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15-letter words containing l, i, a, t, r, s

  • labyrinthodonts — Plural form of labyrinthodont.
  • ladies'-tresses — any of a genus (Spiranthes) of wild orchids with small, white flowers arranged spirally on spikes
  • large intestine — intestine (def 3).
  • laser chemistry — the use of a laser to initiate and control chemical reactions.
  • lateral fissure — the fissure separating the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes of the cerebrum.
  • leading strings — strings or straps formerly used to guide and support a young child learning to walk
  • learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
  • least sandpiper — a small, American sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, related to the stints of Europe.
  • leaving present — a present given to a person when they leave a job, place etc
  • leptosporangium — (botany) A sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell.
  • lesser antilles — group of islands in the West Indies, southeast of Puerto Rico, including the Leeward Islands, the Windward Islands, & the islands off the N coast of Venezuela
  • lex non scripta — unwritten law; common law.
  • liberal studies — a supplementary arts course for those specializing in scientific, technical, or professional studies
  • liberalizations — Plural form of liberalization.
  • linguistic area — a geographical area in which several languages sharing common features are spoken.
  • lithochromatics — the art or process of painting in oil on stone and taking impressions from the result
  • living quarters — accommodation
  • living standard — standard of living.
  • lords spiritual — a bishop or archbishop belonging to the House of Lords.
  • lost generation — the generation of men and women who came of age during or immediately following World War I: viewed, as a result of their war experiences and the social upheaval of the time, as cynical, disillusioned, and without cultural or emotional stability.
  • low pass filter — (electronics, graphics)   A filter that attenuates high frequency components of a signal. In image processing, a low pass filter might be used to remove noise from an image.
  • low-pass filter — a filter that transmits all frequencies below a specified value, substantially attenuating frequencies above this value
  • lower east side — a section in the borough of Manhattan, New York: noted for its immigrant culture.
  • luster painting — a method of decorating glazed pottery with metallic pigment, originated in Persia, popular from the 9th through the mid-19th centuries.
  • machinery steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
  • mail user agent — (messaging)   (MUA) The program that allows the user to compose and read electronic mail messages. The MUA provides the interface between the user and the Message Transfer Agent. Outgoing mail is eventually handed over to an MTA for delivery while the incoming messages are picked up from where the MTA left it (although MUA's running on single-user machines may pick up mail using POP). Popular MUAs for Unix include elm, mush, pine, and RMAIL.
  • main royal mast — the part of the mainmast situated immediately above, and generally formed as a single spar with, the main topgallantmast.
  • maldistribution — bad or unsatisfactory distribution, as of wealth, among a population or members of a group.
  • male prostitute — man who has sex for money
  • malpresentation — Abnormal positioning of a fetus at the time of delivery.
  • manorial system — manorialism.
  • manual steering — Manual steering is steering in which the driver does all the work, without the help of mechanical power.
  • marginalisation — (British) alternative spelling of marginalization.
  • market analysis — the process of determining factors, conditions, and characteristics of a market.
  • martensitically — in a martensitic manner
  • master cylinder — the hydraulic pump of an automotive braking system that contains a cylinder and one or two pistons, is actuated by the brake pedal, and supplies hydraulic fluid under pressure to the brakes at each wheel.
  • master-planning — to construct a master plan for: to master-plan one's career.
  • materialisation — Alternative spelling of materialization.
  • materialistical — Alternative form of materialistic.
  • mean solar time — time measured by the hour angle of the mean sun.
  • medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
  • medical tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
  • mental disorder — any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.
  • messier catalog — a catalog of nonstellar objects compiled by Charles Messier in 1784 and later slightly extended, now known to contain nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters.
  • metallic luster — luster1 (def 8).
  • metropolitanism — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
  • michaelmas term — the autumn term at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, the Inns of Court, and some other educational establishments
  • microstructural — Of or pertaining to a microstructure.
  • military school — military academy.
  • mineral spirits — a volatile distillation product of petroleum, used as a thinner for paints and varnishes. Compare naphtha (def 1).
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