13-letter words containing l, a, g, r, n
- leafleteering — The printing and distribution of leaflets, especially as propaganda.
- leap-frogging — a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist.
- legionary ant — army ant
- letterspacing — the amount of space between each letter in a word, or the adjustment of this amount of space
- lift a finger — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- light mineral — any rock-forming mineral that has a specific gravity of less than 2.8 and is generally light in color.
- light reading — reading which is not considered too demanding or intellectual
- line integral — the limit, as the norm of the partition of a given curve approaches zero, of the sum of the product of the length of the arcs in the partition times the value of the function at some point on each arc.
- lingua franca — any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages.
- lingual brace — a specialized dental brace that fits behind the teeth so that it is not visible when the wearer speaks or smiles.
- linkage group — a group of genes in a chromosome that tends to be inherited as a unit.
- lithographing — Present participle of lithograph.
- loan-sharking — the practice of lending money at exorbitant or illegal interest rates
- logarithmancy — Divination using logarithms.
- losing hazard — an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
- losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
- lounge around — to pass time idly and indolently.
- lounge lizard — a foppish man who frequents bars, cafés, hotel lounges, etc., with or in search of women.
- love triangle — relationship between three people
- luang prabang — Louangphrabang.
- lunar landing — arrival on surface of the moon
- luxembourgian — of or relating to Luxembourg, its people, or their language.
- lying-in ward — a room where women were confined in childbirth
- macrodiagonal — the longer of two diagonals
- macroglobulin — A plasma globulin of high molecular weight.
- magic lantern — a device having an enclosed lamp and a lenslike opening, formerly used for projecting and magnifying images mounted on slides or films.
- major general — a military officer ranking next below a lieutenant general and next above a brigadier general.
- mallemaroking — (historical, nautical) Carousing on icebound Greenland whaling ships.
- malonyl group — the bivalent group C 3 H 2 O 2 , derived from malonic acid.
- mammary gland — any of the compound accessory reproductive organs of female mammals that occur in pairs on the chest or ventral surface and contain milk-producing lobes with ducts that empty into an external nipple, becoming functional when young are born and secreting milk for the duration of suckling.
- managerialism — Belief in or reliance on the use of professional managers in administering or planning an activity.
- mangel-wurzel — a variety of the beet Beta vulgaris, cultivated as food for livestock.
- marching girl — one of a team of girls dressed in fancy uniform who perform marching formations
- marginal cost — the cost of one additional unit of any item produced or bought in quantity.
- marginal note — aside
- marginal seat — a seat in which elections tend to be won by small margins
- marginalising — Present participle of marginalise.
- marginalizing — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- mariage blanc — unconsummated marriage
- marie galante — an island in the E West Indies: a dependency of Guadeloupe. 58 sq. mi. (150 sq. km).
- marine league — a unit of 3 nautical miles (5.6 km).
- martagon lily — Turk's-cap lily.
- materializing — Present participle of materialize.
- matriculating — Present participle of matriculate.
- memorialising — Present participle of memorialise.
- memorializing — Present participle of memorialize.
- merchant flag — the ensign used by all ships engaged in commerce, fishing, etc.
- metalcrafting — metalworking.
- mid glamorgan — a county in S Wales. 393 sq. mi. (1019 sq. km).
- mills grenade — a type of high-explosive grenade weighing about 1.5 pounds (0.7 kg).