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14-letter words containing o, l, a, m

  • longshorewoman — a woman employed on the wharves of a port, as in loading and unloading vessels.
  • loophole frame — a frame in the opening of a wall enclosing a window and some other opening.
  • 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.
  • love-in-a-mist — a plant, Nigella damascena, of the buttercup family, having feathery dissected leaves and whitish or blue flowers.
  • low-water mark — the lowest point reached by a low tide.
  • lower michigan — the southern part of Michigan, S of the Strait of Mackinac.
  • luminous paint — paint containing a phosphor that emits visible light when irradiated with ultraviolet light.
  • 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.
  • lymphangiogram — an X-ray of the lymphatic system taken after a contrast agent has been injected, often used to diagnose lymphoma
  • lymphedematous — Relating to lymphedema.
  • lymphoglandula — (anatomy) An alternative name for a lymph node.
  • lyre-form sofa — a sofa of the early 19th century having a front rail curving upward and outward at either end to form arms and terminating in a downward scroll.
  • machicolations — Plural form of machicolation.
  • machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
  • macrobiologist — One who studies macrobiology.
  • macrocephalous — Having a large head.
  • 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.
  • macroglobulins — Plural form of macroglobulin.
  • macromolecular — Of or relating to a macromolecule.
  • macromolecules — Plural form of macromolecule.
  • macrosociology — the sociological study of large-scale social systems and long-term patterns and processes.
  • magnetooptical — Having both magnetic and optical elements.
  • magniloquently — In a magniloquent manner.
  • magnolia metal — an alloy used for bearings, consisting largely of lead (up to 80 per cent) and antimony, with the addition of smaller quantities of iron and tin
  • magnolia state — Mississippi (used as a nickname).
  • 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 delivery — (programming)   A (chiefly British) synonym for major release. E.g, the ninth major release of a piece of software might be called MD9. The release notation would be "v9.0".
  • major mitchell — an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe leadbeateri, with a white-and-pink plumage
  • make a hole in — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
  • make a meal of — to perform (a task) with unnecessarily great effort
  • make a meal on — to eat as a meal
  • make allowance — to take circumstances, limitations, etc. into consideration
  • make little of — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
  • malacophyllous — (of plants living in dry regions) having fleshy leaves in which water is stored
  • 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
  • malcontentedly — in a discontented manner
  • maldevelopment — malformation
  • male menopause — a malaise that allegedly affects men in middle age and is said to be responsible for periods of emotional upset and uncharacteristic behavior.
  • male-dominated — with men in control
  • male-to-female — noting or relating to a person who was born male but whose gender identity and gender expression is female.
  • malfunctioning — failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.
  • malleable iron — malleable cast iron.
  • malnourishment — Malnutrition, undernourishment.
  • malodorousness — The state or condition of being malodorous.
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