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13-letter words containing l, e, a, d, y

  • land registry — In Britain, a land registry is a government office where records are kept about each area of land in a country or region, including information about who owns it.
  • landed gentry — land-owning class
  • legal holiday — a public holiday established by law, during which certain work, government business, etc., is restricted.
  • libyan desert — a desert in N Africa, in E Libya, W Egypt, and NW Sudan, W of the Nile: part of the Sahara. About 650,000 sq. mi. (1,683,500 sq. km).
  • lightheadedly — In a lightheaded manner.
  • linden family — the plant family Tiliaceae, characterized by deciduous trees or shrubs having simple, usually alternate leaves, fibrous bark, fragrant flowers, and dry, woody fruit, and including the basswood, jute, and linden.
  • lipid bilayer — a two-layered arrangement of phosphate and lipid molecules that form a cell membrane, the hydrophobic lipid ends facing inward and the hydrophilic phosphate ends facing outward.
  • lord's prayer — the, the prayer given by Jesus to His disciples, and beginning with the words Our Father. Matt. 6:9–13; Luke 11:2–4.
  • lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
  • lysergic acid — a crystalline solid, C 16 H 16 N 2 O 2 , obtained from ergot or synthesized: used in the synthesis of LSD.
  • madder family — the large plant family Rubiaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, trees, and shrubs having simple, opposite, or whorled leaves, usually four- or five-lobed flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry, capsule, or nut, and including the gardenia, madder, partridgeberry, and shrubs and trees that are the source of coffee, ipecac, and quinine.
  • magdalena bay — a bay in NW Mexico, on the SW coast of Baja California. 17 miles (27 km) long; 12 miles (19 km) wide.
  • maldeployment — the inefficient use of resources or an instance of such
  • malted barley — barley that has been kiln-dried after it has germinated by soaking in water
  • many-coloured — having many colours
  • mealy-mouthed — avoiding the use of direct and plain language, as from timidity, excessive delicacy, or hypocrisy; inclined to mince words; insincere, devious, or compromising.
  • medullary ray — (in the stems of woody plants) one of the vertical bands or plates of unspecialized tissue that radiate between the pith and the bark.
  • meridionality — the quality or state of being on the meridian
  • milky disease — a bacterial disease of scarab beetle larvae and grubs, especially the Japanese beetle, which turns the larvae white.
  • mixed ability — A mixed ability class or teaching system is one in which pupils of different abilities are taught together in the same class.
  • mixed crystal — a crystal consisting of a solid solution of two or more distinct compounds
  • model railway — a model of a small-scale railway system, often with toy moving trains
  • 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.
  • monkey island — a flying bridge on top of a pilothouse or chart house.
  • naval academy — a collegiate institution for training naval officers.
  • nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
  • nondialyzable — not dialyzable or capable of undergoing dialysis
  • nonmyelinated — (of nerve fibres) lacking a myelin sheath
  • oak-apple day — (in Britain) May 29, the anniversary of the Restoration (1660), formerly commemorated by the wearing of oak apples or oak leaves, recalling the Boscobel oak in which Charles II hid after the battle of Worcester
  • openheartedly — Alt form open-heartedly.
  • opinionatedly — In an opinionated manner.
  • paleopedology — the branch of pedology dealing with the soils of past geologic ages.
  • party-colored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
  • payday lender — a person or group that offers short-term loans, in advance of payday, at high rates of interest
  • pedagogically — of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
  • pedal cyclist — a person who rides a pedal cycle, as opposed to a motorcycle
  • pentadactylic — having five digits on each limb
  • peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
  • periodontally — with respect to periodontal tissue
  • perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
  • phenylic acid — phenol (def 1).
  • playback head — the part of a tape recorder that is used to pick up the magnetic pattern on tape in order to play back material previously recorded.
  • playing field — an expanse of level ground, as in a park or stadium, where athletic events are held.
  • polyadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three or more sets or bundles.
  • polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
  • polydaemonism — the belief in many evil spirits.
  • predominantly — having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others; preeminent.
  • predominately — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
  • prejudicially — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
  • prudentiality — prudential nature or practice
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