14-letter words containing i, c, o, n, l
- lexicalisation — Alternative spelling of lexicalization.
- lexicalization — The act or process of lexicalizing.
- licentiousness — sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd.
- lichenological — relating to lichenology
- light reaction — the stage of photosynthesis during which light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll and transformed into chemical energy stored in ATP
- lignocellulose — any of various compounds of lignin and cellulose comprising the essential part of woody cell walls.
- lincoln center — a centre for the performing arts in New York City, including theatres, a library, and a school
- lindelof space — a topological space having the property that every cover consisting of open sets has a subcover consisting of a countable number of subsets.
- line of attack — a line of attack to a problem or situation is how you approach it
- line of credit — credit line (def 2).
- linen cupboard — airing cupboard
- linolenic acid — colourless unsaturated essential fatty acid
- linoleum block — a piece of thick, soft, cork linoleum often mounted on a block of wood, incised or carved in relief with a design, pattern, or pictorial motif, and used in making prints.
- lip microphone — a microphone designed and shaped to be held close to the mouth, for use in noisy environments
- liquor license — a licence that allows the proprietor of a store, bar, etc, to sell alcohol
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- load balancing — (operating system, parallel) Techniques which aim to spread tasks among the processors in a parallel processor to avoid some processors being idle while others have tasks queueing for execution. Load balancing may be performed either by heavily loaded processors (with many tasks in their queues) sending tasks to other processors; by idle processors requesting work from others; by some centralised task distribution mechanism; or some combination of these. Some systems allow tasks to be moved after they have started executing ("task migration") others do not. It is important that the overhead of executing the load balancing algorithm does not contribute significantly to the overall processing or communications load. Distributed scheduling algorithms may be static, dynamic or preemptive. Static algorithms allocate processes to processors at run time while taking no account of current network load. Dynamic algorithms are more flexible, though more computationally expensive, and give some consideration to the network load before allocating the new process to a processor. Preemptive algorithms are more expensive and flexible still, and may migrate running processes from one host to another if deemed beneficial. Research to date indicates that dynamic algorithms yield significant performance benefits, but that further (though lesser) gains may be had through the addition of process migration facilities.
- local election — an election to select members for a local council
- 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.
- logic-chopping — the use of excessively subtle argument
- logical syntax — syntactics.
- loquaciousness — talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest.
- lorraine cross — cross of Lorraine.
- lower michigan — the southern part of Michigan, S of the Strait of Mackinac.
- lz compression — Lempel-Ziv compression
- machicolations — Plural form of machicolation.
- machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
- macroevolution — major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
- macroglobulins — Plural form of macroglobulin.
- magnetooptical — Having both magnetic and optical elements.
- malfunctioning — failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.
- mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
- manometrically — Using a manometer.
- medicalisation — Alternative spelling of medicalization.
- medicalization — The act or process of medicalizing.
- medicine lodge — a structure used for various ceremonials of North American Indians.
- megalomaniacal — a person afflicted with megalomania.
- melancholiness — a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
- mental lexicon — the store of words in a person's mind
- metallogenetic — metallogenic
- methodicalness — The property of being methodical.
- meticulousness — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- metronomically — a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.
- michael jordan — Barbara Charline, 1936–96, U.S. politician.
- microevolution — evolutionary change involving the gradual accumulation of mutations leading to new varieties within a species.
- microfilaments — Plural form of microfilament.
- micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
- midwall column — a column or the like carrying a wall overhanging it on both sides.
- minicalculator — a very small handheld calculator