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14-letter words containing e, l, i, g

  • line-engraving — a technique of engraving in which all effects are produced by variations in the width and density of lines incised with a burin.
  • linear algebra — the branch of mathematics that deals with general statements of relations, utilizing letters and other symbols to represent specific sets of numbers, values, vectors, etc., in the description of such relations.
  • linkage editor — linker
  • linkage-editor — a system program that combines independently compiled object modules or load modules into a single load module.
  • liquiritigenin — (organic compound) A flavanone found in a variety of plants including liquorice.
  • listening post — Military. a post or position, as in advance of a defensive line, established for the purpose of listening to detect the enemy's movements.
  • literary agent — a person who manages the business affairs of an author
  • little bighorn — a river flowing N from N Wyoming to S Montana into the Bighorn River: General Custer and troops defeated near its juncture by Indians 1876. 80 miles (130 km) long.
  • living bandage — a method of treating severe burns or other skin injuries in which cultured cells grown from a sample of the patient's own skin are applied to the wound in order to stimulate new cell growth and avoid problems of graft rejection
  • living picture — tableau (def 3).
  • 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.
  • lodgepole pine — a tall, narrow, slow-growing coniferous tree, Pinus contorta, of western North America, having egg-shaped cones that remain closed for years.
  • logic emulator — A system of FPGAs, programmable interconnect and software which automatically configures itself into an operating prototype of a large-scale logic design, such as a microprocessor. An emulated design can be connected into the target system and really operated and tested before the design is made into an integrated circuit.
  • logic variable — (programming)   A variable in a logic programming language which is initially undefined ("unbound") but may get bound to a value or another logic variable during unification of the containing clause with the current goal. The value to which it is bound may contain other variables which may themselves be bound or unbound. For example, when unifying the clause sad(X) :- computer(X, ibmpc). with the goal sad(billgates). the variable X will become bound to the atom "billgates" yielding the new subgoal "computer(billgates, ibmpc)".
  • logistic curve — a curve, shaped like a letter S , defined as an exponential function and used to model various forms of growth.
  • long-suffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
  • longevity risk — Longevity risk is the potential risk attached to the increasing life expectancy of policyholders, which can result in higher than expected payouts for insurance companies.
  • lopping shears — long-handled pruning shears.
  • lothian region — a former local government region in SE central Scotland, formed in 1975 from East Lothian, most of Midlothian, and West Lothian; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian, and Edinburgh
  • lovingkindness — kindness or affectionate behavior resulting from or expressing love
  • lower michigan — the southern part of Michigan, S of the Strait of Mackinac.
  • lugger topsail — a fore-and-aft topsail used above a lugsail.
  • lugubriousness — The property of being lugubrious.
  • luminous range — the distance at which a certain light, as that of a lighthouse, is visible in clear weather, disregarding interference from obstructions and from the curvature of the earth and depending on the power of the light.
  • lunatic fringe — members on the periphery of any group, especially political, social, or religious, who hold extreme or fanatical views.
  • lysogenization — the process of a bacterium becoming lysogenic
  • magistral line — the line from which the position of the other lines of fieldworks is determined.
  • magnetic field — a region of space near a magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle in which a magnetic force acts on any other magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle.
  • magnetooptical — Having both magnetic and optical elements.
  • magniloquently — In a magniloquent manner.
  • magnolia metal — an alloy used for bearings, consisting largely of lead (up to 80 per cent) and antimony, with the addition of smaller quantities of iron and tin
  • magnolia state — Mississippi (used as a nickname).
  • mail exchanger — (messaging)   A server running SMTP Message Transfer Agent software that accepts incoming electronic mail and either delivers it locally or forwards it to another server. The mail exchanger to use for a given domain can be discovered by querying DNS for Mail Exchange Records.
  • make a killing — If you make a killing, you make a large profit very quickly and easily.
  • malpighiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical plants many of which are lianas
  • man of galilee — Jesus.
  • manual testing — (testing)   That part of software testing that requires human input, analysis, or evaluation.
  • manuel noriega — Manuel Antonio, born 1934, military leader of Panama 1983–89: captured by U.S. forces and sentenced to prison for drug trafficking 1992.
  • maraging steel — a low-carbon steel that has been heated and quenched to form martensite: contains up to 25 percent nickel.
  • marine biology — science of sea life
  • marine geology — the branch of geology dealing with the rocks, sediments, and processes of the floors and margins of the oceans.
  • masterplanning — to construct a master plan for: to master-plan one's career.
  • meaningfulness — full of meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeful; significant: a meaningful wink; a meaningful choice.
  • medicine lodge — a structure used for various ceremonials of North American Indians.
  • medieval greek — the Greek language of the Middle Ages, usually dated a.d. 700 to 1500. Abbreviation: MGk, MGk., MGr.
  • medigap policy — A Medigap policy is a private extra health insurance plan in the U.S. that provides coverage for medical expenses that are not or only partially covered by Medicare.
  • megalocephalic — Cephalometry, Craniometry. macrocephalic.
  • megalomaniacal — a person afflicted with megalomania.
  • megascopically — macroscopically
  • mental healing — the healing of a physical ailment or disorder by mental concentration or suggestion.
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