13-letter words containing u, s, a
- leptocephalus — a colorless, transparent, flattened larva, especially of certain eels and ocean fishes.
- let us assume — You can use let us assume or let's assume when you are considering a possible situation or event, so that you can think about the consequences.
- leukapheresis — a medical procedure that separates certain leukocytes from the blood, used to collect leukocytes for donation or to remove excessive leukocytes from a patient's blood
- lighthouseman — a lighthouse keeper
- linguistician — linguist (def 1).
- liquefacients — Plural form of liquefacient.
- liquefactions — Plural form of liquefaction.
- liqueur glass — a small glass intended for drinking liqueur from
- liquid assets — assets in the form of money or easily convertible into money
- liquid storax — a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery.
- little russia — former name for the region consisting mainly of Ukraine but sometimes considered as including adjacent areas.
- liver sausage — liverwurst.
- 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.
- lower austria — a province in NE Austria. 7092 sq. mi. (18,370 sq. km).
- lucrativeness — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- lula da silva — Luiz Inácio (ˈlwiʃ iˈnasju). born 1945, Brazilian socialist politician; president of Brazil (2003–2011)
- lumbar plexus — a network of nerves originating in the spinal nerves of the midback region and innervating the pelvic area, the front of the legs, and part of the feet.
- lumberjackets — Plural form of lumberjacket.
- lump of sugar — lump1 (def 4).
- lunar caustic — silver nitrate, AgNO 3 , especially in a sticklike mold, used to cauterize tissues.
- 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.
- lusus naturae — a deformed person or thing; freak.
- lycanthropous — Lycanthropic.
- macías nguema — a former name of Bioko.
- macrocephalus — Alternative spelling of macrocephalous.
- macrovascular — Of or pertaining to the larger blood vessels.
- madeira sauce — a savoury sauce made with Madeira wine and served with meat
- magnanimously — In a magnanimous manner; with greatness of mind.
- magnesiferous — (geology) Containing magnesium.
- magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
- magnitudinous — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- magnoliaceous — belonging to the plant family Magnoliaceae.
- magnus effect — the thrust on a cylinder rotating about its axis while in motion in a fluid, the thrust being perpendicular to the relative motion of the cylinder in the fluid.
- main sequence — a narrow band in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram in which 90 percent of all observed stars are plotted.
- make-up class — a course of teaching in the application of make-up
- maladjustment — bad or unsatisfactory adjustment.
- maliciousness — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- malthusianism — of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.
- mammaliferous — containing the remains of mammals
- managed funds — funds which are managed by a mutual fund manager on behalf of investors
- manganiferous — containing manganese.
- manicure case — a case for holding small tools designed to care for the fingernails
- manipulations — Plural form of manipulation.
- manipulatives — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- manon lescaut — a novel (1731) by Antoine François Prévost.
- manrikigusari — a Japanese chain weapon with weighted ends, intended to strike or ensnare the enemy
- mansion house — the residence of the Lord Mayor of London
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- manufacturers — Plural form of manufacturer.