14-letter words containing m, o, r, t, a, l
- kilogram-meter — a meter-kilogram-second unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one kilogram when its point of application moves through a distance of one meter in the direction of the force; approximately 7.2 foot-pounds. Abbreviation: kg-m.
- labor movement — labor unions collectively: The labor movement supported the bill.
- lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
- lamellirostral — having a beak equipped with thin plates or lamellae for straining water and mud from food, as the ducks, geese, swans, and flamingos.
- larmor theorem — the theorem that an electron subjected only to the force exerted by the nucleus about which it is moving will undergo Larmor precession but no other change in motion when placed in a magnetic field.
- laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
- laterotemporal — (anatomy) Relating to the lateral part of the temporal region of the skull.
- le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- levant morocco — a fine morocco leather with a large, irregular grain, used esp. in bookbinding
- light-horseman — a light-armed cavalry soldier.
- lipogrammatism — the practice or art of writing lipograms
- lipogrammatist — a person who writes lipograms
- lithochromatic — relating to or produced by painting on stone
- loan agreement — an agreement on the terms of a loan
- loan repayment — a repayment of part of a loan, usually monthly
- logic emulator — A system of FPGAs, programmable interconnect and software which automatically configures itself into an operating prototype of a large-scale logic design, such as a microprocessor. An emulated design can be connected into the target system and really operated and tested before the design is made into an integrated circuit.
- lombard street — a street in London, England: a financial center.
- long-term care — continuing help and attention
- lord baltimore — David, born 1938, U.S. microbiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1975.
- lords temporal — a member of the House of Lords who is not a member of the clergy.
- low-water mark — the lowest point reached by a low tide.
- macrobiologist — One who studies macrobiology.
- macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
- macroevolution — major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
- main door flat — a flat in a tenement that can be accessed directly from outside rather than one which can only be accessed via a communal stairwell
- maine-et-loire — a department in W France. 2787 sq. mi. (7220 sq. km). Capital: Angers.
- maitre d'hotel — a headwaiter.
- major mitchell — an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe leadbeateri, with a white-and-pink plumage
- malacostracans — Plural form of malacostracan.
- malapportioned — (of a state or other political unit) poorly apportioned, especially divided, organized, or structured in a manner that prevents large sections of a population from having equitable representation in a legislative body.
- malappropriate — inappropriate
- malnourishment — Malnutrition, undernourishment.
- man of letters — highly educated man
- mandelbrot set — (mathematics, graphics) (After its discoverer, Benoit Mandelbrot) The set of all complex numbers c such that | z[N] | < 2 for arbitrarily large values of N, where z[0] = 0 z[n+1] = z[n]^2 + c The Mandelbrot set is usually displayed as an Argand diagram, giving each point a colour which depends on the largest N for which | z[N] | < 2, up to some maximum N which is used for the points in the set (for which N is infinite). These points are traditionally coloured black. The Mandelbrot set is the best known example of a fractal - it includes smaller versions of itself which can be explored to arbitrary levels of detail.
- manometrically — Using a manometer.
- mariotte's law — Boyle's law.
- martello tower — a circular, towerlike fort with guns on the top.
- mater dolorosa — the sorrowful mother.
- medical doctor — a doctor of medicine, as opposed to the holder of a doctorate in any other field
- megakaryoblast — a cell that gives rise to a megakaryocyte.
- melodramatized — Simple past tense and past participle of melodramatize.
- melton mowbray — a town in central England, in Leicestershire: pork pies and Stilton cheese. Pop: 25 554 (2001)
- memorabilities — Plural form of memorability.
- metabolic rate — the rate at which living organisms expend energy or convert energy into food
- metal detector — an electronic device for detecting the presence of metal objects, as one used as a portable sweeping unit or one emplaced in an archway at an airport terminal to detect concealed weapons, explosives, etc.
- metallotherapy — therapy by the use of metals or their salts.
- metaphorically — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- meteorological — pertaining to meteorology or to phenomena of the atmosphere or weather.
- methoxyflurane — a potent substance, C 3 H 4 Cl 2 F 2 O, used as an analgesic in minor surgical procedures and less frequently as a general anesthetic.
- methyl formate — a colorless, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 2 H 4 O 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a solvent.