10-letter words containing a, c, l, o, s, e
- lachrymose — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lactoscope — an optical device for determining the amount of cream in milk.
- lardaceous — lardlike; fatty.
- laserscope — a surgical instrument that employs a laser beam to destroy diseased tissue or to create small channels; used to open clogged arteries and, in ophthalmology, to treat patients with glaucoma or diabetic retinopathy.
- latecomers — Plural form of latecomer.
- launceston — a city on N Tasmania.
- lauraceous — belonging to the plant family Lauraceae.
- leuco base — a noncolored or slightly colored compound that is produced by reducing a dye and is readily oxidized to regenerate the dye.
- leucoblast — an immature leukocyte.
- leucoplast — a colorless plastid in the cells of roots, storage organs, and underground stems, serving as a point around which starch forms.
- liliaceous — of or like the lily.
- localities — Plural form of locality.
- localizers — Plural form of localizer.
- lockmaster — one in charge of a canal lock
- lose caste — to lose social status or position
- lose track — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- lost cause — a cause that has been defeated or whose defeat is inevitable.
- lower case — an often small or portable container for enclosing something, as for carrying or safekeeping; receptacle: a jewel case.
- lower-case — an often small or portable container for enclosing something, as for carrying or safekeeping; receptacle: a jewel case.
- lowercased — Printed or written in lowercase letters.
- macro lens — a lens used to bring into focus objects very close to the camera.
- macrolides — Plural form of macrolide.
- macroscale — A relatively large scale.
- malvaceous — belonging to the Malvaceae, the mallow family of plants.
- marlaceous — Resembling marl.
- meliaceous — belonging to the Meliaceae, the mahogany family of plants.
- mesolectal — any variety of language in a creole continuum that is intermediate between the basilect and the acrolect.
- microscale — A very small or microscopic scale.
- mislocated — to misplace.
- mohs scale — a scale of hardness used in mineralogy. Its degrees, in increasing hardness, are: talc 1; gypsum 2; calcite 3; fluorite 4; apatite 5; feldspar 6; quartz 7; topaz 8; sapphire 9; diamond 10. Abbreviation: MSH.
- molestache — (slang, rare) A type of mustache supposedly associated with child molesters.
- mooncalves — Plural form of mooncalf.
- moose call — whalesong
- mosaiclike — (arts) Resembling a mosaic, particularly in composition.
- narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- neoclassic — (sometimes initial capital letter) belonging or pertaining to a revival of classic styles or something that is held to resemble classic styles, as in art, literature, music, or architecture.
- neoplastic — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- nonelastic — capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.
- nonsecular — of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests.
- nonspecial — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- normalcies — the quality or condition of being normal, as the general economic, political, and social conditions of a nation; normality: After months of living in a state of tension, all yearned for a return to normalcy.
- nucleobase — (biochemistry) The base of a nucleic acid, such as thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine and guanine.
- olecranons — Plural form of olecranon.
- oleraceous — having the qualities or nature of a pot-herb for cookery
- oligoclase — a kind of plagioclase feldspar occurring commonly in white crystals, sometimes shaded with gray, green, or red.
- olivaceous — of a deep shade of green; olive.
- opalescent — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
- opalescing — Present participle of opalesce.
- orchestral — of, relating to, or resembling an orchestra.
- orthoclase — a common white or pink mineral of the feldspar group, KAlSi 3 O 8 , having two good cleavages at right angles, and found in silica-rich igneous rocks: used in the manufacture of porcelain.