13-letter words containing a, l, o, c
- lithification — the process or processes by which unconsolidated materials are converted into coherent solid rock, as by compaction or cementation.
- little casino — the two of spades.
- lizard orchid — a European orchid, Himantoglossum hircinum, rare in Britain, having a spike of grey-green flowers smelling of goats
- load the dice — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- local council — the governing body of a county, district, etc
- local maximum — maximum (def 4a).
- local minimum — minimum (def 5a).
- local-content — of or relating to the number or percentage of the components of a product, as an automobile, that are manufactured in a specific country: Local-content laws say 90 percent of the components of the car must be made in the U.S. or import restrictions will apply.
- local-maximum — maximum (def 4a).
- localisations — Plural form of localisation.
- locking plate — a narrow wheel geared to a striking train or other mechanism and having a notched rim engaging with another mechanism permitting it to rotate through a specific arc.
- logarithmancy — Divination using logarithms.
- logical shift — (programming) (Either shift left logical or shift right logical) Machine-level operations available on nearly all processors which move each bit in a word one or more bit positions in the given direction. A left shift moves the bits to more significant positions (like multiplying by two), a right shift moves them to less significant positions (like dividing by two). The comparison with multiplication and division breaks down in certain circumstances - a logical shift may discard bits that are shifted off either end of the word and does not preserve the sign of the word (positive or negative). Logical shift is approriate when treating the word as a bit string or a sequence of bit fields, whereas arithmetic shift is appropriate when treating it as a binary number. The word to be shifted is usually stored in a register, or possibly in memory.
- logical truth — the property of being logically tautologous
- logogrammatic — Of or pertaining to logograms; logographic.
- long vacation — the summer vacation customary in the law courts and universities.
- long-distance — of, from, or between distant places: a long-distance phone call.
- lord advocate — (in Scotland) the chief law officer of the Crown who acts as public prosecutor and is in charge of the administration of criminal justice
- lose track of — to fail to follow the passage, course, or progress of
- lounge jacket — a man's jacket for formal use during the daytime where a suit is not required
- low churchman — a person who advocates or follows Low Church practices.
- lower chamber — lower house.
- lowerclassman — underclassman.
- lowerclassmen — underclassman.
- lucretia mott — John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- luncheon meat — any of various sausages or molded loaf meats, usually sliced and served cold, as in sandwiches or as garnishes for salads.
- lycanthropous — Lycanthropic.
- lymphoblastic — (US, cytology, immunology) Of or pertaining to a lymphoblast.
- lymphographic — of or relating to lymphography
- lymphosarcoma — a malignant tumor in lymphatic tissue, caused by the growth of abnormal lymphocytes.
- machicolation — an opening in the floor between the corbels of a projecting gallery or parapet, as on a wall or in the vault of a passage, through which missiles, molten lead, etc., might be cast upon an enemy beneath.
- macro-mineral — any mineral required in the diet in relatively large amounts, especially calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.
- macrocephalic — Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
- macrocephalus — Alternative spelling of macrocephalous.
- macroclimates — Plural form of macroclimate.
- macroclimatic — Relating to macroclimate.
- macrodiagonal — the longer of two diagonals
- macroglobulin — A plasma globulin of high molecular weight.
- macrolecithal — megalecithal.
- macromolecule — a very large molecule, as a colloidal particle, protein, or especially a polymer, composed of hundreds or thousands of atoms.
- macronucleate — having a macronucleus.
- macroplankton — planktonic organisms of about 1 mm in length.
- macroscopical — Macroscopic.
- macrovascular — Of or pertaining to the larger blood vessels.
- maculopapular — (medicine, of a rash) Consisting of a flat, red area on the skin that is covered with small confluent bumps, as in scarlet fever and measles.
- magnet school — a public school with special programs and instruction that are not available elsewhere in a school district and that are specially designed to draw students from throughout a district, especially to aid in desegregation.
- magnetic pole — the region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge (south pole) or from which the lines of induction diverge (north pole)
- magniloquence — speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.
- magnoliaceous — belonging to the plant family Magnoliaceae.
- major medical — insurance designed to compensate for particularly large medical expenses due to a severe or prolonged illness, usually by paying a high percentage of medical bills above a certain amount.