13-letter words containing l, a, n, s, d, o
- endocommensal — a commensal living within the body of the host organism
- endonucleases — Plural form of endonuclease.
- endotheliomas — Plural form of endothelioma.
- epanadiplosis — a figure of speech involving the same word being used at the beginning and the end
- false diamond — any of a number of semiprecious stones that resemble diamond, such as zircon and white topaz
- faroe islands — islands in Atlantic Ocean
- fashion model — sb employed to show off designer clothes
- fictionalised — Simple past tense and past participle of fictionalise.
- flaming sword — a cultivated bromeliad, Vriesea splendens, native to French Guiana, having long, red bracts and yellow flowers.
- fool's errand — a completely absurd, pointless, or useless errand.
- foolhardiness — recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
- general synod — the governing body, under Parliament, of the Church of England, made up of the bishops and elected clerical and lay representatives
- gladstone bag — a small rectangular suitcase hinged to open into two compartments of equal size.
- glucuronidase — an enzyme that catalyzes glucuronide hydrolysis
- gold standard — a monetary system with gold of specified weight and fineness as the unit of value.
- grandiloquous — grandiloquent
- hand controls — a set of controls in some cars, operated by hand, that have the same function as the accelerator, brake, and clutch pedals
- handsome lake — 1735-1815; Seneca prophet, social reformer, & founder of a North American Indian religion named after him
- hold in leash — to control; curb; restrain
- hyaluronidase — Biochemistry. a mucolytic enzyme found in the testes, in snake venom, and in hemolytic streptococci and certain other bacteria, that decreases the viscosity of the intercellular matrix by breaking down hyaluronic acid.
- idealizations — Plural form of idealization.
- imponderables — Plural form of imponderable.
- incondensable — not condensable; incapable of being condensed.
- indissociable — Unable to be dissociated.
- indissociably — In a way that does not allow dissociation; having an inextricable link.
- indissolvable — Not dissolvable; incapable of being dissolved or separated.
- intermodalism — pertaining to or suitable for transportation involving more than one form of carrier, as truck and rail, or truck, ship, and rail.
- island nation — a country that is entirely made up of one or more islands
- isolated pawn — a pawn without pawns of the same colour on neighbouring files
- juglandaceous — belonging to the plant family Juglandaceae.
- knowledgebase — Alternative spelling of knowledge base.
- landownership — an owner or proprietor of land.
- lepidopterans — Plural form of lepidopteran.
- load shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- load-shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- long-distance — of, from, or between distant places: a long-distance phone call.
- long-standing — existing or occurring for a long time: a longstanding feud.
- lonsdale belt — (in Britain) a belt conferred as a trophy on professional boxing champions, in various weight categories: if a champion wins it three times it becomes his personal property
- losing hazard — an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
- maladroitness — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- mine disposal — the removal, disarming, or destruction of explosive mines
- modesty panel — a panel across the front of a desk, especially an office desk, designed to conceal the legs of a person seated at it.
- moll flanders — (The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders) a novel (1722) by Daniel Defoe.
- monkey island — a flying bridge on top of a pilothouse or chart house.
- monodactylous — having only one digit or claw.
- niçoise salad — salade niçoise
- no man's land — an area between opposing armies, over which no control has been established.
- no-man's land — No-man's land is an area of land that is not owned or controlled by anyone, for example the area of land between two opposing armies.
- non-custodial — of or relating to custody.
- nonadolescent — Not adolescent.