16-letter words containing t, e, l, i, u
- lighting fixture — a lighting fixture is part of a light that is attached to the wall or ceiling where you put the light bulb or other lighting element, and which cannot be easily removed
- lighting-up time — the time when vehicles are required by law to have their lights switched on
- lignin sulfonate — a brown powder consisting of a sulfonate salt made from waste liquor of the sulfate pulping process of soft wood: used in concrete, leather tanning, as an additive in oil-well drilling mud, and as a source of vanillin.
- like gangbusters — a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.
- limited-stop bus — a bus which only stops at a small number of predetermined stops, rather than on request
- line of latitude — an imaginary line on a globe, map, etc, indicating latitude
- lines per minute — (unit) (lpm) A unit used to measure line printer throughput.
- lithium chloride — a white, water-soluble, deliquescent, crystalline solid, LiCl, used chiefly in the manufacture of mineral water, especially lithia water, and as a flux in metallurgy.
- lithium fluoride — a fine, white, slightly water-soluble powder, LiF, used chiefly in the manufacture of ceramics.
- lithium stearate — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, LiC 18 H 35 O 2 , used chiefly in cosmetics, in plastics, and as a lubricant in powder metallurgy.
- loire-atlantique — a department in NW France. 2695 sq. mi. (6980 sq. km). Capital: Nantes.
- lumberjack shirt — a thick checked shirt, as worn by lumberjacks
- lymphatic tissue — tissue, such as the lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen, and thymus, that produces lymphocytes
- malpractice suit — a lawsuit brought against a professional accused of illegal or unethical practices or neglect of duty
- manipulativeness — Quality of being manipulative.
- material culture — the aggregate of physical objects or artifacts used by a society.
- medieval studies — a course of study based on the history of the Middle Ages
- medium artillery — guns and howitzers of more than 105mm and less than 155mm caliber, sometimes including the 155mm howitzers. Compare heavy artillery (def 2), light artillery (def 2).
- menstrual period — the bleeding from the womb that occurs approximately monthly in nonpregnant women of reproductive age
- methylthioninium — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The heterocyclic cation 3,7-bis(dimethylamino)-phenothiazin-5-ium, that is the basis of methylene blue.
- mexican fruitfly — a brightly colored fly, Anastrepha ludens, whose larvae are a serious pest chiefly of citrus fruits and mangoes in Mexico, Central America, and southern Texas.
- microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
- microvasculature — the system of tiny blood vessels, including capillaries, venules, and arterioles, that perfuse the body's tissues.
- middle latitudes — the latitude of the point that is midway between two parallels on the same side of the equator.
- miniature poodle — a breed of poodle, bred to be much smaller than standard poodles
- mistletoe cactus — a tropical, branched cactus, Rhipsalis baccifera (or cassutha), having cylindrical stems and mistletoelike fruit.
- molecular weight — the average weight of a molecule of an element or compound measured in units once based on the weight of one hydrogen atom taken as the standard or on 1/16 (0.0625) the weight of an oxygen atom, but after 1961 based on 1/12 (0.083) the weight of the carbon-12 atom; the sum of the atomic weights of all the atoms in a molecule. Abbreviation: mol. wt.
- mountain climber — someone who climbs or walks up mountains
- mourning clothes — clothes worn as a symbol of grief at a bereavement, esp black clothes
- multi-discipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- multicellularity — The condition of being multicellular.
- multidimensional — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
- multidirectional — extending or operating in several directions at the same time; functioning or going in more than one direction: a multidirectional stereo speaker system.
- multidisciplined — composed of or combining several usually separate branches of learning or fields of expertise: a multidisciplinary study of the 18th century.
- multifariousness — (uncountable) The characteristic of being multifarious.
- multilinear form — a function or functional of several variables such that when all variables but one are held fixed, the function is linear in the remaining variable.
- multimillionaire — a person who possesses a fortune that amounts to many millions of dollars, francs, etc.
- multiple alleles — any one of a series of three or more alternative or allelic forms of a gene, only two of which can exist in any normal, diploid individual.
- multiple factors — polygene.
- multiple fission — fission into more than two new organisms.
- multiple listing — the listing of a home for sale with a number of real-estate brokers who participate in a shared listing service.
- multiple myeloma — a malignant plasma cell tumor of the bone marrow that destroys bone tissue.
- multiplepoinding — an action to determine the division of a property or fund between several claimants, brought by or on behalf of the present holder
- multiplicatively — tending to multiply or increase.
- multituberculate — a rodentlike mammal of the extinct order Multituberculata, which lived from the late Jurassic Period to the Oligocene Epoch, reaching the size of a woodchuck and having molars with two or three rows of simple pointed cusps.
- multiuser system — a computer system in which multiple terminals connect to a host computer that handles processing tasks.
- musical director — A musical director is the same as a music director.
- mutual exclusion — (parallel, operating system) (Or "mutex", plural: "mutexes") A collection of techniques for sharing resources so that different uses do not conflict and cause unwanted interactions. One of the most commonly used techniques for mutual exclusion is the semaphore.
- mutual impedance — the ratio of the potential difference between either of two pairs of terminals to the current applied at the other pair of terminals when the circuit is open.
- mutual insurance — insurance in which those insured become members of a company who reciprocally engage, by payment of certain amounts into a common fund, to indemnify one another against loss.