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14-letter words containing o, l, e, c

  • lignocellulose — any of various compounds of lignin and cellulose comprising the essential part of woody cell walls.
  • like clockwork — the mechanism of a clock.
  • limited policy — a policy that covers only certain types of losses within an area of risks.
  • lincoln center — a centre for the performing arts in New York City, including theatres, a library, and a school
  • lindelof space — a topological space having the property that every cover consisting of open sets has a subcover consisting of a countable number of subsets.
  • line of attack — a line of attack to a problem or situation is how you approach it
  • line of credit — credit line (def 2).
  • linen cupboard — airing cupboard
  • linolenic acid — colourless unsaturated essential fatty acid
  • linoleum block — a piece of thick, soft, cork linoleum often mounted on a block of wood, incised or carved in relief with a design, pattern, or pictorial motif, and used in making prints.
  • lip microphone — a microphone designed and shaped to be held close to the mouth, for use in noisy environments
  • liquor license — a licence that allows the proprietor of a store, bar, etc, to sell alcohol
  • listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
  • livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
  • llano estacado — a large plateau in the SW United States, in W Texas and SE New Mexico: cattle-grazing region. About 1000–5000 feet (300–1500 meters) above sea level.
  • lleras camargo — Alberto [ahl-ver-taw] /ɑlˈvɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–89, Colombian journalist, writer, and political leader: president 1945–46, 1958–62.
  • local election — an election to select members for a local council
  • local preacher — (in early Methodism) a layperson appointed to supervise the congregation and conduct services between visits of a circuit rider.
  • local variable — (programming)   A variable with lexical scope, i.e. one which only exists in some particular part of the source code, typically within a block or a function or procedure body. This contrasts with a global variable, which is defined throughout the whole program. Code is easier to understand and modify when the scope of variables is as small as possible because it is easier to see how the variable is set and used. Code containing global variables is harder to modify because its behaviour may depend on and affect other sections of code that refer to that variable.
  • locker-lampson — Frederick (Frederick Locker) 1821–95, English poet.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • logic variable — (programming)   A variable in a logic programming language which is initially undefined ("unbound") but may get bound to a value or another logic variable during unification of the containing clause with the current goal. The value to which it is bound may contain other variables which may themselves be bound or unbound. For example, when unifying the clause sad(X) :- computer(X, ibmpc). with the goal sad(billgates). the variable X will become bound to the atom "billgates" yielding the new subgoal "computer(billgates, ibmpc)".
  • logistic curve — a curve, shaped like a letter S , defined as an exponential function and used to model various forms of growth.
  • long-neck clam — soft-shell clam.
  • long-term care — continuing help and attention
  • longcase clock — tall freestanding timepiece
  • loose sentence — a sentence that does not end with the completion of its main clause, but continues with one or more subordinate clauses or other modifiers.
  • loquaciousness — talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest.
  • lord protector — protector (def 2b).
  • lorraine cross — cross of Lorraine.
  • loud and clear — loudly and clearly
  • low technology — any technology utilizing equipment and production techniques that are relatively unsophisticated (opposed to high technology).
  • lower michigan — the southern part of Michigan, S of the Strait of Mackinac.
  • luggage locker — a large locker at a transport terminal or airport where luggage can be left temporarily
  • lz compression — Lempel-Ziv compression
  • machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
  • macrocephalous — Having a large head.
  • macroevolution — major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
  • macromolecular — Of or relating to a macromolecule.
  • macromolecules — Plural form of macromolecule.
  • magnetooptical — Having both magnetic and optical elements.
  • major mitchell — an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe leadbeateri, with a white-and-pink plumage
  • make allowance — to take circumstances, limitations, etc. into consideration
  • malcontentedly — in a discontented manner
  • malpighiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical plants many of which are lianas
  • mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
  • manometrically — Using a manometer.
  • marble orchard — cemetery.
  • marrons glaces — chestnuts cooked in syrup and glazed
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