13-letter words containing l, d, c, o, n
- ill-conceived — badly conceived or planned: an ill-conceived project.
- in cold blood — the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended.
- in the clouds — a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- incidentaloma — an abnormal lesion or tumor detected by chance during a medical imaging test, physical examination, or surgery.
- inconcludable — Impossible to conclude; unfinishable.
- incondensable — not condensable; incapable of being condensed.
- incredulously — not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
- indissociable — Unable to be dissociated.
- indissociably — In a way that does not allow dissociation; having an inextricable link.
- indolebutyric — as in indolebutyric acid, a synthetic plant growth regulator
- injudiciously — not judicious; showing lack of judgment; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet: an injudicious decision.
- interchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- intercondylar — Anatomy. the smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint.
- intoxicatedly — In an intoxicated fashion; drunkenly.
- juglandaceous — belonging to the plant family Juglandaceae.
- l-d converter — a vessel in which steel is made from pig iron by blowing oxygen into the molten metal through a water-cooled tube
- lacedaemonian — of or relating to ancient Sparta; Spartan.
- ladino clover — a giant variety of white clover, Trifolium repens lodigense, used for pasture and hay.
- lancet window — a high, narrow window terminating in a lancet arch.
- land contract — a contract for the purchase and sale of land.
- landing force — the ground forces of an amphibious task force that effect the assault landing in an amphibious operation.
- language code — (human language, standard) A set of standard names and abbreviations maintained by ISO for identifying human languages, natural and invented, past and present. Each language has a list of English and French names and an ISO 639-2 three-letter code. Some also have an ISO 639-1 two-letter code. The list even includes the Klingon language from the Star Trek science fiction series. There are also country codes.
- launch window — a precise time period during which a spacecraft can be launched from a particular site in order to achieve a desired mission, as a rendezvous with another spacecraft.
- leading block — lead block.
- leucitohedron — a trapezohedron
- lines of code — (programming, unit) (LOC) A common measure of the size or progress of a programming project. For example, one can describe a completed project as consisting of 100,000 LOC; or one can characterise a week's progress as 5000 LOC. Using LOC as a metric of progress encourages programmers to reinvent the wheel or split their code into lots of short lines.
- linoleic acid — an unsaturated fatty acid, C 18 H 32 O 2 , occurring as a glyceride in drying oils, as in linseed oil.
- london rocket — the plant Sisymbrium irio
- long-distance — of, from, or between distant places: a long-distance phone call.
- ludicrousness — The state or quality of being ludicrous.
- macrodiagonal — the longer of two diagonals
- malfunctioned — Simple past tense and past participle of malfunction.
- malleoincudal — Of or relating to both the malleus and the incus.
- many-coloured — having many colours
- metallic bond — the type of chemical bond between atoms in a metallic element, formed by the valence electrons moving freely through the metal lattice.
- middle-income — of or relating to those with an average income within the overall population.
- miscounselled — having bad or incorrect counselling
- mitochondrial — (cytology) Of, or relating to mitochondria.
- mock pendulum — a false pendulum bob attached to the balances of certain timepieces and visible through a slot in the dial or case.
- mollycoddling — Present participle of mollycoddle.
- monochlorides — Plural form of monochloride.
- monocotyledon — an angiospermous plant of the class Monocotyledones, characterized by producing seeds with one cotyledon and an endogenous manner of growth.
- monodactylous — having only one digit or claw.
- monoglyceride — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of one hydroxyl group with a fatty acid.
- mononucleated — having a single nucleus
- new caledonia — an island in the S Pacific, about 800 miles (1290 km) E of Australia. 6224 sq. mi. (16,120 sq. km).
- niçoise salad — salade niçoise
- nitrolic acid — any of several weak acids formed when nitrous acid reacts with a nitroparaffin
- nodding lilac — a showy Chinese lilac, Syringa reflexa, of the olive family, having nodding clusters of pinkish flowers.
- nodical month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.