14-letter words containing lac
- lactoglobulins — Plural form of lactoglobulin.
- lambeth palace — the official residence of the archbishop of Canterbury, in Lambeth.
- lateran palace — a palace in Rome used as the papal residence from the 4th century a.d. to the removal of the papal court to Avignon, rebuilt in 1586, and now a museum for classical and Christian antiques.
- malacophyllous — (of plants living in dry regions) having fleshy leaves in which water is stored
- malacostracans — Plural form of malacostracan.
- marrons glaces — chestnuts cooked in syrup and glazed
- methyl lactate — a colorless liquid, C 4 H 8 O 3 , soluble with water and most organic liquids: used chiefly as a solvent for cellulose acetate.
- nonsuch palace — a former royal palace in Cuddington in London: built in 1538 for Henry VIII; later visited by Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I, and Charles II; demolished (1682–1702)
- palacio valdes — Armando [ahr-mahn-daw] /ɑrˈmɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1938, Spanish novelist and critic.
- pearl necklace — jewelry: string of pearls
- pennatulaceous — of or relating to a sea pen
- placebo effect — a reaction to a placebo manifested by a lessening of symptoms or the production of anticipated side effects.
- placement test — a test to determine a student's level of ability in one or more subjects in order to place the student with others of the same approximate ability.
- placido's disk — a device marked with concentric black rings, used to detect corneal irregularities.
- platinum black — a black powder consisting of very finely divided metallic platinum, used as a catalyst, especially in organic synthesis.
- portulacaceous — belonging to the Portulacaceae, the purslane family of plants.
- pride of place — the highest or most outstanding position; first place.
- ranunculaceous — belonging to the Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family of plants.
- replaceability — to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
- sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
- shalach manoth — the practice of giving gifts to one another or to the needy on Purim.
- showplace home — a historic house
- sodium lactate — a water-soluble, hygroscopic salt, C 3 H 5 NaO 3 , used in solution in medicine to treat metabolic acidosis, usually by injection.
- spironolactone — a steroid, C 2 4 H 3 2 O 4 S, used in combination with other drugs as a diuretic and antihypertensive.
- sticking place — Also called sticking point. the place or point at which something stops and holds firm.
- stopping place — a place where vehicles may stop temporarily
- straight-laced — strait-laced (sense 2)
- strait-lacedly — in a strait-laced manner
- tachyphylactic — Medicine/Medical. immediate, temporary immunization against the effects of injection of a toxic extract owing to previous small injections of the same extract.
- the all blacks — the international Rugby Union football team of New Zealand
- the black belt — a region of the southern US extending from Georgia across central Alabama and Mississippi, in which the population contains a large number of Black people: also noted for its fertile black soil
- the black caps — the international cricket team of New Zealand
- the black isle — a peninsula in NE Scotland, in Highland council area, between the Cromarty and Moray Firths
- the ice blacks — the international ice hockey team of New Zealand
- transplacental — across or passing through the placenta.
- trysting place — a place for a meeting, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous.
- vendor placing — a method of financing the purchase of one company by another in which the purchasing company pays for the target company in its own shares, on condition that the vendor places these shares with investors for cash payment
- vinylacetylene — a colorless, volatile liquid, C 4 H 4 , used chiefly as an intermediate in the manufacture of the synthetic rubber neoprene.
- wallace's line — an imaginary line that separates the Oriental and Australian zoogeographical regions and passes between Bali and Lombok, west of Celebes, and east of the Philippines.
- watering place — British. a seaside or lakeside vacation resort featuring bathing, boating, etc.
- work placement — temporary job, internship