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14-letter words containing a, l, c, o, r

  • lithochromatic — relating to or produced by painting on stone
  • lithographical — Of or pertaining to lithography.
  • livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
  • lleras camargo — Alberto [ahl-ver-taw] /ɑlˈvɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–89, Colombian journalist, writer, and political leader: president 1945–46, 1958–62.
  • local preacher — (in early Methodism) a layperson appointed to supervise the congregation and conduct services between visits of a circuit rider.
  • local variable — (programming)   A variable with lexical scope, i.e. one which only exists in some particular part of the source code, typically within a block or a function or procedure body. This contrasts with a global variable, which is defined throughout the whole program. Code is easier to understand and modify when the scope of variables is as small as possible because it is easier to see how the variable is set and used. Code containing global variables is harder to modify because its behaviour may depend on and affect other sections of code that refer to that variable.
  • locker-lampson — Frederick (Frederick Locker) 1821–95, English poet.
  • logic emulator — A system of FPGAs, programmable interconnect and software which automatically configures itself into an operating prototype of a large-scale logic design, such as a microprocessor. An emulated design can be connected into the target system and really operated and tested before the design is made into an integrated circuit.
  • logic variable — (programming)   A variable in a logic programming language which is initially undefined ("unbound") but may get bound to a value or another logic variable during unification of the containing clause with the current goal. The value to which it is bound may contain other variables which may themselves be bound or unbound. For example, when unifying the clause sad(X) :- computer(X, ibmpc). with the goal sad(billgates). the variable X will become bound to the atom "billgates" yielding the new subgoal "computer(billgates, ibmpc)".
  • long-term care — continuing help and attention
  • lorraine cross — cross of Lorraine.
  • loud and clear — loudly and clearly
  • lower michigan — the southern part of Michigan, S of the Strait of Mackinac.
  • luggage locker — a large locker at a transport terminal or airport where luggage can be left temporarily
  • macrobiologist — One who studies macrobiology.
  • macrocephalous — Having a large head.
  • macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
  • macroevolution — major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
  • macroglobulins — Plural form of macroglobulin.
  • 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.
  • major mitchell — an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe leadbeateri, with a white-and-pink plumage
  • malacostracans — Plural form of malacostracan.
  • manometrically — Using a manometer.
  • marble orchard — cemetery.
  • marrons glaces — chestnuts cooked in syrup and glazed
  • medical doctor — a doctor of medicine, as opposed to the holder of a doctorate in any other field
  • metabolic rate — the rate at which living organisms expend energy or convert energy into food
  • metal detector — an electronic device for detecting the presence of metal objects, as one used as a portable sweeping unit or one emplaced in an archway at an airport terminal to detect concealed weapons, explosives, etc.
  • metaphorically — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
  • meteorological — pertaining to meteorology or to phenomena of the atmosphere or weather.
  • metoclopramide — a white crystalline substance, C 1 4 H 2 2 ClN 3 O 2 , used primarily in the symptomatic treatment of certain upper gastrointestinal tract problems, and as an antiemetic.
  • metronomically — a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.
  • metropolitical — metropolitan
  • michael jordan — Barbara Charline, 1936–96, U.S. politician.
  • microaerophile — An organism, especially an aerobic bacterium, that lives and thrives in environments low in oxygen.
  • microcephalous — Microcephalic.
  • microfibrillar — Of or pertaining to microfibrils.
  • microfilaments — Plural form of microfilament.
  • micropathology — the branch of pathology dealing with the microscopic study of changes that occur in tissues and cells during disease.
  • micropolitical — Of or pertaining to micropolitics.
  • micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
  • microsatellite — A miniature satellite.
  • microsoft mail — (messaging, tool)   (MS Mail) A Microsoft Windows electronic mail program.
  • microspherical — relating to or designating a microsphere
  • minicalculator — a very small handheld calculator
  • miracle worker — If you describe someone as a miracle worker, you mean that they have achieved or are able to achieve success in something that other people have found very difficult.
  • miraculousness — performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency: a miraculous cure.
  • misanthropical — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
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