12-letter words containing a, l, i, n, g
- lip-smacking — tasty, mouth-watering
- lipoxygenase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
- literalizing — Present participle of literalize.
- living death — a completely miserable, joyless existence, experience, situation, etc.; ordeal: He found the steaming jungle a living death.
- living space — home: rooms, etc.
- load-bearing — bearing the weight that is carried by a structure
- loading coil — an inductance coil used to improve the characteristics of a transmission line.
- loading ramp — a ramp that is used for loading a ship
- loansharking — the practice of lending money at excessive rates of interest.
- locoregional — Restricted to a localized region of the body.
- loganberries — Plural form of loganberry.
- loganiaceous — belonging to the plant family Loganiaceae.
- logical unit — (networking) (LU) A primary component of SNA, an LU is a type of NAU that enables end users to communicate with each other and gain access to SNA network resources.
- lognormality — the condition of having a natural logarithm with normal distribution
- lollygagging — lallygag.
- long-awaited — A long-awaited event or thing is one that someone has been waiting for for a long time.
- long-lasting — enduring or existing for a long period of time: a long-lasting friendship.
- long-playing — of or relating to microgroove records devised to be played at 33 1/3 revolutions per minute.
- long-waisted — of more than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a low waistline.
- long-wearing — Something that is long-wearing is strong and well made so that it lasts for a long time and stays in good condition even though it is used a lot.
- longicaudate — having a long posterior or tail
- longipennate — (of birds) having long slender wings or feathers
- longirostral — (of birds) having a long beak
- longitudinal — of or relating to longitude or length: longitudinal measurement.
- longstanding — existing or occurring for a long time: a longstanding feud.
- louise bogan — Louise, 1897–1970, U.S. poet.
- lounge chair — a chair designed for lounging, as an easy chair, chaise longue, or recliner.
- ludwigshafen — a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine opposite Mannheim.
- lymphangioma — a benign tumor composed of dilated and newly formed lymph vessels.
- lymphangitis — inflammation of the lymphatic vessels.
- maginot line — a zone of heavy defensive fortifications erected by France along its eastern border in the years preceding World War II, but outflanked in 1940 when the German army attacked through Belgium.
- magnetically — By or as by, magnetism.
- magnetizable — susceptible to magnetization.
- magnetotails — Plural form of magnetotail.
- magniloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.
- magnoliopsid — (botany) a member of the class Magnoliopsida. Circumscription of this class will vary with the taxonomic system being used.
- mail merging — a software facility that can produce a large number of personalized letters by combining a file containing a list of names and addresses with one containing a single standard document
- mailing list — a list of addresses to which mail, especially advertisements, can be sent.
- mailing tube — an elongated cylinder of cardboard, used for mailing rolled-up papers, magazines, etc.
- male bonding — the process by which two or more men or boys become emotionally attached to each another
- malignancies — Plural form of malignancy.
- mall walking — recreational or aerobic walking done in the confines of a shopping mall.
- malt vinegar — acidic condiment made from malted barley
- managerially — pertaining to management or a manager: managerial functions; the managerial class of society.
- manila grass — a compact, shade-tolerant, turf-forming grass, Zoysia matrella, of southeastern Asia, having stiff leaves and flowering spikelets.
- manipulating — Present participle of manipulate.
- mansplaining — (informal, pejorative) The act of condescendingly explaining something, particularly by a man to a female listener in order to appear knowledgable or from a mistaken presumption that she has an inferior understanding of the topic.
- margin plank — a plank forming a border for wooden decking.
- marginal man — a person who participates only slightly in the life of two cultural groups without feeling identified with either group.
- marginal sea — water that lies alongside a state, falls under its authority, and extends about 3½ statute miles (6 kilometers) from the coast.