12-letter words containing l, a, s, g
- ligurian sea — a part of the Mediterranean between Corsica and the NW coast of Italy.
- limacologist — a person who specialises in the study of slugs
- line spacing — (in a book, computer-produced document, etc) the spacing between lines of type
- linguistical — (not in technical use) linguistic.
- lip-smacking — tasty, mouth-watering
- lipoxygenase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
- liquid glass — any of several clear, white, or greenish water-soluble compounds of formulas varying in ratio from Na 2 O⋅3.75SiO 2 to 2Na 2 O⋅SiO 2 : used chiefly in dyeing, printing, and fireproofing textiles and in the manufacture of paper products and cement.
- lithophagous — swallowing or feeding on stones
- living space — home: rooms, etc.
- loansharking — the practice of lending money at excessive rates of interest.
- loganberries — Plural form of loganberry.
- loganiaceous — belonging to the plant family Loganiaceae.
- logistically — of or relating to logistics.
- logodaedalus — a person who uses words with skill or cunning
- long measure — Also called long meter. Prosody. a four-line stanza in iambic tetrameter, often used in hymns, with the second and fourth lines rhyming and sometimes the first and third lines rhyming as well.
- long-handles — long underwear.
- long-lasting — enduring or existing for a long period of time: a long-lasting friendship.
- long-waisted — of more than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a low waistline.
- longirostral — (of birds) having a long beak
- longshoreman — a person employed on the wharves of a port, as in loading and unloading vessels.
- longstanding — existing or occurring for a long time: a longstanding feud.
- look daggers — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- loose change — money in the form of coins suitable for small expenditures
- los angeleno — Angeleno (def 1).
- louise bogan — Louise, 1897–1970, U.S. poet.
- ludwigshafen — a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine opposite Mannheim.
- lug foresail — a gaff foresail having no boom or sometimes a partial boom.
- lymphangitis — inflammation of the lymphatic vessels.
- macroglossia — Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue.
- magnet steel — steel used for the manufacture of permanent magnets, often having a high cobalt content and smaller amounts of nickel, aluminium, or copper
- magnetotails — Plural form of magnetotail.
- magnoliopsid — (botany) a member of the class Magnoliopsida. Circumscription of this class will vary with the taxonomic system being used.
- mailing list — a list of addresses to which mail, especially advertisements, can be sent.
- malacologist — A person who studies molluscs, who specializes in malacology.
- malignancies — Plural form of malignancy.
- mallophagous — of or relating to any wingless insect of the order Mallophaga
- manila grass — a compact, shade-tolerant, turf-forming grass, Zoysia matrella, of southeastern Asia, having stiff leaves and flowering spikelets.
- manslaughter — Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
- mansplaining — (informal, pejorative) The act of condescendingly explaining something, particularly by a man to a female listener in order to appear knowledgable or from a mistaken presumption that she has an inferior understanding of the topic.
- marginal sea — water that lies alongside a state, falls under its authority, and extends about 3½ statute miles (6 kilometers) from the coast.
- marginalised — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- marginalises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marginalise.
- marginalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marginalize.
- marlingspike — Alternative spelling of marlinspike.
- mass mailing — sending a bulk e-mail
- megamillions — Plural form of megamillion.
- melanogaster — Any of several fungi of the genus Melanogaster.
- melliphagous — (of an animal) feeding on honey
- metabolising — Present participle of metabolise.
- metallurgist — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.