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12-letter words containing l, i, m, e

  • latent image — an invisible image, produced on a sensitized emulsion by exposure to light, that will emerge in development.
  • laue diagram — a diffraction pattern used to study crystal structure, consisting of symmetrically arranged spots obtained when a beam of x-rays, electrons, or neutrons is passed through a thin crystal and exposes a photographic plate.
  • leading mark — either of two conspicuous objects regarded as points on a line (leading line) upon which a vessel can sail a safe course.
  • leaf-climber — a plant that climbs by using leaves specialized as tendrils
  • lean mixture — A lean mixture is a fuel/air mixture containing a relatively low proportion of fuel.
  • legitimately — according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
  • legitimating — Present participle of legitimate.
  • legitimation — according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
  • legitimatize — to make legitimate.
  • legitimising — Present participle of legitimise.
  • legitimistic — inclined towards, or relating to, the opinions of legitimists
  • legitimizing — Present participle of legitimize.
  • leisure home — a house for use on weekends, vacations, or the like.
  • leisure time — free time
  • lemminkainen — (in the Kalevala) a young, jovial hero who has many adventures in which he is sometimes helped by his mother.
  • lemnian seal — the earth of the Greek island of Lemnos, which is famous for its medicinal properties
  • leontopodium — any plant of the Eurasian alpine genus Leontopodium, esp L. alpinum
  • lepidomelane — (mineralogy) A black iron-potash mica, usually found in granitic rocks in small six-sided tables, or as an aggregation of minute opaque scales.
  • leprosariums — Plural form of leprosarium.
  • leptosomatic — a person of asthenic build.
  • liberum veto — a veto exercised by a single member of a legislative body whose rules require unanimity.
  • lifestreamer — a person who provides an online record of his or her life, either by means of live video footage or via an online collection of social network updates, blogs, and photos
  • light bomber — a small airplane designed to carry light bomb loads relatively short distances, especially one having a gross loaded weight of less than 100,000 pounds (45,000 kg).
  • light comedy — a play or film which deals with its subject matter in an amusing and lighthearted way
  • light-minded — having or showing a lack of serious purpose, attitude, etc.; frivolous; trifling: to be in a light-minded mood.
  • lignum vitae — either of two tropical American trees, Guaiacum officinale or G. sanctum, of the caltrop family, having very hard, heavy wood.
  • like a charm — perfectly; successfully
  • like a dream — If you say that someone does something like a dream, you think that they do it very well. If you say that something happens like a dream, you mean that it happens successfully without any problems.
  • lime cordial — a drink made from sweetened lime juice and plain or carbonated water
  • limp-wristed — Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. effeminate.
  • line manager — immediate supervisor
  • line segment — segment (def 2b).
  • line trimmer — a gardening device used to trim the edges of lawns by means of a rapidly rotating motor-driven flexible wire or cord.
  • linear motor — an electric motor in which a movable part moves in a straight line, with power being supplied by a varying magnetic field set up by a fixed part of the system, as a metal rail on the ground.
  • linked rhyme — a rhyme in which the end of one line together with the first sound of the next line forms a rhyme with the end of another line.
  • linseed meal — ground linseed cake.
  • lisp machine — 1.   (architecture)   Any machine (whether notional or actual) whose instruction set is Lisp. 2.   (hardware, operating system)   A line of workstations made by Symbolics, Inc. from the mid-1970s (having grown out of the MIT AI Lab) to late 1980s. All system code for Symbolics Lisp Machines was written in Lisp Machine Lisp. Symbolics Lisp Machines were also notable for having had space-cadet keyboards.
  • lithospermum — any annual or perennial herbs and small shrubs of the genus lithospermum, of the borage family, native to Europe, N America, and northern Asia, and having white, blue, or yellow flowers
  • litmus paper — a strip of paper impregnated with litmus, used as a chemical indicator.
  • little minch — a sea channel between Isle of Skye and the central Outer Hebrides Islands, Scotland, connecting the Minch, or North Minch (N), with the Sea of the Hebrides. 14 to 20 miles (23 to 32 km) wide.
  • little women — a novel (1868) by Louisa May Alcott.
  • logocentrism — a method of literary analysis in which words and language are regarded as a fundamental expression of external reality, excluding nonlinguistic factors such as historical context.
  • long-termism — the tendency to focus attention on long-term gains
  • loose-limbed — having supple arms and legs: a loose-limbed athlete.
  • lose no time — act without delay
  • lounge music — a type of popular music often including jazz, swing, and pop elements and played in cocktail lounges, piano bars, etc.
  • lower merion — a town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
  • lower-income — earning less than average
  • lowsing time — the time at which work or school finishes; knocking-off time
  • lumber river — a river in S central North Carolina and NE South Carolina, flowing SE and S to the Little Pee Dee River. 125 miles (201 km) long.
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