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14-letter words containing p, o, r, l

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • lord protector — protector (def 2b).
  • lord spiritual — a bishop or archbishop belonging to the House of Lords.
  • lords temporal — a member of the House of Lords who is not a member of the clergy.
  • louangphrabang — a city in N Laos, on the Mekong River: former royal capital.
  • lugger topsail — a fore-and-aft topsail used above a lugsail.
  • lymphangiogram — an X-ray of the lymphatic system taken after a contrast agent has been injected, often used to diagnose lymphoma
  • lz compression — Lempel-Ziv compression
  • 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.
  • micropathology — the branch of pathology dealing with the microscopic study of changes that occur in tissues and cells during disease.
  • micropolitical — Of or pertaining to micropolitics.
  • micropublisher — a publisher of material in microfilm
  • micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
  • microspherical — relating to or designating a microsphere
  • milking parlor — a room in or attached to a barn on a modern dairy farm maintained exclusively for the mechanical milking of cows.
  • minilaparotomy — Surgery. laparotomy with a small incision into the abdomen, often no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm), used especially for tubal ligation.
  • misanthropical — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
  • modular prolog — An interpreter for SB-Prolog version 3.1 extended with ML-style modules. Runs on SPARC. Distributed under GNU General Public License.
  • 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
  • moth repellent — a chemical produced and sold to keep moths off clothes
  • multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
  • multiple store — chain store.
  • multiprocessor — parallel processing
  • musculophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the muscles and the diaphragm.
  • myrmecophilous — (biology) Adapted to thrive in the presence of ants.
  • naphthyl group — Also called alpha-naphthyl group, alpha-naphthyl radical. the univalent group C 1 0 H 7 –, having a replaceable hydrogen atom in the first, or alpha, position; 1-naphthyl group.
  • nasopharyngeal — the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx (def 2).
  • national party — (in New Zealand) the more conservative of the two main political parties
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