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17-letter words containing a, b, l, e, i

  • ladder-back chair — a chair with a back of two upright posts connected by horizontal slats
  • ladybird (beetle) — ladybug
  • lambda expression — (mathematics)   A term in the lambda-calculus denoting an unnamed function (a "lambda abstraction"), a variable or a constant. The pure lambda-calculus has only functions and no constants.
  • lambdoidal suture — the lambda-shaped seam or line of joining between the occipital and two parietal bones at the back part of the skull.
  • latent strabismus — the tendency, controllable by muscular effort, for one or both eyes to exhibit strabismus.
  • lautenclavicymbal — a harpsichord with strings of gut rather than metal.
  • lead acid battery — A lead acid battery is a 12-volt battery for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles consisting of lead-acid cells in series.
  • learned borrowing — a word or other linguistic form borrowed from a classical language into a modern language.
  • learning-disabled — pertaining to or having a learning disability: a learning-disabled child.
  • lebanon mountains — a mountain range extending the length of Lebanon, in the central part. Highest peak, 10,049 feet (3063 meters).
  • lebesgue integral — an integral obtained by application of the theory of measure and more general than the Riemann integral.
  • leibniz mountains — a mountain range on the SW limb of the moon, containing the highest peaks (10 000 metres) on the moon
  • liberal democracy — a democracy based on the recognition of individual rights and freedoms, in which decisions from direct or representative processes prevail in many policy areas
  • liberal democrats — (in Britain) a political party with centrist policies; established in 1988 as the Social and Liberal Democrats when the Liberal Party merged with the Social Democratic Party; renamed Liberal Democrats in 1989
  • liberal education — an education based primarily on the liberal arts, emphasizing the development of intellectual abilities as opposed to the acquisition of professional skills.
  • ligurian republic — the republic in NW Italy set up by Napoleon in 1797, incorporated into France in 1805, and united with the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1814.
  • limited liability — a liability restricted by law or contract, as the liability of owners of shares in a corporation or limited company, or that of a special partner.
  • limousine liberal — a wealthy left-wing person
  • lithium carbonate — a colorless crystalline compound, Li 2 CO 3 , slightly soluble in water: used in ceramic and porcelain glazes, pharmaceuticals, and luminescent paints.
  • little black book — an address book, esp. one kept by a man, with the names of women companions considered available for dating
  • loose-leaf binder — a hard cover with metal rings inside which is used to hold loose pieces of paper
  • malagasy republic — former name of Madagascar.
  • medical librarian — a person who works in a library of medical information kept for reference in a teaching hospital
  • mental disability — a general or specific intellectual handicap, resulting directly or indirectly from injury to the brain or from abnormal neurological development
  • metabolic pathway — biochemistry: sequence of reactions within a cell or organism
  • methemoglobinemia — (medicine) A form of toxic anemia characterized by the presence of methemoglobin in the blood.
  • mikhail gorbachev — Mikhail S(ergeyevich) [mi-kahyl sur-gey-uh-vich,, mi-keyl;; Russian myi-khuh-yeel syir-gye-yi-vyich] /mɪˈkaɪl sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ,, mɪˈkeɪl;; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Soviet political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1985–91; president of the Soviet Union 1988–91; Nobel Peace Prize 1990.
  • misunderstandable — Capable of being misunderstood.
  • molecular biology — the branch of biology that deals with the nature of biological phenomena at the molecular level through the study of DNA and RNA, proteins, and other macromolecules involved in genetic information and cell function, characteristically making use of advanced tools and techniques of separation, manipulation, imaging, and analysis.
  • molecular orbital — Physics, Chemistry. a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom (atomic orbital) or in a molecule (molecular orbital) the electron in that state.
  • nashville warbler — a North American wood warbler, Vermivora ruficapilla, having a gray head, an olive-green back, and yellow underparts.
  • national assembly — the body constituted by the French Third Estate in June 1789 after the calling of the Estates General. It was dissolved in Sept 1791 to be replaced by the new Legislative Assembly
  • negotiating table — If you say that people are at the negotiating table, you mean that they are having discussions in order to settle a dispute or reach an agreement.
  • neurobiologically — In terms of or by means of neurobiology.
  • non-biodegradable — capable of decaying through the action of living organisms: biodegradable paper; biodegradable detergent.
  • nonalcoholic beer — Nonalcoholic beer is beer that does not contain any alcohol.
  • not bat an eyelid — When something surprising or shocking happens, if someone doesn't bat an eyelid in British English, or doesn't bat an eye in American English, they remain calm and do not show any reaction.
  • nuclear submarine — undersea vessel powered by atomic energy
  • objectionableness — The quality of being objectionable.
  • office by example — (language)   (OBE) A sequel to QBE, described in publications by Moshe Zloof of IBM in the early 1980s but apparently never implemented.
  • paleobiochemistry — the study of biochemical processes that occurred in fossil life forms.
  • paleobiogeography — the study of the distribution of ancient plants and animals and their relation to ancient geographic features.
  • phonetic alphabet — an alphabet containing a separate character for each distinguishable speech sound.
  • pillar-and-breast — room-and-pillar.
  • pocket battleship — a small heavily armed and armored warship serving as a battleship because of limitations imposed by treaty.
  • political liberty — the right to express oneself freely and effectually regarding the conduct, makeup, and principles of the government under which one lives.
  • probability curve — a curve that describes the distribution of probability over the values of a random variable.
  • pseudo-biological — pertaining to biology.
  • public assistance — government aid to the poor, disabled, or aged or to dependent children, as financial assistance or food stamps.
  • quality paperback — a softbound book that is usually larger and more expensive than a mass market paperback and is sold primarily in bookstores as a trade book.
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