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14-letter words containing o, p, e, n, l, i

  • linen cupboard — airing cupboard
  • lip microphone — a microphone designed and shaped to be held close to the mouth, for use in noisy environments
  • liquid protein — an amino acid hydrosol used in weight-reduction programs as a substitute for all or some meals: generally regarded as hazardous to health because of low nutritional content and recommended for controlled use only under medical supervision.
  • listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
  • 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.
  • livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
  • 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.
  • lopping shears — long-handled pruning shears.
  • louis napoleon — (Louis Napoleon; Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte) [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1808–73, president of France 1848–52, emperor of France 1852–70 (nephew of Napoleon I).
  • lz compression — Lempel-Ziv compression
  • machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
  • magnetooptical — Having both magnetic and optical elements.
  • 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.
  • manitoba maple — a Canadian fast-growing variety of maple
  • marsupial bone — epipubis.
  • mounted police — police who patrol on horseback
  • multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
  • multicomponent — Having, or affecting, multiple components.
  • multipotential — able to differentiate along several lines
  • musculophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the muscles and the diaphragm.
  • national press — newspapers which concern national events of a country collectively
  • needle-pointer — embroidery upon canvas, usually with uniform spacing of stitches in a pattern.
  • nolle prosequi — an entry made upon the records of a court when the plaintiff or prosecutor will proceed no further in a suit or action. Abbreviation: nol. pros.
  • non perishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
  • non-applicable — applying or capable of being applied; relevant; suitable; appropriate: an applicable rule; a solution that is applicable to the problem.
  • non-compatible — capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.
  • non-completion — the act of completing.
  • non-compliance — failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
  • non-elliptical — pertaining to or having the form of an ellipse.
  • non-reciprocal — given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
  • non-repairable — to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor.
  • non-repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
  • non-respirable — capable of being respired.
  • noncomplicated — (esp of a medical condition or procedure) not involving complications
  • nonoperational — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
  • nonoverlapping — Not overlapping.
  • nonparticulate — Not particulate.
  • nonphilosopher — a person who is not a philosopher
  • nonpolarizable — not able to be polarized
  • nonpredictable — Not predictable.
  • nonprejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
  • nonspeculative — not speculative
  • nuclear option — the use of or power to use nuclear weapons
  • nucleoproteins — Plural form of nucleoprotein.
  • obedient plant — false dragonhead.
  • occipital bone — a curved, compound bone forming the back and part of the base of the skull.
  • old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party
  • omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
  • opening bowler — a player who makes the first bowl in cricket
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