14-letter words containing c, l, e, r, i, s
- isometric-line — isometrics, isometric exercise (def 1).
- j/psi particle — the lightest of the psi particles, the first particle to be discovered that contains a charmed quark.
- junior counsel — a body of barristers who are lower in rank than the King's Counsel or Queen's Counsel, and who plead outside the bar in the court.
- kegel exercise — Often, Kegel exercises. exercise performed to strengthen the pubococcygeus and other muscles of the pelvic floor, in order to control incontinence, improve sexual response, etc.
- kiss principle — /kis' prin'si-pl/ Keep It Simple, Stupid. A maxim often invoked when discussing design to fend off creeping featurism and control complexity of development. Possibly related to the marketroid maxim on sales presentations, "Keep It Short and Simple". See also Occam's Razor.
- lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
- lacrosse stick — stick: for lacrosse
- laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
- laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
- laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
- leicestershire — a county in central England. 986 sq. mi. (2555 sq. km).
- leiomyosarcoma — (pathology) A cancerous tumor of smooth muscle.
- leisure centre — A leisure centre is a large public building containing different facilities for leisure activities, such as a sports hall, a swimming pool, and rooms for meetings.
- level crossing — grade crossing.
- lexicographers — Plural form of lexicographer.
- lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
- license number — The license number of a car or other road vehicle is the series of letters and numbers that are shown at the front and back of it.
- licorice stick — a clarinet.
- life assurance — insurance: pays if holder dies
- life insurance — insurance providing for payment of a sum of money to a named beneficiary upon the death of the policyholder or to the policyholder if still living after reaching a specified age.
- limburg cheese — a semihard white cheese of very strong smell and flavour
- liquor license — a licence that allows the proprietor of a store, bar, etc, to sell alcohol
- liver chestnut — chestnut (def 9).
- locking pliers — pliers whose jaws are connected at a sliding pivot, permitting them to be temporarily locked in a fixed position for ease in grasping and turning nuts.
- logistic curve — a curve, shaped like a letter S , defined as an exponential function and used to model various forms of growth.
- lorraine cross — cross of Lorraine.
- lunar distance — the observed angle between the moon and another celestial body.
- lz compression — Lempel-Ziv compression
- massif central — a great plateau and the chief water divide of France, in the central part.
- material cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- mcclure strait — an arm of the Beaufort Sea between Banks Island in the south and Melville Island and Eglinton Island to the north, in the Northwest Territories, Canada. About 170 miles (270 km) long and 60 miles (90 km) wide.
- mensural music — polyphonic music of the 13th century in which each note has a strictly determined value.
- mercalli scale — a measure of earthquake intensity with 12 divisions ranging from I (felt by very few) to XII (total destruction).
- mercantilistic — Relating to, or characteristic of mercantilism.
- merchandisable — Suitable for merchandising.
- meretriciously — In a meretricious manner.
- metrical psalm — a translation of one of the psalms into rhyming strict-metre verse usually sung as a hymn
- microcephalous — Microcephalic.
- microfilaments — Plural form of microfilament.
- micropublisher — a publisher of material in microfilm
- microsatellite — A miniature satellite.
- microspherical — relating to or designating a microsphere
- midlife crisis — a period of psychological stress occurring in middle age, thought to be triggered by a physical, occupational, or domestic event, as menopause, diminution of physical prowess, job loss, or departure of children from the home.
- miraculousness — performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency: a miraculous cure.
- miscellanarian — a person who writes miscellanies
- miscorrelation — mutual relation of two or more things, parts, etc.: Studies find a positive correlation between severity of illness and nutritional status of the patients. Synonyms: similarity, correspondence, matching; parallelism, equivalence; interdependence, interrelationship, interconnection.
- misdeclaration — An incorrect declaration, especially in an official context.
- mister charlie — a term used to refer to a white person.
- monoglycerides — Plural form of monoglyceride.
- mortise chisel — framing chisel.