13-letter words containing a, l, t, d, e, n
- lateen-rigged — having lateen sails.
- latent defect — hidden fault, undiscovered flaw
- latent period — Also, latency period. Pathology. the interval between exposure to a carcinogen, toxin, or disease-causing organism and development of a consequent disease.
- lead arsenate — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, highly poisonous powder, PbHAsO 4 , used as an insecticide.
- leading light — an important or influential person: a leading light of the community.
- lepidopterans — Plural form of lepidopteran.
- levant dollar — a silver coin, either a Maria Theresa thaler or an imitation of one, formerly used for trade with Abyssinia, Eritrea, Aden, etc. Imitations bear the date 1780 regardless of the year of minting.
- libyan desert — a desert in N Africa, in E Libya, W Egypt, and NW Sudan, W of the Nile: part of the Sahara. About 650,000 sq. mi. (1,683,500 sq. km).
- lifted domain — (theory) In domain theory, a domain with a new bottom element added. Given a domain D, the lifted domain, lift D contains an element lift d corresponding to each element d in D with the same ordering as in D and a new element bottom which is less than every other element in lift D. In functional languages, a lifted domain can be used to model a constructed type, e.g. the type data LiftedInt = K Int contains the values K minint .. K maxint and K bottom, corresponding to the values in Int, and a new value bottom. This denotes the fact that when computing a value v = (K n) the computation of either n or v may fail to terminate yielding the values (K bottom) or bottom respectively. (In LaTeX, a lifted domain or element is indicated by a subscript \perp). See also tuple.
- light reading — reading which is not considered too demanding or intellectual
- list enhanced — (operating system, tool) An MS-DOS file browsing utility written by Vern Buerg in 1983. A former mainframe systems programmer, Buerg wrote DOS utilities when he began using an IBM PC and missed the file-scanning ability he had on mainframes. The software became an instant success, and his list utility was in use on an estimated 5 million PCs.
- little-endian — (data, architecture) A computer architecture in which, within a given 16- or 32-bit word, bytes at lower addresses have lower significance (the word is stored "little-end-first"). The PDP-11 and VAX families of computers and Intel microprocessors and a lot of communications and networking hardware are little-endian. The term is sometimes used to describe the ordering of units other than bytes; most often, bits within a byte. Compare big-endian, middle-endian. See NUXI problem.
- long-distance — of, from, or between distant places: a long-distance phone call.
- lonsdale belt — (in Britain) a belt conferred as a trophy on professional boxing champions, in various weight categories: if a champion wins it three times it becomes his personal property
- lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
- maiden castle — an ancient fortification in Dorsetshire, England, first erected c250 b.c. over the remains of Neolithic and Bronze Age settlements of c2000–c1500 b.c.
- maladjustment — bad or unsatisfactory adjustment.
- maladminister — to administer or manage badly or inefficiently: The mayor was a bungler who maladministered the city budget.
- maladroitness — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- maldeployment — the inefficient use of resources or an instance of such
- malfunctioned — Simple past tense and past participle of malfunction.
- maxillodental — Relating to the jaw and teeth.
- mean latitude — the latitude of the point that is midway between two parallels on the same side of the equator.
- meridionality — the quality or state of being on the meridian
- metallic bond — the type of chemical bond between atoms in a metallic element, formed by the valence electrons moving freely through the metal lattice.
- metatoluidine — a colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 7 H 9 N, the meta isomer of toluidine, used in the manufacture of dyes and other organic compounds.
- metronidazole — a synthetic antimicrobial substance, C 6 H 9 N 3 O 3 , used chiefly in the treatment of infections, such as Trichomonas vaginalis and certain anaerobic bacterial infections.
- mind-altering — causing marked changes in patterns of mood and behavior, as a hallucinogenic drug.
- mistranslated — Simple past tense and past participle of mistranslate.
- modesty panel — a panel across the front of a desk, especially an office desk, designed to conceal the legs of a person seated at it.
- mononucleated — having a single nucleus
- mood-altering — (especially of drugs) capable of changing one's emotional state.
- multibranched — Having more than one branch.
- multistranded — having several strands
- multitalented — having talent or special ability; gifted.
- national debt — the financial obligations of a national government resulting from deficit spending.
- natural death — death that occurs from natural causes, as disease or old age, rather than from violence or an accident.
- nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
- netherlandian — the, (used with a singular or plural verb) a kingdom in W Europe, bordering on the North Sea, Germany, and Belgium. 13,433 sq. mi. (34,790 sq. km). Capitals: Amsterdam and The Hague.
- nickel-plated — covered with a thin layer of nickel, deposited usually by electrolysis
- nits-and-lice — a yellow-flowered plant, Hypericum drummondii, of the central U.S.
- non-adaptable — capable of being adapted.
- non-dialectic — of, relating to, or of the nature of logical argumentation.
- non-editorial — of or relating to the commissioning or compiling of content for publication, or to a person who does such work: editorial policies; editorial skills.
- non-laminated — formed of or set in thin layers or laminae.
- non-obligated — to bind or oblige morally or legally: to obligate oneself to purchase a building.
- nonaccidental — not accidental, intentional
- nonadolescent — Not adolescent.
- nonaffiliated — being in close formal or informal association; related: a letter sent to all affiliated clubs; a radio network and its affiliated local stations.
- noncultivated — relating to natural resources that are not under institutional or managed cultivation