13-letter words containing n, a, t, i, e, s
- lantern slide — a slide or transparency for projection by a slide projector or magic lantern.
- laryngotomies — Plural form of laryngotomy.
- laser pointer — a portable laser that emits monochromatic light over a long and narrow distance, used especially as a pointing device.
- laser printer — Computers. a high-speed printer that uses a laser to form dot-matrix patterns and an electrostatic process to fuse metallic particles to paper a page at a time: capable of producing a variety of character fonts, graphics, and other symbols.
- lateroversion — abnormal lateral displacement of a bodily organ or part, esp of the uterus
- law stationer — a stationer selling articles used by lawyers
- least bittern — any of several tawny brown herons that inhabit reedy marshes, as Botaurus lentiginosus (American bittern) of North America, and B. stellaris, of Europe.
- lepidopterans — Plural form of lepidopteran.
- letterspacing — the amount of space between each letter in a word, or the adjustment of this amount of space
- liberationism — the principles of liberationists
- liberationist — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
- libyan desert — a desert in N Africa, in E Libya, W Egypt, and NW Sudan, W of the Nile: part of the Sahara. About 650,000 sq. mi. (1,683,500 sq. km).
- license plate — a plate or tag, usually of metal, bearing evidence of official registration and permission, as for the use of a motor vehicle.
- lightfastness — The quality of being lightfast.
- lighthouseman — a lighthouse keeper
- linearisation — Alternative spelling of linearization.
- liquefacients — Plural form of liquefacient.
- liquefactions — Plural form of liquefaction.
- list enhanced — (operating system, tool) An MS-DOS file browsing utility written by Vern Buerg in 1983. A former mainframe systems programmer, Buerg wrote DOS utilities when he began using an IBM PC and missed the file-scanning ability he had on mainframes. The software became an instant success, and his list utility was in use on an estimated 5 million PCs.
- listenability — pleasant to listen to: soft, listenable music.
- little casino — the two of spades.
- long-distance — of, from, or between distant places: a long-distance phone call.
- losing battle — attempt doomed to failure
- losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
- lucrativeness — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
- machine-steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
- magnanimities — Plural form of magnanimity.
- magnetic axis — the straight line joining the two poles of a magnet, as the poles of the earth
- magnetic disk — Also called disk, hard disk. a rigid disk coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
- magnetic lens — Physics. an electron lens using magnetic fields for focusing an electron beam.
- magnetic star — a star having a strong magnetic field.
- magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
- magnetisation — Alternative spelling of magnetization.
- magnetooptics — the branch of physics that deals with magnetooptic phenomena.
- magnetostatic — Of or pertaining to magnetostatics.
- maiden castle — an ancient fortification in Dorsetshire, England, first erected c250 b.c. over the remains of Neolithic and Bronze Age settlements of c2000–c1500 b.c.
- mainstreaming — the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend: the mainstream of American culture.
- mainstreeting — the practice of a politician walking about the streets of a town or city to gain votes and greet supporters
- mainz psalter — a book printed by Johannes Gutenberg: thought by some to be the first book printed from movable type.
- make position — the situation in which a short vowel may be regarded as long, that is, when it occurs before two or more consonants
- maladminister — to administer or manage badly or inefficiently: The mayor was a bungler who maladministered the city budget.
- maladroitness — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- malinvestment — An incorrect or unwise investment.
- mandatoriness — The quality or state of being mandatory.
- manifestation — an act of manifesting.
- manifestative — manifesting; showing clearly or conclusively.
- manipulatives — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- mare nectaris — (Sea of Nectar) a dark plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 26,000 sq. mi. (67,000 sq. km).