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13-letter words containing a, r, i, s

  • krishna menon — Vengalil Krishnan [ven-gah-leel krish-nuh n] /vɛnˈgɑ lil ˈkrɪʃ nən/ (Show IPA), 1897–1974, Indian politician and statesman.
  • kristallnacht — a Nazi pogrom throughout Germany and Austria on the night of November 9–10, 1938, during which Jews were killed and their property destroyed.
  • kuril islands — a chain of 56 volcanic islands off the NE coast of Asia, extending for 1200 km (750 miles) from the S tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula to NE Hokkaido. Area: 14 990 sq km (6020 sq miles)
  • labiogression — location of the anterior teeth forward of their natural position.
  • laboriousness — requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
  • labour-saving — A labour-saving device or idea makes it possible for you to do something with less effort than usual.
  • labyrinthitis — inflammation of the inner ear, or labyrinth, characterized by dizziness, nausea, and visual disturbances.
  • lactoproteins — Plural form of lactoprotein.
  • ladder stitch — an embroidery stitch in which crossbars at equal distances are produced between two solid ridges of raised work.
  • laisser-aller — unchecked freedom or ease; unrestraint; looseness.
  • laissez aller — unchecked freedom or ease; unrestraint; looseness.
  • laissez-faire — of, relating to, or conforming to the principles or practices of laissez faire.
  • lake district — a mountainous region in NW England containing many lakes: tourist center.
  • lake superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
  • lake-superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
  • lambeosaurine — Any crested hadrosaurid dinosaur of the subfamily Lambeosaurinae.
  • land registry — In Britain, a land registry is a government office where records are kept about each area of land in a country or region, including information about who owns it.
  • landgraviates — Plural form of landgraviate.
  • landing strip — airstrip.
  • landownership — an owner or proprietor of land.
  • lane markings — white lines on the road that mark lanes
  • lantern slide — a slide or transparency for projection by a slide projector or magic lantern.
  • laparoscopies — Plural form of laparoscopy.
  • laparoscopist — One who carries out laparoscopy.
  • laryngologist — A person who studies or specializes in laryngology; a subspeciality of otorhinolaryngology.
  • laryngoscopic — Of or pertaining to laryngoscopy.
  • laryngotomies — Plural form of laryngotomy.
  • laser cooling — a technique using laser light to cool atoms to a very low temperature by removing momentum from the particles.
  • laser pointer — a portable laser that emits monochromatic light over a long and narrow distance, used especially as a pointing device.
  • laser printer — Computers. a high-speed printer that uses a laser to form dot-matrix patterns and an electrostatic process to fuse metallic particles to paper a page at a time: capable of producing a variety of character fonts, graphics, and other symbols.
  • lasik surgery — laser surgery to correct short sight
  • lateroversion — abnormal lateral displacement of a bodily organ or part, esp of the uterus
  • law stationer — a stationer selling articles used by lawyers
  • leading reins — straps or a harness and strap used to assist and control a child who is learning to walk
  • least bittern — any of several tawny brown herons that inhabit reedy marshes, as Botaurus lentiginosus (American bittern) of North America, and B. stellaris, of Europe.
  • legal adviser — a lawyer who gives advice
  • legislatorial — of or relating to a legislator, legislature, or legislation; legislative.
  • lepidopterans — Plural form of lepidopteran.
  • leprechaunish — somewhat similar to a leprechaun
  • letterspacing — the amount of space between each letter in a word, or the adjustment of this amount of space
  • leukapheresis — a medical procedure that separates certain leukocytes from the blood, used to collect leukocytes for donation or to remove excessive leukocytes from a patient's blood
  • liberationism — the principles of liberationists
  • liberationist — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
  • librarianship — a profession concerned with acquiring and organizing collections of books and related materials in libraries and servicing readers and others with these resources.
  • library paste — a white, smooth paste for paper and lightweight cardboard.
  • library steps — a folding stepladder, especially one folding into another piece of furniture, as a table or chair.
  • 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).
  • like a streak — at high speed; swiftly
  • like sardines — very closely crowded together
  • linearisation — Alternative spelling of linearization.
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