13-letter words containing g, e, l, o, n
- kentish glory — a moth, Endromis versicolora, common in north and central Europe, having brown variegated front wings and, in the male, orange hindwings
- kernel parlog — (language) A modeless intermediate language for Parlog compilation.
- kinesiologist — the science dealing with the interrelationship of the physiological processes and anatomy of the human body with respect to movement.
- king's yellow — a yellow or red crystalline substance, As 2 S 3 , occurring in nature as the mineral orpiment, and used as a pigment (king's yellow) and in pyrotechnics.
- knowledgeable — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- knowledgeably — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- knowledgebase — Alternative spelling of knowledge base.
- knowledgeless — acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition: knowledge of many things.
- labiogression — location of the anterior teeth forward of their natural position.
- lake onondaga — a salt lake in central New York State. Area: about 13 sq km (5 sq miles)
- lake sturgeon — a sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens, of the Great Lakes and Mississippi and St. Lawrence rivers.
- lamb's tongue — a molding having a deep, symmetrical profile ending in a narrow edge, as in a sash bar.
- landing force — the ground forces of an amphibious task force that effect the assault landing in an amphibious operation.
- language code — (human language, standard) A set of standard names and abbreviations maintained by ISO for identifying human languages, natural and invented, past and present. Each language has a list of English and French names and an ISO 639-2 three-letter code. Some also have an ISO 639-1 two-letter code. The list even includes the Klingon language from the Star Trek science fiction series. There are also country codes.
- laryngectomee — someone who has had a laryngectomy
- laryngoscopes — Plural form of laryngoscope.
- laryngotomies — Plural form of laryngotomy.
- laser cooling — a technique using laser light to cool atoms to a very low temperature by removing momentum from the particles.
- late-blooming — of or characteristic of a late bloomer: late-blooming brilliance.
- leading block — lead block.
- leap-frogging — a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist.
- leg-of-mutton — having the triangular shape of a leg of mutton: leg-of-mutton sail; a dress with leg-of-mutton sleeves.
- legal fiction — an acceptance of something as true, for the sake of convenience; legal pretence
- legal offence — a crime that breaks a particular law and requires a particular punishment
- leghemoglobin — a hemoglobinlike red pigment in the root nodules of leguminous plants, as soybean, that is essential for nitrogen fixation.
- legionary ant — army ant
- legionellosis — An infectious disease caused by Legionella bacteria, taking one of two distinct forms: Legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever.
- leptomeninges — The inner two meninges, the arachnoid and the pia mater, between which circulates the cerebrospinal fluid.
- leucaemogenic — leukemogenic
- leukaemogenic — relating to the development of leukaemia, or causing leukaemia
- levelling rod — a graduated rod that is used to determine differences in elevation
- light colonel — a lieutenant colonel.
- lighthouseman — a lighthouse keeper
- lightsomeness — (archaic) The quality of being lightsome.
- lincoln green — an olive-green color.
- line of sight — Also called line of sighting. an imaginary straight line running through the aligned sights of a firearm, surveying equipment, etc.
- linkage group — a group of genes in a chromosome that tends to be inherited as a unit.
- liquid oxygen — a clear, pale blue liquid obtained by compressing oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point: used chiefly as an oxidizer in liquid rocket propellants.
- litigiousness — of or relating to litigation.
- living stones — any of various succulent plants of the genus Lithops, native to Africa, having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones.
- load shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- load-shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- locking piece — (in a striking train) a hooked part, rising and falling on a locking plate and arresting the rotation of the plate after the proper number of strokes.
- locking plate — a narrow wheel geared to a striking train or other mechanism and having a notched rim engaging with another mechanism permitting it to rotate through a specific arc.
- lodging house — a house in which rooms are rented, especially a house other than an inn or hotel; rooming house.
- logging stone — rocking stone.
- london bridge — a bridge over the Thames between the City of London on the north side, and Southwark on the south side.
- long trousers — full-length trousers (as opposed to shorts)
- long-distance — of, from, or between distant places: a long-distance phone call.
- longleaf pine — an American pine, Pinus palustris, valued as a source of turpentine and for its timber.