10-letter words containing a, n, t, i, l, e
- line eater — (messaging) 1. A bug in some now-obsolete versions of the Usenet software that used to eat up to BUFSIZ bytes of the article text. The bug was triggered by having the text of the article start with a space or tab. This bug was quickly personified as a mythical creature called the "line eater", and postings often included a dummy line of "line eater food". Ironically, line eater "food" not beginning with a space or tab wasn't actually eaten, since the bug was avoided; but if there *was* a space or tab before it, then the line eater would eat the food *and* the beginning of the text it was supposed to be protecting. The practice of "sacrificing to the line eater" continued for some time after the bug had been nailed to the wall, and is still humorously referred to. The bug itself is still (in mid-1991) occasionally reported to be lurking in some mail-to-netnews gateways. 2. NSA line eater.
- lineaments — Plural form of lineament.
- linecaster — the casting of an entire line of type in a slug.
- linoleates — Plural form of linoleate.
- linolenate — a salt or ester of linolenic acid
- lion-tamer — a person who trains lions, esp for entertainment in a circus
- listenable — pleasant to listen to: soft, listenable music.
- literation — The act or process of representing by letters.
- lithophane — a transparency made of thin porcelain or bone china having an intaglio design.
- little man — the common or ordinary person.
- longtailed — Having a long tail (used in the names of various birds and animals).
- loratadine — An antihistamine drug used to treat allergies.
- magnetical — (obsolete) Pertaining to the magnet; possessing the properties of the magnet, or corresponding properties; magnetic.
- maledicent — ((archaic)) one who enjoys using slanderous language.
- maleficent — doing evil or harm; harmfully malicious: maleficent destroyers of reputations.
- malignment — a slanderous disparagement or vilification
- malleation — the act of hammering or beating something thin
- manifestly — readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.
- manipulate — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- martinelli — Giovanni [jee-uh-vah-nee;; Italian jaw-vahn-nee] /ˌdʒi əˈvɑ ni;; Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), 1885–1969, U.S. operatic tenor, born in Italy.
- martingale — Also called standing martingale. part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting of a strap that fastens to the girth, passes between the forelegs and through a loop in the neckstrap or hame, and fastens to the noseband: used to steady or hold down the horse's head.
- matronlike — Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.
- melaconite — the massive variety of tenorite
- melanistic — Ethnology. the condition in human beings of having a high amount of melanin granules in the skin, hair, and eyes.
- mercantile — of or relating to merchants or trade; commercial.
- metallings — road metals
- methanolic — Submersed or dissolved in, or obtained with the use of methanol.
- microlenat — /mi:"-kroh-len"-*t/ The unit of bogosity, written uL; the consensus is that this is the largest unit practical for everyday use. The microLenat, originally invented by David Jefferson, was promulgated as an attack against noted computer scientist Doug Lenat by a tenured graduate student at CMU. Doug had failed the student on an important exam for giving only "AI is bogus" as his answer to the questions. The slur is generally considered unmerited, but it has become a running gag nevertheless. Some of Doug's friends argue that *of course* a microLenat is bogus, since it is only one millionth of a Lenat. Others have suggested that the unit should be redesignated after the grad student, as the microReid.
- militiamen — a person serving in the militia.
- mineralist — a mineralogist
- mistakenly — wrongly conceived, held, or done: a mistaken antagonism.
- monetarily — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- montelimar — a type of sweet or nougat made from egg white, sugar and nuts made initially in Montelimar in France
- mule train — a line of pack mules or a line of wagons drawn by mules.
- multipaned — having or comprising more than one pane, esp of glass
- multiplane — Consisting of several planes or surfaces.
- multirange — having several ranges
- myelinated — (of a nerve) having a myelin sheath; medullated.
- nail-biter — a person who bites his or her nails, especially habitually.
- naphtalite — a member of the tribe of Naphtali.
- nationless — a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own: The president spoke to the nation about the new tax.
- naturalise — Alternative spelling of naturalize.
- naturalize — to confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen.
- naturelike — the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- neapolitan — of, relating to, or characteristic of Naples: a Neapolitan love song.
- nectarlike — Resembling or characteristic of nectar.
- negational — Of, pertaining to or involving negation; negatory, negative.
- negatively — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- negotiable — capable of being negotiated: a negotiable salary demand.
- neoplastic — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.