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14-letter words containing l, a, t, e, r, c

  • lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
  • library ticket — a ticket admitting a person access to a library, esp a reference library
  • light reaction — the stage of photosynthesis during which light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll and transformed into chemical energy stored in ATP
  • little america — a base in the Antarctic, on the Bay of Whales, S of the Ross Sea: established by Adm. Richard E. Byrd of the U.S. Navy in 1929; used for later Antarctic expeditions.
  • little richard — (Richard Wayne Penniman) born 1932, U.S. rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist.
  • 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.
  • long-term care — continuing help and attention
  • lunar distance — the observed angle between the moon and another celestial body.
  • lunatic fringe — members on the periphery of any group, especially political, social, or religious, who hold extreme or fanatical views.
  • macroevolution — major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
  • major mitchell — an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe leadbeateri, with a white-and-pink plumage
  • malefactresses — a woman who violates the law or does evil.
  • manometrically — Using a manometer.
  • manufacturable — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
  • massif central — a great plateau and the chief water divide of France, in the central part.
  • material cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
  • mcclure strait — an arm of the Beaufort Sea between Banks Island in the south and Melville Island and Eglinton Island to the north, in the Northwest Territories, Canada. About 170 miles (270 km) long and 60 miles (90 km) wide.
  • medical doctor — a doctor of medicine, as opposed to the holder of a doctorate in any other field
  • mental cruelty — behaviour that causes distress to another person but that does not involve physical assault
  • mercantilistic — Relating to, or characteristic of mercantilism.
  • merchant fleet — the total number of civilian ships of a country carrying either passengers or cargo (goods)
  • merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
  • metabolic rate — the rate at which living organisms expend energy or convert energy into food
  • metal detector — an electronic device for detecting the presence of metal objects, as one used as a portable sweeping unit or one emplaced in an archway at an airport terminal to detect concealed weapons, explosives, etc.
  • metaphorically — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
  • metatheatrical — Of or pertaining to metatheatre.
  • meteorological — pertaining to meteorology or to phenomena of the atmosphere or weather.
  • metoclopramide — a white crystalline substance, C 1 4 H 2 2 ClN 3 O 2 , used primarily in the symptomatic treatment of certain upper gastrointestinal tract problems, and as an antiemetic.
  • metrical psalm — a translation of one of the psalms into rhyming strict-metre verse usually sung as a hymn
  • metronomically — a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.
  • metropolitical — metropolitan
  • microfilaments — Plural form of microfilament.
  • microsatellite — A miniature satellite.
  • mirabile dictu — wonderful to relate; amazing to say
  • miscorrelation — mutual relation of two or more things, parts, etc.: Studies find a positive correlation between severity of illness and nutritional status of the patients. Synonyms: similarity, correspondence, matching; parallelism, equivalence; interdependence, interrelationship, interconnection.
  • misdeclaration — An incorrect declaration, especially in an official context.
  • mister charlie — a term used to refer to a white person.
  • montreal canoe — a large freight canoe having a raised gunwale at the bow and stern.
  • mother of coal — mineral charcoal.
  • much-travelled — A much-travelled person has travelled a lot in foreign countries.
  • multarticulate — having multiple joints
  • multichambered — comprising or involving several chambers
  • multicharacter — (of a book, play, film, etc) involving or relating to several characters
  • multicollinear — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting multicollinearity.
  • multimolecular — (chemistry, physics) Involving multiple molecules.
  • natural causes — If someone dies of or from natural causes, they die because they are ill or old rather than because of an accident or violence.
  • neutral corner — either of the two corners of the ring not used by the boxers between rounds.
  • new carrollton — a city in S central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
  • nomenclatorial — Relating to nomenclature.
  • non-articulate — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
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