14-letter words containing l, e, n, i, c
- interracialism — action or policy for establishing equality and cooperation between different racial groups.
- intersectional — of or relating to to an intersection, or a place where two or more roads, lines, or elements meet: intersectional traffic flow.
- interval scale — a scale of measurement of data according to which the differences between values can be quantified in absolute but not relative terms and for which any zero is merely arbitrary: for instance, dates are measured on an interval scale since differences can be measured in years, but no sense can be given to a ratio of times
- into the black — into a profitable condition financially
- intramercurial — within Mercury's orbit
- intramolecular — existing or occurring within a molecule.
- introspectible — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
- invincibleness — The quality of being invincible; unconquerableness; insuperableness.
- irreconcilable — incapable of being brought into harmony or adjustment; incompatible: irreconcilable differences.
- irreconcilably — incapable of being brought into harmony or adjustment; incompatible: irreconcilable differences.
- isentropically — in an isentropic manner
- isle of france — Île-de-France
- isoclinic line — an imaginary line connecting points on the earth's surface having equal magnetic dip.
- isometric-line — isometrics, isometric exercise (def 1).
- italian clover — crimson clover.
- jackknife clam — any bivalve mollusk of the family Solenidae, especially of the genus Ensis, having a long, rectangular, slightly curved shell.
- jewel neckline — a plain, slightly rounded neckline without a collar, as on a dress or sweater
- junior college — a collegiate institution offering courses only through the first one or two years of college instruction and granting a certificate of title instead of a degree.
- junior counsel — a body of barristers who are lower in rank than the King's Counsel or Queen's Counsel, and who plead outside the bar in the court.
- juvenile court — a law court having jurisdiction over youths, generally of less than 18 years.
- kentucky rifle — a long-barreled muzzleloading flintlock rifle developed near Lancaster, Pa., in the early 18th century and widely used on the frontier.
- 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
- king's counsel — a body of barristers of a higher status who are specially appointed to be the crown's counsel, and who are permitted to plead inside the bar in the court.
- kiss principle — /kis' prin'si-pl/ Keep It Simple, Stupid. A maxim often invoked when discussing design to fend off creeping featurism and control complexity of development. Possibly related to the marketroid maxim on sales presentations, "Keep It Short and Simple". See also Occam's Razor.
- kitchen police — soldiers detailed by roster or as punishment to assist in kitchen duties.
- kitchen scales — a set of scales used in cooking
- kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
- kochel listing — the chronological number of a composition of Mozart as assigned in the catalog of the composer's works compiled in the 19th century by the Austrian musicologist Ludwig von Köchel (1800–1877) and since revised several times. Abbreviation: K.
- 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 nicaragua — a lake in SW Nicaragua, separated from the Pacific by an isthmus 19 km (12 miles) wide: the largest lake in Central America. Area: 8264 sq km (3191 sq miles)
- landing beacon — a radio transmitter that emits a landing beam
- lap microphone — a small microphone that may be clipped to the speaker's lapel, pocket, or the like.
- laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
- laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
- lasciviousness — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
- laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
- latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
- latin american — the part of the American continents south of the United States in which Spanish, Portuguese, or French is officially spoken.
- lattice energy — chemistry: strength of bonds holding ionic solid together
- lattice window — a window formed of an open framework of wood, metal, etc, arranged to form an ornamental pattern
- launch vehicle — Aerospace. a rocket used to launch a spacecraft or satellite into orbit or a space probe into space.
- law of cosines — a law stating that the square of a side of a plane triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides minus twice the product of the other sides multiplied by the cosine of the angle between them.
- learning curve — Education. a graphic representation of progress in learning measured against the time required to achieve mastery.
- left-branching — (of a grammatical construction) characterized by greater structural complexity in the position preceding the head, as the phrase my brother's friend's house; having most of the constituents on the left in a tree diagram (opposed to right-branching).
- legal medicine — the application of medical knowledge to questions of civil and criminal law, especially in court proceedings.
- leisure centre — A leisure centre is a large public building containing different facilities for leisure activities, such as a sports hall, a swimming pool, and rooms for meetings.
- lending policy — a set of guidelines and criteria developed by a bank and used by its employees to determine whether an applicant for a loan should be granted or refused the loan
- letting agency — a business which leases properties on behalf of their owners
- leucocytopenia — leucopenia