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13-letter words containing c, i, l, o, p

  • lexicographer — a writer, editor, or compiler of a dictionary.
  • lexicographic — Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary).
  • lipogrammatic — of or relating to a lipogram
  • liposculpture — the surgical removal of subcutaneous fat and its transplant to another part of the body, as to fill out facial contours.
  • lithoglyptics — The art of cutting and engraving gems.
  • lithontriptic — of or relating to destroying bladder or kidney stones
  • locking piece — (in a striking train) a hooked part, rising and falling on a locking plate and arresting the rotation of the plate after the proper number of strokes.
  • 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.
  • loop diuretic — any of a group of diuretics, including frusemide, that act by inhibiting resorption of salts from Henle's loop of the kidney tubule
  • lophotrichous — (biology, of bacteria) Having multiple flagella located at the same point, so that they can act in concert to drive the bacterium in a single direction.
  • lymphoblastic — (US, cytology, immunology) Of or pertaining to a lymphoblast.
  • lymphocytosis — an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.
  • lymphographic — of or relating to lymphography
  • lymphoid cell — a cell in the lymph glands that produces leukocytes.
  • lymphotrophic — carrying nutrients from the lymph to the tissues.
  • macrocephalic — Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
  • macroscopical — Macroscopic.
  • 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)
  • malapropistic — an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
  • master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
  • mesi protocol — (processor)   Modified, Exclusive, Shared, Invalid. A cache coherency protocol where each cache line is marked with one of the four states. The MESI protocol is used by the Pentium processor.
  • mesocephalism — mesocephaly
  • metallic soap — any usually water-insoluble salt formed by the interaction of a fatty acid and a metal, especially lead or aluminum: used chiefly as a drier in paints and varnishes and for waterproofing textiles.
  • microcapsules — Plural form of microcapsule.
  • microcephalia — Microcephaly.
  • microcephalic — having a head with a small braincase.
  • microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
  • microfloppies — 3.5-inch floppies, as opposed to 5.25-inch vanilla or mini-floppies and the now-obsolete 8-inch variety. This term may be headed for obsolescence as 5.25-inchers pass out of use, only to be revived if anybody floats a sub-3-inch floppy standard. See stiffy, minifloppies.
  • microparticle — An extremely small particle.
  • microphyllous — having microphylls
  • microplankton — plankton visible as individual organisms only with the aid of a microscope, which excludes most animal plankton.
  • micropolitics — The use of formal and informal power by individuals and groups to achieve their goals within organizations, as opposed to macropolitics.
  • microscopical — so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms. Compare macroscopic.
  • military coup — a coup organized and carried out by members of the armed forces
  • milk products — dairy produce, items made with milk
  • milos process — The MILOS process is a process that uses an additional riser in the FCC, which gives the refiner options to simultaneously maximize production of diesel and propylene.
  • molly pitcher — Molly (Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley) 1754–1832, American Revolutionary heroine.
  • morphemically — By means of, or in terms, of morphemes.
  • morphological — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
  • multi-product — a thing produced by labor: products of farm and factory; the product of his thought.
  • musculospiral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the muscles, and taking a spiral course; applied especially to a large nerve of the arm.
  • mycoplasmosis — a disease in animals and humans caused by mycoplasma
  • myrmecophiles — Plural form of myrmecophile.
  • nanoparticles — Plural form of nanoparticle.
  • necrophiliacs — Plural form of necrophiliac.
  • neocapitalism — a politico-economic theory combining elements of capitalism and socialism
  • neocapitalist — a person who advocates neocapitalism
  • neoplasticism — 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.
  • nephelometric — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
  • nephrological — of or relating to nephrology
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