13-letter words containing c, o, l, p, r
- 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.
- lithontriptic — of or relating to destroying bladder or kidney stones
- 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.
- lycanthropous — Lycanthropic.
- lymphographic — of or relating to lymphography
- lymphosarcoma — a malignant tumor in lymphatic tissue, caused by the growth of abnormal lymphocytes.
- lymphotrophic — carrying nutrients from the lymph to the tissues.
- macrocephalic — Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
- macrocephalus — Alternative spelling of macrocephalous.
- macroplankton — planktonic organisms of about 1 mm in length.
- macroscopical — Macroscopic.
- maculopapular — (medicine, of a rash) Consisting of a flat, red area on the skin that is covered with small confluent bumps, as in scarlet fever and measles.
- 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.
- melbourne cup — an annual horse race run in Melbourne, since 1861
- 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.
- 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.
- moral compass — an internalized set of values and objectives that guide a person with regard to ethical behavior and decision-making: a rebellious teenager without a moral compass.
- 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.
- myrmecophiles — Plural form of myrmecophile.
- nanoparticles — Plural form of nanoparticle.
- necrophiliacs — Plural form of necrophiliac.
- 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
- neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
- non-corporeal — of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
- non-empirical — derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
- non-spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- noncomparable — not comparable
- noncompulsory — Not compulsory.