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15-letter words containing c, o, p, l

  • lick into shape — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
  • lick one's lips — to anticipate or recall something with glee or relish
  • limited company — a company in which the shareholders cannot be assessed for debts of the company beyond the sum they still have invested in the company.
  • lissencephalous — having the cephalic disorder of a lack of developed brain folds
  • little corporal — (Napoleon Bonaparte"the Little Corporal") 1769–1821, French general born in Corsica: emperor of France 1804–15.
  • liver complaint — an unspecified health problem concerning the liver
  • livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
  • lodgepole creek — a river in SE Wyoming, SW Nebraska, and NE Colorado, flowing E to the South Platte River. 212 miles (341 km) long.
  • logging company — a company that fells trees and sells timber
  • loose chippings — pieces of gravel spread on the top of tarmac that fail to stick to it
  • low archipelago — a group of French islands in the S Pacific. 332 sq. mi. (860 sq. km).
  • lymphadenectomy — the excision of one or more lymph nodes, usually as a procedure in the surgical removal or destruction of a cancer.
  • lymphocytopenia — (pathology) An abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood.
  • lzh compression — (algorithm)   (After Lempel-Ziv and Haruyasu, the inventors) A compression algorithm derived from the LZSS scheme with a sliding window and additional compression applied to the output of the LZSS compressor by dynamic Huffman coding.
  • lzw compression — Lempel-Ziv Welch compression
  • macroprudential — Of or pertaining to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.
  • macroscopically — visible to the naked eye. Compare microscopic (def 1).
  • make capital of — to get advantage from
  • malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
  • malayan camphor — borneol.
  • mass psychology — the study of the behavior of large groups of people.
  • mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • master corporal — a noncommissioned officer in the Canadian forces senior to a corporal and junior to a sergeant
  • matrix compiler — Early matrix computations on UNIVAC. Sammet 1969, p.642.
  • metamorphically — In a metamorphic manner.
  • metric topology — a topology for a space in which open sets are defined in terms of a given metric.
  • microaerophiles — Plural form of microaerophile.
  • microaerophilic — Of, or relating to a microaerophile.
  • micromorphology — the study of the form and structure of organisms at a microscopic level
  • microphysically — in a microphysical manner
  • micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
  • microscopically — so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms. Compare macroscopic.
  • microsporophyll — a leaflike organ bearing microsporangia.
  • military police — soldiers who perform police duties
  • mitotic spindle — spindle (def 11).
  • mock pennyroyal — pennyroyal (def 2).
  • modestly priced — moderately priced; not overly expensive
  • morphologically — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
  • motoring public — the population that drive road vehicles
  • multiple choice — question: with several options
  • multiple factor — polygene.
  • multiple-choice — consisting of several possible answers from which the correct one must be selected: a multiple-choice question.
  • multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
  • multiprocessors — Plural form of multiprocessor.
  • municipal bonds — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
  • municipal court — a court whose jurisdiction is confined to a city or municipality, with criminal jurisdiction usually corresponding to that of a police court and civil jurisdiction over small causes.
  • myelodysplastic — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or showing evidence of myelodysplasia.
  • napoleonic code — Code Napoléon
  • napoleonic wars — French-led war in early 19th century
  • natal horoscope — the horoscope based on an individual's birth.
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