13-letter words containing l, o, n, i, e
- linearisation — Alternative spelling of linearization.
- linearization — The modification of a system such that its output is linearly dependent on its input.
- lines of code — (programming, unit) (LOC) A common measure of the size or progress of a programming project. For example, one can describe a completed project as consisting of 100,000 LOC; or one can characterise a week's progress as 5000 LOC. Using LOC as a metric of progress encourages programmers to reinvent the wheel or split their code into lots of short lines.
- linkage group — a group of genes in a chromosome that tends to be inherited as a unit.
- linoleic acid — an unsaturated fatty acid, C 18 H 32 O 2 , occurring as a glyceride in drying oils, as in linseed oil.
- liquefactions — Plural form of liquefaction.
- liquid oxygen — a clear, pale blue liquid obtained by compressing oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point: used chiefly as an oxidizer in liquid rocket propellants.
- lithesomeness — the quality of being flexible and supple
- litigiousness — of or relating to litigation.
- little casino — the two of spades.
- living stones — any of various succulent plants of the genus Lithops, native to Africa, having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones.
- load shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- load-shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- loblolly pine — a coniferous tree, Pinus taeda, of the southeastern U.S., having bundles of stout often twisted needles and blackish-gray bark.
- locking piece — (in a striking train) a hooked part, rising and falling on a locking plate and arresting the rotation of the plate after the proper number of strokes.
- locking plate — a narrow wheel geared to a striking train or other mechanism and having a notched rim engaging with another mechanism permitting it to rotate through a specific arc.
- lodging house — a house in which rooms are rented, especially a house other than an inn or hotel; rooming house.
- loebner prize — (artificial intelligence) An annual competition in artificial intelligence started by Dr. Hugh Loebner of New York City in 1991. A $100,000 prize is offered to the author of the first computer program to pass an unrestricted Turing test. Annual competitions are held each year with a $2000 prize for the best program on a restricted Turing test. Sponsors of previous competitions include: Apple Computer, Computerland, Crown Industries, GDE Systems, IBM Personal Computer Company's Center for Natural Computing, Greenwich Capital Markets, Motorola, the National Science Foundation, The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and The Weingart Foundation. The 1995 and 1996 events were unrestricted Turing Tests, requiring computer entries to converse indefinitely with no topic restrictions. So far, even the best programs give themselves away almost immediately, either by simple grammatical mistakes or by repetition. Complete transcripts and IBM compatible diskettes that play the 1991, 1992, and 1993 conversations in real-time are available for purchase from the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies (telephone: +1 (617) 491 9020, Fax: 1072). Sponsorship opportunities are available.
- logging stone — rocking stone.
- london bridge — a bridge over the Thames between the City of London on the north side, and Southwark on the south side.
- long-distance — of, from, or between distant places: a long-distance phone call.
- longleaf pine — an American pine, Pinus palustris, valued as a source of turpentine and for its timber.
- longsuffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
- loose-fitting — (of a garment) fitting loosely; not following the contours of the body closely.
- loose-jointed — having or marked by easy, free movement; limber.
- losing battle — attempt doomed to failure
- losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
- lounge lizard — a foppish man who frequents bars, cafés, hotel lounges, etc., with or in search of women.
- love triangle — relationship between three people
- love-stricken — If you describe someone as love-stricken, you mean that they are so much in love that they are behaving in a strange and foolish way.
- low countries — the lowland region of W Europe, on the North Sea: consists of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
- lower chinook — an extinct Chinookan language that was spoken by tribes on both banks of the Columbia River estuary.
- ludicrousness — The state or quality of being ludicrous.
- lunar orbiter — one of a series of space probes that orbited and photographed the moon in 1966 and 1967.
- luteinization — to produce corpora lutea in.
- luxembourgian — of or relating to Luxembourg, its people, or their language.
- luxuriousness — characterized by luxury; ministering or conducive to luxury: a luxurious hotel.
- lymphopoietin — (protein) A cytokine protein that has a function in T cell maturation.
- macro-mineral — any mineral required in the diet in relatively large amounts, especially calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.
- magnetic pole — the region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge (south pole) or from which the lines of induction diverge (north pole)
- magniloquence — speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.
- magnoliaceous — belonging to the plant family Magnoliaceae.
- maladroitness — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- malfunctioned — Simple past tense and past participle of malfunction.
- maliciousness — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- mallemaroking — (historical, nautical) Carousing on icebound Greenland whaling ships.
- malleoincudal — Of or relating to both the malleus and the incus.
- mannheim gold — a brass alloy used to imitate gold; red brass.
- marbleization — The process of marbleizing.
- marginal note — aside