14-letter words containing l, a, m, o
- journal intime — a personal or private diary.
- kalamata olive — a purplish-black, almond-shaped olive with a fruity flavor and meaty texture, often split and cured in brine and packed in vinegar.
- kamloops trout — a variety of rainbow trout found in Canadian lakes
- kekulé formula — the structural formula of benzene represented as a hexagonal ring with alternate single and double bonds between the carbon atoms.
- kilogram-force — a meter-kilogram-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity, when acting on a mass of one kilogram. Abbreviation: kgf.
- kilogram-meter — a meter-kilogram-second unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one kilogram when its point of application moves through a distance of one meter in the direction of the force; approximately 7.2 foot-pounds. Abbreviation: kg-m.
- kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
- labor movement — labor unions collectively: The labor movement supported the bill.
- lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
- ladder company — hook-and-ladder company.
- ladder polymer — a polymer, as DNA, consisting of double-stranded chains linked by hydrogen bonds or chemical bonds at regular intervals.
- lake maracaibo — a lake in NW Venezuela, linked with the Gulf of Venezuela by a dredged channel: centre of the Venezuelan and South American oil industry. Area: about 13 000 sq km (500 sq miles)
- lamellirostral — having a beak equipped with thin plates or lamellae for straining water and mud from food, as the ducks, geese, swans, and flamingos.
- landscape mode — a wide exposure suitable for photographing landscapes
- lap microphone — a small microphone that may be clipped to the speaker's lapel, pocket, or the like.
- larmor theorem — the theorem that an electron subjected only to the force exerted by the nucleus about which it is moving will undergo Larmor precession but no other change in motion when placed in a magnetic field.
- laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
- laterotemporal — (anatomy) Relating to the lateral part of the temporal region of the skull.
- le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- leamington spa — a city in Warwickshire, central England: health resort.
- legal document — a document concerning a legal matter; a document drawn up by a lawyer
- legitimisation — (British) alternative spelling of legitimization.
- legitimization — to make legitimate.
- leiomyosarcoma — (pathology) A cancerous tumor of smooth muscle.
- lemon geranium — a garden geranium, Pelargonium crispum, having lemon-scented leaves.
- lemonade berry — a sumac, Rhus integrifolia, of southern California, having hairy, dark-red fruits used to make a beverage resembling lemonade.
- lemongrass oil — an aromatic oil made from lemon grass and used in aromatherapy, as a pesticide, and as a preservative
- leptomeningeal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the leptomeninges.
- leucocythaemia — leukaemia
- levant morocco — a fine morocco leather with a large, irregular grain, used esp. in bookbinding
- light-horseman — a light-armed cavalry soldier.
- lipogrammatism — the practice or art of writing lipograms
- lipogrammatist — a person who writes lipograms
- liquid compass — wet compass.
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- lithochromatic — relating to or produced by painting on stone
- livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- lleras camargo — Alberto [ahl-ver-taw] /ɑlˈvɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–89, Colombian journalist, writer, and political leader: president 1945–46, 1958–62.
- load-line mark — any of various marks by which the allowable loading and the load line at load displacement are established for a merchant vessel; a load line.
- loan agreement — an agreement on the terms of a loan
- loan repayment — a repayment of part of a loan, usually monthly
- lobelia family — the plant family Lobeliaceae (sometimes considered a subfamily, Lobelioideae, of the Campanulaceae, or bellflower family), typified by usually herbaceous plants having milky sap, simple alternate leaves, irregular two-lipped flowers, and fruit in the form of a capsule or berry, and including the cardinal flower, Indian tobacco, and lobelia.
- lobotomization — to perform a lobotomy on.
- locker-lampson — Frederick (Frederick Locker) 1821–95, English poet.
- logania family — the plant family Loganiaceae, typified by herbaceous plants, trees, and shrubs of warm regions having usually opposite leaves, clusters of regular flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry, capsule, or fleshy fruit, and including the butterfly bush, Carolina jessamine, logania, and trees of the genus Strychnos, which are the source of curare, nux vomica, and strychnine.
- logic emulator — A system of FPGAs, programmable interconnect and software which automatically configures itself into an operating prototype of a large-scale logic design, such as a microprocessor. An emulated design can be connected into the target system and really operated and tested before the design is made into an integrated circuit.
- lombard street — a street in London, England: a financial center.
- london company — a company, chartered in England in 1606 to establish colonies in America, that founded Jamestown, Va., in 1607.
- long-neck clam — soft-shell clam.
- long-term care — continuing help and attention