14-letter words containing o, p, e, r, a, l
- ladder polymer — a polymer, as DNA, consisting of double-stranded chains linked by hydrogen bonds or chemical bonds at regular intervals.
- lance corporal — U.S. Marine Corps. an enlisted person ranking between private first class and corporal.
- lantern pinion — a wheel, used like a pinion, consisting essentially of two parallel disks or heads whose peripheries are connected by a series of bars that engage with the teeth of another wheel.
- lap microphone — a small microphone that may be clipped to the speaker's lapel, pocket, or the like.
- laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
- late developer — someone, esp a teenager, who matures physically or emotionally at an older age than considered usual
- latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
- laterotemporal — (anatomy) Relating to the lateral part of the temporal region of the skull.
- lavatory paper — Lavatory paper is paper that you use to clean yourself after you have got rid of urine or faeces from your body.
- lawson cypress — Port Orford cedar.
- le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- legislatorship — The office or position of a legislator.
- leopard lizard — any long-tailed lizard of the genus Gambelia, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico, having the body marked with spots and bars of dark or light brown or black.
- leopard's-bane — any composite plant of the genus Doronicum, of Europe and Asia, having alternate, usually clasping leaves and heads of yellow flowers.
- lexicographers — Plural form of lexicographer.
- lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
- lexington park — a town in S Maryland.
- linen cupboard — airing cupboard
- livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- loan repayment — a repayment of part of a loan, usually monthly
- local preacher — (in early Methodism) a layperson appointed to supervise the congregation and conduct services between visits of a circuit rider.
- locker-lampson — Frederick (Frederick Locker) 1821–95, English poet.
- loophole frame — a frame in the opening of a wall enclosing a window and some other opening.
- lopping shears — long-handled pruning shears.
- lord of appeal — one of several judges appointed to assist the House of Lords in hearing appeals
- lords temporal — a member of the House of Lords who is not a member of the clergy.
- lugger topsail — a fore-and-aft topsail used above a lugsail.
- macrocephalous — Having a large head.
- 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
- marsupial bone — epipubis.
- marsupial mole — a burrowing Australian marsupial of the genus Notoryctes, resembling a common mole in form and behavior.
- marvel-of-peru — the four-o'clock, Mirabilis jalapa.
- massage parlor — a commercial establishment providing massages.
- megasporophyll — a sporophyll producing megasporangia only.
- melanospermous — having dark spores, as certain seaweeds.
- metallotherapy — therapy by the use of metals or their salts.
- metaphorically — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metoclopramide — a white crystalline substance, C 1 4 H 2 2 ClN 3 O 2 , used primarily in the symptomatic treatment of certain upper gastrointestinal tract problems, and as an antiemetic.
- metropolitical — metropolitan
- microaerophile — An organism, especially an aerobic bacterium, that lives and thrives in environments low in oxygen.
- microcephalous — Microcephalic.
- microspherical — relating to or designating a microsphere
- monocarpellary — consisting of a single carpel.
- monopropellant — a substance for propelling rockets that is a mixture of fuel and oxidizer.
- morse alphabet — the set of symbols used to represent letters in Morse code
- multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- nasopharyngeal — the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx (def 2).
- national press — newspapers which concern national events of a country collectively
- natural person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.