14-letter words containing h, i, l
- legislatorship — The office or position of a legislator.
- leicestershire — a county in central England. 986 sq. mi. (2555 sq. km).
- leu enkephalin — either of two pentapeptides that bind to morphine receptors in the central nervous system and have opioid properties of relatively short duration; one pentapeptide (Met enkephalin) has the amino acid sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met and the other (Leu enkephalin) has the sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu.
- leucocythaemia — leukaemia
- lexicographers — Plural form of lexicographer.
- lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
- licentiateship — a person who has received a license, as from a university, to practice an art or profession.
- lichenological — relating to lichenology
- lieutenantship — the office of a lieutenant
- life and death — ending with the death or possible death of one of the participants; crucially important: The cobra was engaged in a life-and-death struggle with the mongoose.
- life-and-death — ending with the death or possible death of one of the participants; crucially important: The cobra was engaged in a life-and-death struggle with the mongoose.
- life-enhancing — If you describe something as life-enhancing, you mean that it makes you feel happier and more content.
- light aircraft — A light aircraft is a small aeroplane that is designed to carry a small number of passengers or a small amount of goods.
- light industry — consumer goods manufacturing
- light infantry — foot soldiers with lightweight weapons and minimal field equipment.
- light reaction — the stage of photosynthesis during which light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll and transformed into chemical energy stored in ATP
- light the fuse — If someone or something lights the fuse of a particular situation or activity, they suddenly get it started.
- light-coloured — having a light colour
- light-fingered — skillful at or given to pilfering, especially by picking pockets; thievish.
- light-horseman — a light-armed cavalry soldier.
- lightheartedly — In a lighthearted manner, cheerfully, with joy.
- like a dervish — If you say that someone is like a dervish, you mean that they are turning round and round, waving their arms about, or working very quickly.
- like the devil — If you say that someone does something like the devil, you are emphasizing that they put a lot of effort into it. If you say that someone drives like the devil, you are emphasizing that they drive very fast.
- like this/that — You use like this or like that when you are drawing attention to something that you are doing or that someone else is doing.
- limburg cheese — a semihard white cheese of very strong smell and flavour
- line of flight — the flight path of something travelling from one place to another
- lip microphone — a microphone designed and shaped to be held close to the mouth, for use in noisy environments
- lithochromatic — relating to or produced by painting on stone
- lithographical — Of or pertaining to lithography.
- lithologically — From a lithological point of view.
- 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.
- little richard — (Richard Wayne Penniman) born 1932, U.S. rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist.
- little theater — generally noncommercial drama, usually of an experimental nature and directed at a limited audience.
- little theatre — small venue for amateur dramatics
- liver chestnut — chestnut (def 9).
- living history — any of various activities involving the re-enactment of historical events or the recreation of living conditions of the past
- logic-chopping — the use of excessively subtle argument
- 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
- louis philippe — ("Citizen King") 1773–1850, king of France 1830–48.
- lower michigan — the southern part of Michigan, S of the Strait of Mackinac.
- lymphangiogram — an X-ray of the lymphatic system taken after a contrast agent has been injected, often used to diagnose lymphoma
- lyophilisation — Alternative spelling of lyophilization.
- lyophilization — (of tissue, blood, serum, or the like) to dry by freezing in a high vacuum.
- machicolations — Plural form of machicolation.
- machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
- 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.
- mainland china — the People's Republic of China, as distinguished from Taiwan.
- maitre d'hotel — a headwaiter.
- major mitchell — an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe leadbeateri, with a white-and-pink plumage