13-letter words containing s, e, a, n, i, l
- laryngotomies — Plural form of laryngotomy.
- laser cooling — a technique using laser light to cool atoms to a very low temperature by removing momentum from the particles.
- laser pointer — a portable laser that emits monochromatic light over a long and narrow distance, used especially as a pointing device.
- laser printer — Computers. a high-speed printer that uses a laser to form dot-matrix patterns and an electrostatic process to fuse metallic particles to paper a page at a time: capable of producing a variety of character fonts, graphics, and other symbols.
- lateroversion — abnormal lateral displacement of a bodily organ or part, esp of the uterus
- law stationer — a stationer selling articles used by lawyers
- leading reins — straps or a harness and strap used to assist and control a child who is learning to walk
- least bittern — any of several tawny brown herons that inhabit reedy marshes, as Botaurus lentiginosus (American bittern) of North America, and B. stellaris, of Europe.
- leibniz's law — the principle that two expressions satisfy exactly the same predicates if and only if they both refer to the same subject
- leishmaniasis — any infection caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania.
- leishmaniosis — Alt form leishmaniasis.
- lepidopterans — Plural form of lepidopteran.
- leprechaunish — somewhat similar to a leprechaun
- letterspacing — the amount of space between each letter in a word, or the adjustment of this amount of space
- liberationism — the principles of liberationists
- liberationist — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
- libyan desert — a desert in N Africa, in E Libya, W Egypt, and NW Sudan, W of the Nile: part of the Sahara. About 650,000 sq. mi. (1,683,500 sq. km).
- license plate — a plate or tag, usually of metal, bearing evidence of official registration and permission, as for the use of a motor vehicle.
- lightfastness — The quality of being lightfast.
- lighthouseman — a lighthouse keeper
- like sardines — very closely crowded together
- linearisation — Alternative spelling of linearization.
- liquefacients — Plural form of liquefacient.
- liquefactions — Plural form of liquefaction.
- list enhanced — (operating system, tool) An MS-DOS file browsing utility written by Vern Buerg in 1983. A former mainframe systems programmer, Buerg wrote DOS utilities when he began using an IBM PC and missed the file-scanning ability he had on mainframes. The software became an instant success, and his list utility was in use on an estimated 5 million PCs.
- listenability — pleasant to listen to: soft, listenable music.
- little casino — the two of spades.
- load shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- load-shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- long-distance — of, from, or between distant places: a long-distance phone call.
- losing battle — attempt doomed to failure
- losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
- lucrativeness — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- lunar eclipse — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
- machine-steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
- magnetic lens — Physics. an electron lens using magnetic fields for focusing an electron beam.
- magnoliaceous — belonging to the plant family Magnoliaceae.
- maiden castle — an ancient fortification in Dorsetshire, England, first erected c250 b.c. over the remains of Neolithic and Bronze Age settlements of c2000–c1500 b.c.
- mainz psalter — a book printed by Johannes Gutenberg: thought by some to be the first book printed from movable type.
- maladminister — to administer or manage badly or inefficiently: The mayor was a bungler who maladministered the city budget.
- maladroitness — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- maliciousness — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- malinvestment — An incorrect or unwise investment.
- managerialism — Belief in or reliance on the use of professional managers in administering or planning an activity.
- manipulatives — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- marginal seat — a seat in which elections tend to be won by small margins
- marlinespikes — Plural form of marlinespike.
- masculineness — The state or condition of being masculine.
- masculinities — Plural form of masculinity.