13-letter words containing r, e, l, a, t, o
- levant dollar — a silver coin, either a Maria Theresa thaler or an imitation of one, formerly used for trade with Abyssinia, Eritrea, Aden, etc. Imitations bear the date 1780 regardless of the year of minting.
- levant storax — a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery.
- liberationism — the principles of liberationists
- liberationist — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
- life-or-death — life-and-death.
- linearisation — Alternative spelling of linearization.
- linearization — The modification of a system such that its output is linearly dependent on its input.
- literacy hour — (in England and Wales) a daily reading and writing lesson that was introduced into the national primary school curriculum in 1998 to raise standards of literacy
- lonely hearts — of or for people seeking counseling or companionship to bring love or romance into their lives: a lonely-hearts column in the newspaper.
- lonely-hearts — of or for people seeking counseling or companionship to bring love or romance into their lives: a lonely-hearts column in the newspaper.
- lord advocate — (in Scotland) the chief law officer of the Crown who acts as public prosecutor and is in charge of the administration of criminal justice
- lord temporal — a member of the House of Lords who is not a member of the clergy.
- lose track of — to fail to follow the passage, course, or progress of
- losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
- loss adjuster — A loss adjuster is someone who is employed by an insurance company to decide how much money should be paid to a person making a claim.
- louis pasteur — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- love triangle — relationship between three people
- lower austria — a province in NE Austria. 7092 sq. mi. (18,370 sq. km).
- lucretia mott — John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- lunar orbiter — one of a series of space probes that orbited and photographed the moon in 1966 and 1967.
- macroclimates — Plural form of macroclimate.
- macrolecithal — megalecithal.
- macronucleate — having a macronucleus.
- major element — any chemical found in great quantity in the rocks of the earth's crust. Compare minor element (def 1).
- major penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player for five minutes from play, no substitute for the player being permitted.
- majority rule — the principle that decisions supported by more than half the people in a group have effect upon all the people in that group
- maladroitness — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- maltese cross — a cross having four equal arms that expand in width outward.
- marbleization — The process of marbleizing.
- marginal note — aside
- 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.
- material mode — the normal use of language that refers to extra-linguistic subjects without explicit mention of the words themselves. Fido is a dog is in the material mode, while "Fido" is a dog's name is in the formal mode
- matripotestal — of or relating to the authority exercised by a mother or a mother's blood relatives.
- matter of law — an issue or matter to be determined according to the relevant principles of law.
- melodramatics — Melodramatic behavior, action, or writing.
- melodramatist — A writer of melodramas.
- melodramatize — to make melodramatic.
- memorabiliast — a person who collects mementos or souvenirs, as postcards or playbills.
- mephobarbital — The drug methylphenobarbital.
- meridionality — the quality or state of being on the meridian
- merleau-ponty — Maurice, 1908–61, French phenomenological philosopher.
- metagrobolize — to mystify or puzzle
- metalliferous — containing or yielding metal.
- metallography — the study of the structure of metals and alloys by means of microscopy.
- methocarbamol — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO 5 , used as a muscle relaxant in combination with other drugs in the treatment of acute, painful musculoskeletal conditions.
- methylpropane — (organic compound) isobutane.
- metronidazole — a synthetic antimicrobial substance, C 6 H 9 N 3 O 3 , used chiefly in the treatment of infections, such as Trichomonas vaginalis and certain anaerobic bacterial infections.
- metropolitans — Plural form of metropolitan.