14-letter words containing n, i, g, e, l
- lapsus linguae — a slip of the tongue.
- laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
- laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
- laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
- lathing hammer — a hatchet having a small hammer face for trimming and nailing wooden lath.
- lattice energy — chemistry: strength of bonds holding ionic solid together
- laughing hyena — an African hyena, Crocuta crocuta, having a yellowish-gray coat with brown or black spots, noted for its distinctive howl.
- laughter lines — Laughter lines are the same as laugh lines.
- lead poisoning — Pathology. a toxic condition produced by ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption of lead or lead compounds, resulting in various dose-related symptoms including anemia, nausea, muscle weakness, confusion, blindness, and coma. Also called plumbism, saturnism. this condition occurring in adults whose work involves contact with lead products.
- leading rating — a rank in the Royal Navy comparable but junior to that of a corporal in the army
- leamington spa — a city in Warwickshire, central England: health resort.
- learning curve — Education. a graphic representation of progress in learning measured against the time required to achieve mastery.
- left-branching — (of a grammatical construction) characterized by greater structural complexity in the position preceding the head, as the phrase my brother's friend's house; having most of the constituents on the left in a tree diagram (opposed to right-branching).
- legal medicine — the application of medical knowledge to questions of civil and criminal law, especially in court proceedings.
- legitimateness — The quality of being legitimate.
- legitimatizing — Present participle of legitimatize.
- legitimisation — (British) alternative spelling of legitimization.
- legitimization — to make legitimate.
- lemon geranium — a garden geranium, Pelargonium crispum, having lemon-scented leaves.
- lemongrass oil — an aromatic oil made from lemon grass and used in aromatherapy, as a pesticide, and as a preservative
- lending policy — a set of guidelines and criteria developed by a bank and used by its employees to determine whether an applicant for a loan should be granted or refused the loan
- leptomeningeal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the leptomeninges.
- letting agency — a business which leases properties on behalf of their owners
- level crossing — grade crossing.
- lexington park — a town in S Maryland.
- licensing laws — In Britain, the licensing laws are the laws which control the selling of alcoholic drinks.
- lichenological — relating to lichenology
- life-affirming — A life-affirming activity or attitude emphasizes the positive aspects of life.
- life-enhancing — If you describe something as life-enhancing, you mean that it makes you feel happier and more content.
- light reaction — the stage of photosynthesis during which light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll and transformed into chemical energy stored in ATP
- light-fingered — skillful at or given to pilfering, especially by picking pockets; thievish.
- light-horseman — a light-armed cavalry soldier.
- lignocellulose — any of various compounds of lignin and cellulose comprising the essential part of woody cell walls.
- lignosulfonate — a brown powder consisting of a sulfonate salt made from waste liquor of the sulfate pulping process of soft wood: used in concrete, leather tanning, as an additive in oil-well drilling mud, and as a source of vanillin.
- line engraving — a technique of engraving in which all effects are produced by variations in the width and density of lines incised with a burin.
- line of flight — the flight path of something travelling from one place to another
- line-engraving — a technique of engraving in which all effects are produced by variations in the width and density of lines incised with a burin.
- linear algebra — the branch of mathematics that deals with general statements of relations, utilizing letters and other symbols to represent specific sets of numbers, values, vectors, etc., in the description of such relations.
- linkage editor — linker
- linkage-editor — a system program that combines independently compiled object modules or load modules into a single load module.
- liquiritigenin — (organic compound) A flavanone found in a variety of plants including liquorice.
- listening post — Military. a post or position, as in advance of a defensive line, established for the purpose of listening to detect the enemy's movements.
- literary agent — a person who manages the business affairs of an author
- little bighorn — a river flowing N from N Wyoming to S Montana into the Bighorn River: General Custer and troops defeated near its juncture by Indians 1876. 80 miles (130 km) long.
- living bandage — a method of treating severe burns or other skin injuries in which cultured cells grown from a sample of the patient's own skin are applied to the wound in order to stimulate new cell growth and avoid problems of graft rejection
- living picture — tableau (def 3).
- locking pliers — pliers whose jaws are connected at a sliding pivot, permitting them to be temporarily locked in a fixed position for ease in grasping and turning nuts.
- lodgepole pine — a tall, narrow, slow-growing coniferous tree, Pinus contorta, of western North America, having egg-shaped cones that remain closed for years.
- long-suffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
- longevity risk — Longevity risk is the potential risk attached to the increasing life expectancy of policyholders, which can result in higher than expected payouts for insurance companies.