13-letter words containing i, t, e, r, a, o
- lake victoria — the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike.
- laryngotomies — Plural form of laryngotomy.
- laser pointer — a portable laser that emits monochromatic light over a long and narrow distance, used especially as a pointing device.
- latent period — Also, latency period. Pathology. the interval between exposure to a carcinogen, toxin, or disease-causing organism and development of a consequent disease.
- lateroversion — abnormal lateral displacement of a bodily organ or part, esp of the uterus
- law stationer — a stationer selling articles used by lawyers
- legionary ant — army ant
- legislatorial — of or relating to a legislator, legislature, or legislation; legislative.
- lepidopterans — Plural form of lepidopteran.
- liberationism — the principles of liberationists
- liberationist — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
- life-or-death — life-and-death.
- linearisation — Alternative spelling of linearization.
- linearization — The modification of a system such that its output is linearly dependent on its input.
- literacy hour — (in England and Wales) a daily reading and writing lesson that was introduced into the national primary school curriculum in 1998 to raise standards of literacy
- losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
- louis pasteur — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- love triangle — relationship between three people
- lower austria — a province in NE Austria. 7092 sq. mi. (18,370 sq. km).
- lucretia mott — John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- lunar orbiter — one of a series of space probes that orbited and photographed the moon in 1966 and 1967.
- macroclimates — Plural form of macroclimate.
- macrolecithal — megalecithal.
- macronutrient — Nutrition. any of the nutritional components of the diet that are required in relatively large amounts: protein, carbohydrate, fat, and the macrominerals.
- macroparasite — (biology) Any parasite that is visible to the naked eye.
- madeira topaz — citrine (def 2).
- magnetic core — Computers. core1 (def 12a).
- magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
- magnetometric — Pertaining to, or employed in, the measurement of magnetic forces; obtained by means of a magnetometer; as, 'magnetometric' instruments; 'magnetometric' measurements.
- majority rule — the principle that decisions supported by more than half the people in a group have effect upon all the people in that group
- maladroitness — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- mandatoriness — The quality or state of being mandatory.
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- marbleization — The process of marbleizing.
- marginal note — aside
- marketisation — Alternative spelling of marketization.
- marketization — The exposure of an industry or service to market forces.
- marsh trefoil — buck bean.
- martyrologies — Plural form of martyrology.
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- masticatories — Plural form of masticatory.
- material mode — the normal use of language that refers to extra-linguistic subjects without explicit mention of the words themselves. Fido is a dog is in the material mode, while "Fido" is a dog's name is in the formal mode
- matripotestal — of or relating to the authority exercised by a mother or a mother's blood relatives.
- me generation — the generation, originally in the 1970s, characterized by self-absorption; in the 1980s, characterized by material greed
- medium quarto — a size of book, about 9½ × 12 inches (24 × 30 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: medium 4to.
- melodramatics — Melodramatic behavior, action, or writing.
- melodramatist — A writer of melodramas.
- melodramatize — to make melodramatic.
- memorabiliast — a person who collects mementos or souvenirs, as postcards or playbills.
- mephobarbital — The drug methylphenobarbital.