12-letter words containing l, a, c, t
- locus standi — the right of a party to appear and be heard before a court
- logical unit — (networking) (LU) A primary component of SNA, an LU is a type of NAU that enables end users to communicate with each other and gain access to SNA network resources.
- logistically — of or relating to logistics.
- long account — the account of a customer who buys securities or commodities on margin.
- longicaudate — having a long posterior or tail
- loop reactor — A loop reactor is a reactor in which the material is pumped round one or more vessels or stages in a continuous process.
- lovecraftian — referring to or reminiscent of the work of the American fantasy and horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft (1870–1937)
- loyalty card — customer incentive scheme
- lubrications — Plural form of lubrication.
- lucubrations — Plural form of lucubration.
- lumberjacket — a short, straight, wool plaid jacket or coat, for informal wear, usually belted and having patch pockets.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- mac playmate — (games) An early (~1985) example of a pornographic computer game. Mac Playmate runs on the Macintosh and involves trying to stimulate a simulated woman to orgasm by applying various implements to her erogenous zones.
- machicolated — Having machicolations.
- machine bolt — a threaded fastener, used with a nut for connecting metal parts, having a thread diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or more and a square or hexagonal head for tightening by a wrench.
- machine tool — a power-operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances.
- machtpolitik — power politics
- macroclimate — the general climate of a large area, as of a continent or country.
- macroculture — The dominant culture in a society, its overculture.
- macrodactyly — a condition of abnormally large fingers or toes
- macula lutea — macula (def 2b).
- magic bullet — something that cures or remedies without causing harmful side effects: So far there is no magic bullet for economic woes.
- magnetically — By or as by, magnetism.
- majestically — characterized by or possessing majesty; of lofty dignity or imposing aspect; stately; grand: the majestic Alps.
- malacologist — A person who studies molluscs, who specializes in malacology.
- malcontented — Malcontent.
- maledictions — Plural form of malediction.
- malefactions — Plural form of malefaction.
- malefactress — a woman who violates the law or does evil.
- malfunctions — Plural form of malfunction.
- malpractices — Plural form of malpractice.
- malt extract — a sweet, gummy substance derived from an infusion of malt.
- mammaplastic — Of, or pertaining to, mammaplasty.
- mantelpieces — Plural form of mantelpiece.
- manufactural — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- manuscriptal — (obsolete) Of or pertaining to manuscript.
- marketplaces — Plural form of marketplace.
- master class — a small class for advanced students, especially a class in performance skills conducted by a distinguished musician.
- mathematical — of, relating to, or of the nature of mathematics: mathematical truth.
- matriarchial — Characteristic of or pertaining to a matriarchy. Alternative form of matriarchal.
- matriclinous — Having mostly maternally-inherited characteristics.
- matriculants — Plural form of matriculant.
- matriculated — Be enrolled at a college or university.
- matriculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of matriculate.
- matriculator — to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.
- matroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- maxillectomy — Surgical removal of the maxilla.
- medical unit — a group of doctors and nurses working as part of a larger organization, such as the armed forces or a prison
- megalecithal — having a large amount of yolk, as certain eggs or ova.