13-letter words containing o, s, e, t, i
- leptomeninges — The inner two meninges, the arachnoid and the pia mater, between which circulates the cerebrospinal fluid.
- leptospirosis — an infectious disease of humans and of horses, dogs, swine, and other animals, caused by the spirochete Leptospira interrogans and characterized by fever, muscle pain, and jaundice, and in severe cases involving the liver and kidney.
- libel tourism — the act of suing a writer for alleged defamation in a foreign jurisdiction where there are weak libel laws.
- libel tourist — someone who engages in libel tourism.
- liberationism — the principles of liberationists
- liberationist — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
- liberty horse — (in a circus) a riderless horse that performs movements to verbal commands
- lighthouseman — a lighthouse keeper
- lightsomeness — (archaic) The quality of being lightsome.
- line of sight — Also called line of sighting. an imaginary straight line running through the aligned sights of a firearm, surveying equipment, etc.
- linearisation — Alternative spelling of linearization.
- liposculpture — the surgical removal of subcutaneous fat and its transplant to another part of the body, as to fill out facial contours.
- liquefactions — Plural form of liquefaction.
- listerellosis — listeriosis.
- lithesomeness — the quality of being flexible and supple
- lithotripters — Plural form of lithotripter.
- litigiousness — of or relating to litigation.
- little casino — the two of spades.
- living stones — any of various succulent plants of the genus Lithops, native to Africa, having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones.
- lobster shift — Also called lobster trick. dogwatch (def 2).
- logging stone — rocking stone.
- long-distance — of, from, or between distant places: a long-distance phone call.
- loose-fitting — (of a garment) fitting loosely; not following the contours of the body closely.
- loose-jointed — having or marked by easy, free movement; limber.
- lose sight of — no longer see
- losing battle — attempt doomed to failure
- losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
- louis pasteur — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- love-stricken — If you describe someone as love-stricken, you mean that they are so much in love that they are behaving in a strange and foolish way.
- low countries — the lowland region of W Europe, on the North Sea: consists of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
- lower austria — a province in NE Austria. 7092 sq. mi. (18,370 sq. km).
- macroclimates — Plural form of macroclimate.
- macroparasite — (biology) Any parasite that is visible to the naked eye.
- magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
- magnetisation — Alternative spelling of magnetization.
- magnetooptics — the branch of physics that deals with magnetooptic phenomena.
- magnetostatic — Of or pertaining to magnetostatics.
- make position — the situation in which a short vowel may be regarded as long, that is, when it occurs before two or more consonants
- maladroitness — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- mammoplasties — Plural form of mammoplasty.
- mandatoriness — The quality or state of being mandatory.
- manifestation — an act of manifesting.
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- marketisation — Alternative spelling of marketization.
- marsh trefoil — buck bean.
- martyrologies — Plural form of martyrology.
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- masticatories — Plural form of masticatory.
- mastoidectomy — the removal of part of a mastoid process, usually for draining an infection.
- mating season — the period during each year when a particular bird, animal, or fish mates