15-letter words containing l, a, c, t, m
- family practice — medical specialization in general practice, requiring training beyond that of general practice and leading to board certification.
- fantasmagorical — Alternative form of phantasmagorical.
- flame-arc light — an arc light that uses flame carbons to colour the arc
- flying dutchman — a legendary Dutch ghost ship supposed to be seen at sea, especially near the Cape of Good Hope.
- four-ball match — a match, scored by holes, between two pairs of players, in which the four players tee off and the partners alternate in hitting the pair's ball having the better lie off the tee.
- galvanomagnetic — of or relating to the creation of an electromagnetic field within a conductor, as a metal, or a semiconductor through which an electric current is passed.
- gastronomically — the art or science of good eating.
- geomagnetically — In a geomagnetic way; through geomagnetism.
- grammaticalness — (of language) The state or attribute of obeying the rules of grammar; grammatical correctness.
- gravimetrically — (chemistry) Using a gravimetric method.
- heliometrically — By means of, or in terms of, heliometry.
- hermeneutically — of or relating to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory.
- hip replacement — a surgical procedure involving replacing the hip joint with an artificial implant
- histochemically — In a histochemical manner.
- homeopathically — By means of homeopathy.
- homeostatically — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
- hydraulic motor — a motor that converts the kinetic or potential energy of a fluid into mechanical energy.
- hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
- identical rhyme — rhyme created by the repetition of a word.
- implicativeness — the state or quality of being implicative
- imprescriptable — Alt form imprescriptible.
- incommutability — The quality or state of being incommutable.
- incomparability — beyond comparison; matchless or unequaled: incomparable beauty.
- incompatibilism — (philosophy) The doctrine that free will and determinism are incompatible, that one necessarily precludes the other.
- incompatibility — not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
- incrementalists — Plural form of incrementalist.
- intellectualism — devotion to intellectual pursuits.
- interambulacral — relating to, or situated between, interambulacra
- interambulacrum — the area between two of an echinoderm's ambulacra
- intramuscularly — In an intramuscular manner; within a muscle.
- intramyocardial — Into or within the myocardium.
- isoamyl acetate — a colorless liquid, C 7 H 14 O 2 , used in flavorings, perfumery, and as a solvent. Compare banana oil (def 1).
- isolated camera — a television camera used to isolate a subject, part of a sports play, etc., for instant replay.
- isoperimetrical — having equal perimeters
- kelmscott manor — a Tudor house near Lechlade in Oxfordshire: home (1871–96) of William Morris
- lambda particle — any of a family of neutral baryons with strangeness −1 or charm +1, and isotopic spin 0. The least massive member of the lambda family was the first strange particle to be discovered. Symbol: Λ.
- laptop computer — portable computer
- laryngectomized — having had one's larynx surgically removed by undergoing a laryngectomy
- laser chemistry — the use of a laser to initiate and control chemical reactions.
- latino-american — an American who is of Latin-American or Spanish origin
- law-enforcement — of police, anti-crime
- levi-montalcini — Rita, 1909–2012, U.S. neurologist, born in Italy: Nobel Prize 1986.
- limited company — a company in which the shareholders cannot be assessed for debts of the company beyond the sum they still have invested in the company.
- limiting factor — Physiology. the slowest, therefore rate-limiting, step in a process or reaction involving several steps.
- lithium citrate — a white crystalline solid sometimes used in the treatment of manic-depressive illness and mania. Formula: Li3C6H5O7
- lithochromatics — the art or process of painting in oil on stone and taking impressions from the result
- liver complaint — an unspecified health problem concerning the liver
- logarithmically — In a logarithmic manner.
- logical atomism — a philosophy developed from linguistic analysis asserting that a proposition can be analyzed into simple, independent elements of meaning corresponding to elements making up basic facts about the world and reality.
- low-maintenance — requiring little attention or upkeep