14-letter words containing g, l, e, n, r
- inter-regional — of or relating to a region of considerable extent; not merely local: a regional meeting of the Boy Scouts.
- interblock gap — the area or space separating consecutive blocks of data or consecutive physical records on an external storage medium.
- interchangable — Misspelling of interchangeable.
- interior angle — an angle formed between parallel lines by a third line that intersects them.
- interlanguages — Plural form of interlanguage.
- interlingually — in an interlingual manner
- intermittingly — to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- interreligious — existing or communicating between different religions.
- intersegmental — of, relating to, or characterized by segments or segmentation.
- intransigently — In an intransigent manner.
- jerry-building — the act of building (houses, flats, etc) badly using cheap materials
- jungle warfare — the specialized techniques required by the military to survive and fight in jungle terrain
- junior college — a collegiate institution offering courses only through the first one or two years of college instruction and granting a certificate of title instead of a degree.
- kelp greenling — a food and game fish, Hexagrammos decagrammus, living among the kelp along the Pacific coast of North America.
- kendal (green) — a coarse, green woolen cloth
- knee-trembling — very exciting
- knight templar — Templar.
- l-asparaginase — an enzyme that destroys asparagine, a nonessential amino acid needed as a nutrient by rapidly growing cells: used in treating leukemia
- la grange park — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- lake nicaragua — a lake in SW Nicaragua, separated from the Pacific by an isthmus 19 km (12 miles) wide: the largest lake in Central America. Area: 8264 sq km (3191 sq miles)
- lance sergeant — a sergeant of the lowest rank.
- landing strake — the next strake of planking in an open boat below the sheer strake.
- landing-waiter — landwaiter.
- languorousness — The quality of being languorous.
- lanterne rouge — a notional award given to the competitor who finishes last in a cycle race
- laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
- laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
- laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
- lathing hammer — a hatchet having a small hammer face for trimming and nailing wooden lath.
- lattice energy — chemistry: strength of bonds holding ionic solid together
- laughter lines — Laughter lines are the same as laugh lines.
- leading rating — a rank in the Royal Navy comparable but junior to that of a corporal in the army
- learning curve — Education. a graphic representation of progress in learning measured against the time required to achieve mastery.
- leather-lunged — speaking or capable of speaking in a loud, resonant voice, especially for prolonged periods: The leather-lunged senator carried on the filibuster for 18 hours.
- left-branching — (of a grammatical construction) characterized by greater structural complexity in the position preceding the head, as the phrase my brother's friend's house; having most of the constituents on the left in a tree diagram (opposed to right-branching).
- legal currency — money that is officially part of a country's currency
- lemon geranium — a garden geranium, Pelargonium crispum, having lemon-scented leaves.
- lemongrass oil — an aromatic oil made from lemon grass and used in aromatherapy, as a pesticide, and as a preservative
- level crossing — grade crossing.
- levonorgestrel — A synthetic steroid hormone that has a similar effect to progesterone and is used in some contraceptive pills.
- lexington park — a town in S Maryland.
- life-affirming — A life-affirming activity or attitude emphasizes the positive aspects of life.
- light reaction — the stage of photosynthesis during which light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll and transformed into chemical energy stored in ATP
- light-fingered — skillful at or given to pilfering, especially by picking pockets; thievish.
- light-horseman — a light-armed cavalry soldier.
- 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.
- 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.