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14-letter words containing l, e, m

  • james h. clark — Dr. James H. Clark
  • japanese maple — a small, graceful maple tree, Acer palmatum, of Korea and Japan, having small, purple flowers, the foliage turning bright red in autumn.
  • jeremy collier — Jeremy, 1650–1726, English clergyman and author.
  • jerusalem date — butterfly flower.
  • journal intime — a personal or private diary.
  • judgementalism — Alternative form of judgmentalism.
  • juxtamedullary — (anatomy) next to the edge of the medulla (of the kidney).
  • kalamata olive — a purplish-black, almond-shaped olive with a fruity flavor and meaty texture, often split and cured in brine and packed in vinegar.
  • kapellmeisters — Plural form of kapellmeister.
  • kekulé formula — the structural formula of benzene represented as a hexagonal ring with alternate single and double bonds between the carbon atoms.
  • kelyphitic rim — a mineral shell enclosing another mineral in an igneous rock, formed by reaction of the interned mineral with the surrounding rock
  • khmer republic — a former official name of Cambodia.
  • kilogram-force — a meter-kilogram-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity, when acting on a mass of one kilogram. Abbreviation: kgf.
  • kilogram-meter — a meter-kilogram-second unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one kilogram when its point of application moves through a distance of one meter in the direction of the force; approximately 7.2 foot-pounds. Abbreviation: kg-m.
  • kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
  • knee-trembling — very exciting
  • knight templar — Templar.
  • laat lammetjie — a child born many years after its siblings
  • labor movement — labor unions collectively: The labor movement supported the bill.
  • lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
  • ladder company — hook-and-ladder company.
  • ladder polymer — a polymer, as DNA, consisting of double-stranded chains linked by hydrogen bonds or chemical bonds at regular intervals.
  • lake champlain — a lake in the northeastern US, between the Green Mountains and the Adirondack Mountains: linked by the Champlain Canal to the Hudson River and by the Richelieu River to the St Lawrence; a major communications route in colonial times
  • lake maracaibo — a lake in NW Venezuela, linked with the Gulf of Venezuela by a dredged channel: centre of the Venezuelan and South American oil industry. Area: about 13 000 sq km (500 sq miles)
  • lake trasimene — a lake in central Italy, in Umbria: the largest lake in central Italy; scene of Hannibal's victory over the Romans in 217 bc. Area: 128 sq km (49 sq miles)
  • lamb's lettuce — corn salad.
  • lambeth degree — an honorary degree conferred by the archbishop of Canterbury in divinity, arts, law, medicine, or music.
  • lambeth palace — the official residence of the archbishop of Canterbury, in Lambeth.
  • lamellirostral — having a beak equipped with thin plates or lamellae for straining water and mud from food, as the ducks, geese, swans, and flamingos.
  • lamentableness — The state or characteristic of being lamentable.
  • landscape mode — a wide exposure suitable for photographing landscapes
  • lap microphone — a small microphone that may be clipped to the speaker's lapel, pocket, or the like.
  • larmor theorem — the theorem that an electron subjected only to the force exerted by the nucleus about which it is moving will undergo Larmor precession but no other change in motion when placed in a magnetic field.
  • laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
  • last judgement — In the Christian religion, the Last Judgement is the last day of the world when God will judge everyone who has died and decide whether they will go to Heaven or Hell.
  • lateral system — a system of coding navigational aids by shape, color, and number, according to the side of a channel they occupy and their relative position along that side.
  • laterotemporal — (anatomy) Relating to the lateral part of the temporal region of the skull.
  • lathing hammer — a hatchet having a small hammer face for trimming and nailing wooden lath.
  • latin american — the part of the American continents south of the United States in which Spanish, Portuguese, or French is officially spoken.
  • lawrence frame — a gilded frame for a circular or oval painting, having a rectangular exterior form.
  • le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
  • leamington spa — a city in Warwickshire, central England: health resort.
  • legal document — a document concerning a legal matter; a document drawn up by a lawyer
  • legal medicine — the application of medical knowledge to questions of civil and criminal law, especially in court proceedings.
  • legitimateness — The quality of being legitimate.
  • legitimatizing — Present participle of legitimatize.
  • legitimisation — (British) alternative spelling of legitimization.
  • legitimization — to make legitimate.
  • leiomyosarcoma — (pathology) A cancerous tumor of smooth muscle.
  • lemon geranium — a garden geranium, Pelargonium crispum, having lemon-scented leaves.
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