

Of or pertaining to biogeography.

""An antibiotic, C 11 H 12 Cl 2 N 2 O 5 , derived from the soil bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae or produced synthetically and effective against a broad spectrum of microorganisms.""

See vitamin D .

Miracle cure, if time allows, around a point of the compass

""CONFIGURATION Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing' shape; figure.""

In an in-your-face way

Dealing hostilely with others

Aggressively hostile

CORYNEBACTERIA

COUNTERCULTURE

Intended to compensate for immoderate developments in a business cycle: a countercyclical federal aid program.

An offer of marriage in store (wordplay)

Response to unsatis- factory plan

Negotiator's offering

CRYPTANALYTIC

""DEMONSTRATION The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof; especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt; indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason.""

Tense about wild fun in baths with little liquid

As much as can be eaten in one go during the final course of a meal (wordplay)

Rene's old fusspot, pouring out measure of liquid in kitchen

I'd poor part - lion's share when 29

Lacking size relationship

Of or pertaining to electrochemistry.

""The surgical use of high-frequency electric current for cutting or destroying tissue, as in cauterization.""

Of or pertaining to the enterobacteria.

Launching a start-up, say

All up in your business (wordplay)

Willing to go it alone, in a way

ETHNOHISTORIC

""A yellowish-white crystalline phenol, C 6 H 13 C 6 H 3 (OH) 2 , used as an antiseptic and anthelmintic.""

The biological study of bodies of water.

Physics ()

""FUNCTIONAL Pertaining to, or connected with, a function or duty; official.""

Worrywartish, in a way.

Like the Guardian's diarist, harpy had colonic disorder

Like "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"

Like comedy that's performed without a script

I am tentative about a theatrical opening that's unrehearsed

IMPROVISATORI

BEHAVIORAL of or pertaining to behavior.

""DIVISIONAL That divides; pas, a divisional line; a divisional general; a divisional surgeon of police. as, a divisional line; a divisional general; a divisional surgeon of police.""

""INDIVIDUAL Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one entity, or distinct being or object; single; one; as, an individual man, animal, or city. as, an individual man, animal, or city.""

""PAROXYSMAL Of the nature of a paroxysm; characterized or accompanied by paroxysms; as, a paroxysmal pain; paroxysmal temper. as, a paroxysmal pain; paroxysmal temper.""

Inflected form of PERCEPTUAL Inflected form of PERCEPT something that is perceived

""Between phalanges; as, interphalangeal articulations. as, interphalangeal articulations.""

""PROVINCIAL Of or pertaining to province; constituting a province; as, a provincial government; a provincial dialect. as, a provincial government; a provincial dialect.""

Relating to grilling carried out on genial traitor

Questioning

Adjective (-al)

INTRAPRENEUR

""INTROSPECTION A view of the inside or interior; a looking inward; specifically, the act or process of selfexamination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition which the mind has of its own acts and states; selfconsciousness; reflection.""

Banged intruders up in horrible jail in accordance with the law

Like Webster's work

Describing Dr. Johnson's most famous work.

Relating to writing wordbooks or dictionaries

MACROSTRUCTURE

MICROANALYTIC

Histology.

Of a certain science.

A leaflike structure that bears microsporangia.

MICROSTRUCTURE

NEUROANATOMIC

The biological study of the nervous system or any part of it.

Job category

ASTRONOMICAL Of or pertaining to astronomy; in accordance with the methods or principles of astronomy.

BIOGRAPHICAL Of or pertaining to biography; containing biography.

DEPARTMENTAL Pertaining to a department or division.

""EXPERIMENTAL Pertaining to experiment; founded on, or derived from, experiment or trial; as, experimental science; given to, or skilled in, experiment; as, an experimental philosopher. as, experimental science; given to, or skilled in, experiment; as, an experimental philosopher.""

Independent, as some agencies

HIERARCHICAL Pertaining to a hierarchy.

""INSTRUMENTAL Acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; as, he was instrumental in conducting the business. as, he was instrumental in conducting the business.""

""METAPHORICAL Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical sense.as, a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical sense.""

Lay out loan for pensions

Amateur

""PROFESSORIAL Of or pertaining to a professor; as, the professional chair; professional interest. as, the professional chair; professional interest.""

Rise of gas with cheap coal I moved about, referring to marine studies

Like some antennae

Like versatile antennas

Remind coalition about covering all angles

ORCHESTRATION The arrangement of music for an orchestra; orchestral treatment of a composition; called also instrumentation. instrumentation.

An organic compound that contains mercury.

PANTISOCRATIC Of or pertaining to a pantisocracy.

PARASITOLOGIC

""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.""

Concerning drugs

Reportedly cultivate a green when dropping head of drug science

Kind of twisting hill path on Capri

Of or pertaining to physiography.

""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.""

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.""

""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.""

RADIOBIOLOGIC

COMBINATIONAL of or relating to combinations.

Situated behind the peritoneum.

""CYLINDRICAL Having the form of a cylinder, or of a section of its convex surface; partaking of the properties of the cylinder.""

Like creatures that live mostly but not entirely on land

Adjective (-ical)

""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.""

Adjective (-al)

SUPERSTRUCTURE Any material structure or edifice built on something else; that which is raised on a foundation or basis

THERMODYNAMIC Relating to thermodynamics; caused or operated by force due to the application of heat.

TRANSCRIPTION transcript

""HISTORICAL Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the historic page.as, an historical poem; the historic page.""

""TRANSPIRATION The act or process of transpiring or excreting in the form of vapor; exhalation, as through the skin or other membranes of the body; as, pulmonary transpiration, or the excretion of aqueous vapor from the lungs. Perspiration is a form of transpiration. as, pulmonary transpiration, or the excretion of aqueous vapor from the lungs. Perspiration is a form of transpiration.""

Relating to rearrangements

Involving a rearrangement.

Changing from one form of matter to another

TRICHOMONACIDE

New motoring article describing some angular functions

""COMMERCIAL Of or pertaining to commerce; carrying on or occupied with commerce or trade; mercantile; as, commercial advantages; commercial relations. as, commercial advantages; commercial relations.""

ULTRASTRUCTURE

""CHRONOLOGICAL Relating to chronology; containing an account of events in the order of time; according to the order of time; as, chronological tables.as, chronological tables.""

Acceptable for the masses, say

Not subject to dispute.

Commonly accepted

Re the science of animal distribution