14-letter words containing l, u, n, g, o
- long-suffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
- longitudinally — of or relating to longitude or length: longitudinal measurement.
- longleat house — an Elizabethan mansion near Warminster in Wiltshire, built (from 1568) by Robert Smythson for Sir John Thynne; the grounds, landscaped by Capability Brown, now contain a famous safari park
- louangphrabang — a city in N Laos, on the Mekong River: former royal capital.
- lower tunguska — one of three rivers in Russia, in central Siberia, that is a tributary of the Yenisei and is 2690 km (1670 miles) long
- lu-wang school — School of Mind.
- lugubriousness — The property of being lugubrious.
- luminous range — the distance at which a certain light, as that of a lighthouse, is visible in clear weather, disregarding interference from obstructions and from the curvature of the earth and depending on the power of the light.
- lymphoglandula — (anatomy) An alternative name for a lymph node.
- macroglobulins — Plural form of macroglobulin.
- magniloquently — In a magniloquent manner.
- malfunctioning — failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.
- mangold-wurzel — mangel-wurzel.
- manuel noriega — Manuel Antonio, born 1934, military leader of Panama 1983–89: captured by U.S. forces and sentenced to prison for drug trafficking 1992.
- mind uploading — (application) The science fiction concept of copying one's mind into an artificial body or computer.
- miniature golf — a game or amusement modeled on golf and played with a putter and golf ball, in which each very short, grassless “hole” constitutes an obstacle course, consisting of wooden alleys, tunnels, bridges, etc., through which the ball must be driven to hole it.
- miscounselling — the act of giving bad or incorrect counselling
- monolingualism — knowing or able to use only one language; monoglot.
- moulding board — a board on which dough is kneaded
- mount wrangell — a mountain in S Alaska, in the W Wrangell Mountains. Height: 4269 m (14 005 ft)
- mounting-block — a block of stone formerly used to aid a person when mounting a horse
- mourning cloak — a common butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) having purplish-brown wings with a wide yellow border, found throughout Europe and North America
- mulching mower — a lawn mower that shreds blades of grass into very small pieces that are left on the lawn to decay and return moisture and nutrients to the soil
- nanopublishing — an inexpensive form of online publishing that uses blogging as a model to reach a specific audience
- naphthyl group — Also called alpha-naphthyl group, alpha-naphthyl radical. the univalent group C 1 0 H 7 –, having a replaceable hydrogen atom in the first, or alpha, position; 1-naphthyl group.
- national guard — state military forces, in part equipped, trained, and quartered by the U.S. government, and paid by the U.S. government, that become an active component of the army when called into federal service by the president in civil emergencies. Compare militia (def 2).
- neolinguistics — a school of linguistics centered in Italy emphasizing the importance of linguistic geography in diachronic studies.
- neurobiologist — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- neurogenically — by neural activity
- neurohypnology — a name given to hypnosis by the Scottish physician Braid
- neurologically — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
- neuropathology — the pathology of the nervous system.
- neuroradiology — the branch of radiology dealing with the central nervous system
- neutral ground — a median strip on a highway or boulevard, especially one planted with grass.
- non-insulating — to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound: to insulate an electric wire with a rubber sheath; to insulate a coat with down.
- non-judgmental — not judged or judging on the basis of one's personal standards or opinions: They tried to adopt a nonjudgmental attitude that didn't reflect their own biases. My guidance counselor in high school was sympathetic and nonjudgmental.
- non-liturgical — of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.
- non-regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- non-regulatory — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- noncirculating — not circulating
- nonimmunologic — Not immunologic.
- nonjudgemental — Alternative spelling of nonjudgmental.
- nouvelle vague — a new wave, trend, movement, phase, etc., especially in an art form.
- nursing bottle — a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc.
- odontoglossums — Plural form of odontoglossum.
- oleaginousness — The state or condition of being oleaginous; oiliness, unctuousness.
- osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
- outer mongolia — a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic.
- outgeneralling — Present participle of outgeneral.
- outing flannel — a light cotton flannel with a short, dense nap.