13-letter words containing t, o, p, a, l
- leptocephalus — a colorless, transparent, flattened larva, especially of certain eels and ocean fishes.
- lipogrammatic — of or relating to a lipogram
- lithographing — Present participle of lithograph.
- locking plate — a narrow wheel geared to a striking train or other mechanism and having a notched rim engaging with another mechanism permitting it to rotate through a specific arc.
- lord temporal — a member of the House of Lords who is not a member of the clergy.
- louis pasteur — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- lycanthropous — Lycanthropic.
- lymphatolysis — destruction of lymphatic vessels or of lymphoid tissue.
- lymphoblastic — (US, cytology, immunology) Of or pertaining to a lymphoblast.
- lymphomatosis — lymphoma spread throughout the body.
- macroplankton — planktonic organisms of about 1 mm in length.
- magnetic pole — the region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge (south pole) or from which the lines of induction diverge (north pole)
- major penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player for five minutes from play, no substitute for the player being permitted.
- malabsorption — faulty absorption of nutritive material from the intestine.
- maladaptation — incomplete, inadequate, or faulty adaptation.
- malapropistic — an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
- maldeployment — the inefficient use of resources or an instance of such
- mammoplasties — Plural form of mammoplasty.
- manipulations — Plural form of manipulation.
- mansplanation — Also called mansplanation [man-spluh-ney-shuh n] /ˌmæn spləˈneɪ ʃən/ (Show IPA). such an explanation given to someone, usually a woman.
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- matripotestal — of or relating to the authority exercised by a mother or a mother's blood relatives.
- megalopolitan — of, relating to, or characteristic of a megalopolis.
- mephobarbital — The drug methylphenobarbital.
- merleau-ponty — Maurice, 1908–61, French phenomenological philosopher.
- metallic soap — any usually water-insoluble salt formed by the interaction of a fatty acid and a metal, especially lead or aluminum: used chiefly as a drier in paints and varnishes and for waterproofing textiles.
- metallography — the study of the structure of metals and alloys by means of microscopy.
- metallophones — Plural form of metallophone.
- metencephalon — the anterior section of the hindbrain, comprising the cerebellum and pons.
- methylpropane — (organic compound) isobutane.
- metropolitans — Plural form of metropolitan.
- microparticle — An extremely small particle.
- microplankton — plankton visible as individual organisms only with the aid of a microscope, which excludes most animal plankton.
- military coup — a coup organized and carried out by members of the armed forces
- minor penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player from play for two minutes, no substitute for the player being permitted.
- modesty panel — a panel across the front of a desk, especially an office desk, designed to conceal the legs of a person seated at it.
- monophthongal — (linguistics) Of or pertaining to a monophthong.
- moral support — emotional assistance, encouragement
- morality play — an allegorical form of the drama current from the 14th to 16th centuries and employing such personified abstractions as Virtue, Vice, Greed, Gluttony, etc.
- mount palomar — Mount, a mountain in S California, NE of San Diego: site of observatory. 6126 feet (1867 meters) high.
- multihospital — comprising or relating to several hospitals
- multiplatform — Compatible with or involving more than one type of computer or operating system.
- multipolarity — The condition of being multipolar.
- multitemporal — (music) Having multiple tempos.
- myringoplasty — (surgery) The closure of the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane.
- nannoplankton — the smallest of the microplankton; the aquatic organisms that can pass through fine mesh plankton nets.
- nanoparticles — Plural form of nanoparticle.
- national park — an area of scenic beauty, historical importance, or the like, owned and maintained by a national government for the use of the people.
- natural slope — the maximum angle at which soil will lie in a bank without slipping
- negative pole — the south-seeking pole of a magnet