13-letter words containing c, o, l, i, t
- 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.
- loss function — (in decision theory) a function that expresses the loss incurred when a decision is made in terms of various factors.
- love-stricken — If you describe someone as love-stricken, you mean that they are so much in love that they are behaving in a strange and foolish way.
- low countries — the lowland region of W Europe, on the North Sea: consists of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
- lucretia mott — John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- lymphoblastic — (US, cytology, immunology) Of or pertaining to a lymphoblast.
- lymphocytosis — an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.
- lymphotrophic — carrying nutrients from the lymph to the tissues.
- machicolation — an opening in the floor between the corbels of a projecting gallery or parapet, as on a wall or in the vault of a passage, through which missiles, molten lead, etc., might be cast upon an enemy beneath.
- macroclimates — Plural form of macroclimate.
- macroclimatic — Relating to macroclimate.
- macrolecithal — megalecithal.
- 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.
- malfunctional — Not functioning as intended.
- malfunctioned — Simple past tense and past participle of malfunction.
- marginal cost — the cost of one additional unit of any item produced or bought in quantity.
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- matriculation — to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.
- matriculatory — relating to matriculation
- matrifocality — The state or condition of being matrifocal; matriarchy.
- megaloblastic — an abnormally large, immature, and dysfunctional red blood cell found in the blood of persons with pernicious anemia or certain other disorders.
- mellification — the production of honey from nectar
- melodramatics — Melodramatic behavior, action, or writing.
- 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.
- metabolically — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- metafictional — Of, relating to, or being metafiction.
- metallic bond — the type of chemical bond between atoms in a metallic element, formed by the valence electrons moving freely through the metal lattice.
- 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.
- methodistical — Methodistic.
- metonic cycle — a cycle of 235 synodic months, very nearly equal to 19 years, after which the new moon occurs on the same day of the year as at the beginning of the cycle with perhaps a shift of one day, depending on the number of leap years in the cycle.
- metonymically — In a metonymic fashion; using metonymy.
- microclimates — Plural form of microclimate.
- microclimatic — Of or pertaining to a microclimate.
- microcrystals — Plural form of microcrystal.
- microcultural — Of or pertaining to a microculture.
- microelements — Plural form of microelement.
- microfelsitic — (of a rock) showing evidence of crystallization having begun, but not yet having formed any crystals
- microfilament — a minute, narrow tubelike cell structure composed of a protein similar to actin, occurring singly and in bundles, involved in cytoplasmic movement and changes in cell shape.
- microlecithal — having a small amount of yolk, as certain eggs or ova.
- microlighting — the sport or act of flying in microlights
- micrometrical — Micrometric; relating to micrometry or a micrometer.
- micronucleate — having a micronucleus.
- microparticle — An extremely small particle.
- 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.
- microtonalism — The use of microtones in music.
- microtonality — any musical interval smaller than a semitone, specifically, a quarter tone.
- mikhailovitch — Draja [drah-zhah] /ˈdrɑ ʒɑ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1946, Yugoslav military leader.