14-letter words containing l, a, n
- islas canarias — Spanish name of the Canary Islands.
- islas malvinas — Falkland Islands
- isle of france — Île-de-France
- isle of thanet — an island in SE England, in NE Kent, separated from the mainland by two branches of the River Stour: scene of many Norse invasions. Area: 109 sq km (42 sq miles)
- isolated point — Mathematics. a point in a set such that the neighborhood of the point is devoid of any other points belonging to the set.
- isolation ward — a ward where people with a contagious disease are kept separate from people who are not infected
- isolationistic — Exhibiting isolationism.
- italian clover — crimson clover.
- italian sonnet — Petrarchan sonnet.
- jackknife clam — any bivalve mollusk of the family Solenidae, especially of the genus Ensis, having a long, rectangular, slightly curved shell.
- japanese holly — an evergreen shrub, Ilex crenata, of Japan, having black fruit and box-shaped foliage, widely grown as an ornamental.
- japanese larch — a tree, Larix kaempferi, of Japan, having bluish-green leaves and egg-shaped cones.
- japanese maple — a small, graceful maple tree, Acer palmatum, of Korea and Japan, having small, purple flowers, the foliage turning bright red in autumn.
- japanese quail — any of several small Old World quails of the genus Coturnix, especially C. japonica (Japanese quail) widely used as a laboratory animal.
- jardin anglais — a landscape garden having winding paths and irregular planting.
- jingoistically — (manner) In a jingoistic manner.
- job evaluation — the analysis of the relationship between jobs in an organization: often used as a basis for a wages structure
- john constable — John, 1776–1837, English painter.
- journal bronze — an alloy of about 83 percent copper, 13 percent tin, 3 percent zinc, and 1 percent lead.
- journal intime — a personal or private diary.
- journalization — to tell or relate as one would in keeping a journal.
- judgementalism — Alternative form of judgmentalism.
- jungle warfare — the specialized techniques required by the military to survive and fight in jungle terrain
- jurisdictional — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- juvenilization — The act or process of juvenilizing.
- kaiserslautern — a city in S Rhineland-Palatinate, in SW Germany.
- kedleston hall — a mansion near Derby in Derbyshire: rebuilt (1759–65) for the Curzon family by Matthew Brettingham, James Paine, and Robert Adam
- kendal (green) — a coarse, green woolen cloth
- keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
- khaki election — a general election held during or immediately after a war, esp one in which the war has an effect on how people vote
- kidney failure — loss of renal function
- kitchen scales — a set of scales used in cooking
- kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
- knight templar — Templar.
- knowledge base — (artificial intelligence) A collection of knowledge expressed using some formal knowledge representation language. A knowledge base forms part of a knowledge-based system (KBS).
- kola peninsula — Also called Kola Peninsula. a peninsula in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, between the White and Barents seas.
- kola-peninsula — Also called Kola Peninsula. a peninsula in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, between the White and Barents seas.
- l-asparaginase — an enzyme that destroys asparagine, a nonessential amino acid needed as a nutrient by rapidly growing cells: used in treating leukemia
- la grange park — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- labor movement — labor unions collectively: The labor movement supported the bill.
- labor unionist — unionist (def 2).
- labradorescent — (of minerals) displaying a brilliant play of colours, as that shown by some forms of labradorite
- labyrinth fish — any of several freshwater fishes of the order Labyrinthi, found in southeastern Asia and Africa, having a labyrinthine structure above each gill chamber enabling them to breathe air while out of water.
- labyrinthodont — any member of several orders of small to large lizardlike terrestrial and freshwater amphibians, some ancestral to land vertebrates, forming the extinct subclass Labyrinthodonta that flourished from the Devonian through the Triassic periods, characterized by a solid, flattened skull and conical teeth.
- lacrimal gland — either of two tear-secreting glands situated in the upper outer angle of the orbit.
- lactoglobulins — Plural form of lactoglobulin.
- ladder company — hook-and-ladder company.
- lady bountiful — a wealthy lady in George Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem, noted for her kindness and generosity.
- laetare sunday — the fourth Sunday of Lent when the introit begins with “ Laetare Jerusalem ” (Rejoice ye, Jerusalem).
- lagoon islands — a former name of Tuvalu.