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14-letter words containing s, l, a, i

  • kaieteur-falls — a river in central Guyana: (Kaieteur Falls) one of highest waterfalls in the world at 741 feet (226 meters). 100 miles (161 km) long.
  • kaiserslautern — a city in S Rhineland-Palatinate, in SW Germany.
  • kapellmeisters — Plural form of kapellmeister.
  • keep-fit class — an exercise class designed to promote physical fitness
  • kitchen scales — a set of scales used in cooking
  • kleptoparasite — A bird, insect, or other animal that habitually robs animals of other species of food.
  • kola peninsula — Also called Kola Peninsula. a peninsula in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, between the White and Barents seas.
  • kola-peninsula — Also called Kola Peninsula. a peninsula in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, between the White and Barents seas.
  • l-asparaginase — an enzyme that destroys asparagine, a nonessential amino acid needed as a nutrient by rapidly growing cells: used in treating leukemia
  • labor unionist — unionist (def 2).
  • labyrinth fish — any of several freshwater fishes of the order Labyrinthi, found in southeastern Asia and Africa, having a labyrinthine structure above each gill chamber enabling them to breathe air while out of water.
  • lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
  • lacrosse stick — stick: for lacrosse
  • lactoglobulins — Plural form of lactoglobulin.
  • lady's-slipper — any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, the flowers of which have a protruding petal somewhat resembling a slipper: all species are reduced in numbers, some greatly.
  • lady's-thistle — a composite plant, Silybum marianum, of the Mediterranean region, having glossy, spiny leaves and purplish-red flower heads.
  • lagoon islands — a former name of Tuvalu.
  • laissez passer — a permit; pass, especially one issued in lieu of a passport.
  • laissez-passer — a permit; pass, especially one issued in lieu of a passport.
  • lake nipissing — a lake in central Canada, in E Ontario between the Ottawa River and Georgian Bay. Area: 855 sq km (330 sq miles)
  • lake trasimene — a lake in central Italy, in Umbria: the largest lake in central Italy; scene of Hannibal's victory over the Romans in 217 bc. Area: 128 sq km (49 sq miles)
  • lake whitefish — a whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis, found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska, used for food.
  • lamellirostral — having a beak equipped with thin plates or lamellae for straining water and mud from food, as the ducks, geese, swans, and flamingos.
  • landing lights — aircraft lights used when landing
  • landing strake — the next strake of planking in an open boat below the sheer strake.
  • landing wheels — wheels that a plane lowers when it is going to land
  • lapsus linguae — a slip of the tongue.
  • laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
  • laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
  • lasciviousness — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
  • laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
  • last knockings — the final stage of a period or activity
  • lateralisation — Alternative spelling of lateralization.
  • laughing stock — object of others' amusement
  • laughingstocks — Plural form of laughingstock.
  • laughter lines — Laughter lines are the same as laugh lines.
  • laurent series — a power series in which the negative as well as the positive powers appear.
  • law of cosines — a law stating that the square of a side of a plane triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides minus twice the product of the other sides multiplied by the cosine of the angle between them.
  • law of nations — international law.
  • le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
  • lead poisoning — Pathology. a toxic condition produced by ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption of lead or lead compounds, resulting in various dose-related symptoms including anemia, nausea, muscle weakness, confusion, blindness, and coma. Also called plumbism, saturnism. this condition occurring in adults whose work involves contact with lead products.
  • leamington spa — a city in Warwickshire, central England: health resort.
  • lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
  • lee's birthday — Jan. 19, Robert E. Lee's birthday, a legal holiday in several Southern states
  • legalistically — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
  • legislatorship — The office or position of a legislator.
  • legitimateness — The quality of being legitimate.
  • legitimisation — (British) alternative spelling of legitimization.
  • leibnitz's law — the principle that two expressions satisfy exactly the same predicates if and only if they both refer to the same subject
  • leiomyosarcoma — (pathology) A cancerous tumor of smooth muscle.
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