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12-letter words containing c, l, a, n, i

  • liquefacient — something that liquefies or promotes liquefaction.
  • liquefaction — the act or process of liquefying or making liquid.
  • lisp machine — 1.   (architecture)   Any machine (whether notional or actual) whose instruction set is Lisp. 2.   (hardware, operating system)   A line of workstations made by Symbolics, Inc. from the mid-1970s (having grown out of the MIT AI Lab) to late 1980s. All system code for Symbolics Lisp Machines was written in Lisp Machine Lisp. Symbolics Lisp Machines were also notable for having had space-cadet keyboards.
  • living space — home: rooms, etc.
  • loading coil — an inductance coil used to improve the characteristics of a transmission line.
  • loan capital — borrowed capital
  • loan council — (in Australia) a statutory body that controls borrowing by the states
  • loan officer — a bank employee who helps would-be borrowers get a loan
  • local option — a right of choice exercised by a minor political division, as a county, especially as to allowing the sale of liquor.
  • localisation — Alternative spelling of localization.
  • localization — to make local; fix in, or assign or restrict to, a particular place, locality, etc.
  • locationally — a place of settlement, activity, or residence: This town is a good location for a young doctor.
  • locoregional — Restricted to a localized region of the body.
  • locus standi — the right of a party to appear and be heard before a court
  • loganiaceous — belonging to the plant family Loganiaceae.
  • logical unit — (networking)   (LU) A primary component of SNA, an LU is a type of NAU that enables end users to communicate with each other and gain access to SNA network resources.
  • longicaudate — having a long posterior or tail
  • loriciferans — Plural form of loriciferan.
  • lounge chair — a chair designed for lounging, as an easy chair, chaise longue, or recliner.
  • lovecraftian — referring to or reminiscent of the work of the American fantasy and horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft (1870–1937)
  • lubrications — Plural form of lubrication.
  • lucubrations — Plural form of lucubration.
  • lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
  • machiavelian — of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
  • machine bolt — a threaded fastener, used with a nut for connecting metal parts, having a thread diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or more and a square or hexagonal head for tightening by a wrench.
  • machine tool — a power-operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances.
  • macromineral — any mineral required in the diet in relatively large amounts, especially calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.
  • magnetically — By or as by, magnetism.
  • maledictions — Plural form of malediction.
  • malefactions — Plural form of malefaction.
  • malfunctions — Plural form of malfunction.
  • malignancies — Plural form of malignancy.
  • malocclusion — faulty occlusion; irregular contact of opposing teeth in the upper and lower jaws.
  • malonic acid — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, dibasic acid, C 3 H 4 O 4 , easily decomposed by heat: used chiefly as an intermediate in the synthesis of barbiturates.
  • manna lichen — any of several crustose lichens of the genus Lecanora, especially L. esculenta, found in the African and Arabian deserts, used for food by humans and other animals.
  • mantelpieces — Plural form of mantelpiece.
  • manuscriptal — (obsolete) Of or pertaining to manuscript.
  • masculinized — Simple past tense and past participle of masculinize.
  • matriclinous — Having mostly maternally-inherited characteristics.
  • matriculants — Plural form of matriculant.
  • matroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
  • mecamylamine — a ganglion-blocking drug administered orally to lower high blood pressure. Formula: C11H21N
  • mechanically — having to do with machinery: a mechanical failure.
  • mechanizable — Capable of being mechanized.
  • mechlin lace — a fine bobbin lace with raised cord, originally made in Mechlin.
  • medical unit — a group of doctors and nurses working as part of a larger organization, such as the armed forces or a prison
  • medicalizing — Present participle of medicalize.
  • megalomaniac — a person afflicted with megalomania.
  • melancholiac — affected with melancholia.
  • melancholics — Plural form of melancholic.
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