13-letter words containing l, g, u, c
- human ecology — ecology (def 4).
- hydraulicking — a type of mining that uses water to move rock
- immunological — (immunology) Of, or relating to immunology.
- incongruently — not congruent.
- incongruously — out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming: an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior.
- insulinogenic — Promoting the production of insulin.
- john suckling — Sir John, 1609–42, English poet.
- judgmatically — in the manner of a judge
- judgment call — Sports. an observational ruling by a referee or umpire that is necessarily subjective because of the disputable nature of the play in question, and one that may be appealed but not protested, as opposed to a matter of official rule interpretation: Balks and close plays at first are of course judgment calls, and umpires are human.
- juglandaceous — belonging to the plant family Juglandaceae.
- lactoglobulin — A protein or mixture of similar proteins occurring in milk, obtained after the removal of casein and precipitated in a salt solution.
- 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.
- laughingstock — an object of ridicule; the butt of a joke or the like: His ineptness as a public official made him the laughingstock of the whole town.
- laughter club — a group of people who meet regularly to take part in communal laughing for therapeutic effect
- launching pad — the platform on which a missile or launch vehicle undergoes final prelaunch checkout and countdown and from which it is launched from the surface of the earth.
- letzeburgesch — a Germanic dialect that is the native language of most of the people of Luxembourg.
- leucaemogenic — leukemogenic
- leukaemogenic — relating to the development of leukaemia, or causing leukaemia
- li hung-chang — 1823–1901, Chinese statesman.
- light cruiser — a naval cruiser having 6-inch (15-cm) guns as its main armament.
- lingua franca — any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages.
- lingual brace — a specialized dental brace that fits behind the teeth so that it is not visible when the wearer speaks or smiles.
- linguistician — linguist (def 1).
- locus sigilli — See L.S (def 3).
- logic circuit — a circuit designed to perform complex functions defined in terms of elementary functions of mathematical logic.
- logical truth — the property of being logically tautologous
- lounge jacket — a man's jacket for formal use during the daytime where a suit is not required
- mackerel gull — tern1 .
- macroglobulin — A plasma globulin of high molecular weight.
- magnetic flux — the total magnetic induction crossing a surface, equal to the integral of the component of magnetic induction perpendicular to the surface over the surface: usually measured in webers or maxwells.
- magniloquence — speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.
- magnoliaceous — belonging to the plant family Magnoliaceae.
- matriculating — Present participle of matriculate.
- metallurgical — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- microsurgical — Of or pertaining to microsurgery.
- much-maligned — If you describe someone or something as much-maligned, you mean that they are often criticized by people, but you think the criticism is unfair or exaggerated because they have good qualities too.
- multicategory — (mathematics) A generalization of the concept of category that allows morphisms of multiple arity.
- multiorgasmic — Capable of multiple orgasms without a refractory period.
- multitracking — the process of recording separate audio tracks for later mixing into a single audio track.
- musicological — Of or pertaining to musicology.
- musicologists — Plural form of musicologist.
- mutagenically — in a mutagenic manner
- neurosurgical — Of, or pertaining to neurosurgery.
- nightclubbing — Also, night club. an establishment for evening entertainment, generally open until the early morning, that serves liquor and usually food and offers patrons music, comedy acts, a floor show, or dancing; nightspot.
- nonindulgence — Lack of indulgence.
- nonlinguistic — of or belonging to language: linguistic change.
- nonliturgical — Not liturgical.
- numerological — Of, pertaining to, or based on numerology.
- polygalaceous — any plant of the genus Polygala, comprising the milkworts.
- polygonaceous — belonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants.