13-letter words containing g, i, l, s, o
- litigiousness — of or relating to litigation.
- living fossil — an organism that is a living example of an otherwise extinct group and that has remained virtually unchanged in structure and function over a long period of time, as the coelacanth and the horseshoe crab.
- 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.
- loan-sharking — the practice of lending money at exorbitant or illegal interest rates
- locus sigilli — See L.S (def 3).
- lodging house — a house in which rooms are rented, especially a house other than an inn or hotel; rooming house.
- logging stone — rocking stone.
- logical shift — (programming) (Either shift left logical or shift right logical) Machine-level operations available on nearly all processors which move each bit in a word one or more bit positions in the given direction. A left shift moves the bits to more significant positions (like multiplying by two), a right shift moves them to less significant positions (like dividing by two). The comparison with multiplication and division breaks down in certain circumstances - a logical shift may discard bits that are shifted off either end of the word and does not preserve the sign of the word (positive or negative). Logical shift is approriate when treating the word as a bit string or a sequence of bit fields, whereas arithmetic shift is appropriate when treating it as a binary number. The word to be shifted is usually stored in a register, or possibly in memory.
- long division — division, usually by a number of two or more digits, in which each step of the process is written down.
- long-distance — of, from, or between distant places: a long-distance phone call.
- long-standing — existing or occurring for a long time: a longstanding feud.
- longsuffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
- looking glass — a mirror made of glass with a metallic or amalgam backing.
- looking-glass — a mirror made of glass with a metallic or amalgam backing.
- loose-fitting — (of a garment) fitting loosely; not following the contours of the body closely.
- lose sight of — no longer see
- losing battle — attempt doomed to failure
- losing hazard — an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
- losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
- luxembourgish — Also, Luxembourgish [luhk-suh m-bur-gish] /ˈlʌk səmˌbɜr gɪʃ/ (Show IPA). Letzeburgesch.
- lymphangiomas — Plural form of lymphangioma.
- magnanimously — In a magnanimous manner; with greatness of mind.
- magnoliaceous — belonging to the plant family Magnoliaceae.
- malariologist — An expert in malaria.
- marginal cost — the cost of one additional unit of any item produced or bought in quantity.
- martyrologies — Plural form of martyrology.
- megaloblastic — an abnormally large, immature, and dysfunctional red blood cell found in the blood of persons with pernicious anemia or certain other disorders.
- megalomaniacs — Plural form of megalomaniac.
- megalopolises — Plural form of megalopolis.
- melanogenesis — the production of melanin
- memorialising — Present participle of memorialise.
- meteorologist — the science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather and climate.
- methodologies — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- methodologist — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- microsurgical — Of or pertaining to microsurgery.
- middlesbrough — a seaport in NE England, on the Tees estuary.
- milking stool — a low, usually three-legged stool with a flat seat in the shape of a half circle, used by a person when milking a cow.
- misallocating — Present participle of misallocate.
- missiological — Of or pertaining to missiology.
- morse signals — signals encoded using the Morse Code
- multiorgasmic — Capable of multiple orgasms without a refractory period.
- musicological — Of or pertaining to musicology.
- musicologists — Plural form of musicologist.
- myringoplasty — (surgery) The closure of the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane.
- mythologising — Present participle of mythologise.
- narratologist — a person who studies narratology; an expert in narratology
- nationalising — Present participle of nationalise.
- neonatologist — the study of the development and disorders of newborn children.