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12-letter words containing l, e, t, u

  • irregularity — the quality or state of being irregular.
  • irresolutely — In an irresolute or wavering manner.
  • irresolution — lack of resolution; lack of decision or purpose; vacillation.
  • isotopologue — (chemistry) any of a group of compounds only differing in their isotopic composition; for example water and heavy water.
  • jocularities — the state or quality of being jocular.
  • joliot-curie — Irène [ee-ren] /iˈrɛn/ (Show IPA), (Irène Curie) 1897–1956, French nuclear physicist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1935 (daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie).
  • joule effect — the generation of heat by the passage of electricity through a resistance.
  • judgmentally — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
  • jus naturale — the rules and principles of law derived from the customs and legislation of Rome, as opposed to those derived from the customs of all nations (jus gentium) or from fundamental ideas of right and wrong implicit in the human mind (jus naturale)
  • just as well — fortunate
  • just quietly — between you and me; confidentially
  • juste milieu — a point between two extremes; the golden mean.
  • juste-milieu — a point between two extremes; the golden mean.
  • king vulture — a large, black-and-white vulture, Sarcorhamphus papa, of Central and South America, having colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on its head and neck.
  • kletterschuh — a lightweight climbing boot with a canvas or suede upper and Vibram (originally felt or cord) sole
  • lace-curtain — characteristic of or aspiring to the standards and attributes of the middle class: Her latest novel traces the rise of a lace-curtain Irish family in Boston.
  • lacquer tree — any of several trees yielding a resin used as lacquer, as Rhus verniciflua, of Japan.
  • ladder truck — hook and ladder.
  • lake turkana — a long narrow lake in E Africa, in the Great Rift Valley. Area: 7104 sq km (2743 sq miles)
  • langoustines — Plural form of langoustine.
  • languishment — the act or state of languishing.
  • laser tuning — a technique for adjusting a laser's output frequency to within a specific range, especially in semiconductors.
  • last but one — next to last
  • last quarter — the instant, approximately one week after a full moon, when half of the moon's disk is illuminated by the sun.
  • latex rubber — rubber used to make many products such as gloves, condoms, etc, and which is made from latex, a whitish milky fluid containing protein, starch, alkaloids, etc, that is produced by many plants
  • laticiferous — bearing or containing latex.
  • latin square — a square array of numbers, letters, etc., in which each item appears exactly once in each row and column: used in statistical analysis.
  • latus rectum — the chord perpendicular to the principal axis and passing through a focus of an ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola.
  • launderettes — Plural form of launderette.
  • laureateship — a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award: a Nobel laureate.
  • leaf lettuce — a type of lettuce having loosely clustered, often curled leaves that are sometimes tinged with red.
  • leaf mustard — a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
  • leaf through — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
  • league match — a match played between teams in a league (as opposed to an international game)
  • league table — competitive ranking
  • lean mixture — A lean mixture is a fuel/air mixture containing a relatively low proportion of fuel.
  • leatherbound — Bound in leather.
  • lecture hall — conference room
  • lecture room — conference hall
  • lectureships — Plural form of lectureship.
  • left luggage — baggage stored temporarily
  • left-justify — If printed text is left-justified, each line begins at the same distance from the left-hand edge of the page or column.
  • legislatures — a deliberative body of persons, usually elective, who are empowered to make, change, or repeal the laws of a country or state; the branch of government having the power to make laws, as distinguished from the executive and judicial branches of government.
  • leiotrichous — Having smooth hair.
  • leisure suit — a man's casual suit, consisting of trousers and a matching jacket styled like a shirt, often made in pastel colors.
  • leisure time — free time
  • lemon butter — a spread made of butter flavored with lemon
  • lenticularis — (meteorology) a cloud species which consists of rounded lens shaped of cloud, often forming near mountains. Associated with cirrocumulus, and altocumulus, and sometimes stratocumulus genera.
  • lenticularly — in a lenticular manner
  • lentiviruses — Plural form of lentivirus.
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