11-letter words containing a, l, c, e, s
- lech walesa — Lech [lek] /lɛk/ (Show IPA), born 1943, Polish labor leader: a leader of Solidarity 1980; president 1990–96; Nobel Peace Prize 1983.
- lecithinase — An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of lecithin.
- legal costs — the costs of a court action; the judge decides which side should pay them
- leprechauns — a dwarf or sprite.
- letterspace — to space out (the letters of a word or line) for balance or emphasis.
- leucoplasia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- leucoplasts — Plural form of leucoplast.
- lex scripta — written law; statute law.
- licentiates — Plural form of licentiate.
- lifecasting — The creation of a three-dimensional copy of a living body by means of molding and casting techniques.
- linebackers — Plural form of linebacker.
- linecasting — the casting of an entire line of type in a slug.
- lobachevski — Nikoˈlai Iˈvanovich (nikɔˈlaɪ iˈvɑnɔvɪtʃ ) ; nēk^ōlīˈ ēväˈn^ōvich) 1793-1856; Russ. mathematician
- lobachevsky — Nikolai Ivanovich [nyi-kuh-lahy ee-vah-nuh-vyich] /nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1856, Russian mathematician.
- lobsterback — redcoat.
- lock washer — a washer placed under a nut on a bolt or screw, so made as to prevent the nut from shaking loose.
- locust bean — carob.
- logicalness — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- logomachies — Plural form of logomachy.
- lower class — classes lower in rank than middle class
- lower-class — of, relating to, or characteristic of the lower class: lower-class values.
- lucid emacs — Xemacs
- lumberjacks — Plural form of lumberjack.
- lunarscapes — Plural form of lunarscape.
- lythraceous — belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.
- magic spell — incantation or curse
- main clause — a clause that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a predicate with a finite verb, as I was there in the sentence I was there when he arrived.
- major scale — a scale consisting of a series of whole steps except for half steps between the third and fourth and seventh and eighth degrees.
- malcontents — Plural form of malcontent.
- malefactors — Plural form of malefactor.
- malfeasance — the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law; wrongdoing (used especially of an act in violation of a public trust). Compare misfeasance (def 2), nonfeasance.
- maltese cat — a bluish-gray variety of the domestic cat.
- manchineels — Plural form of manchineel.
- marcellinus — Saint, died a.d. 304, pope 296–304.
- marcellus i — Saint, died a.d. 309, pope 308–309.
- marcescible — prone to fade or decay
- masculinely — In a masculine manner.
- masculinize — Medicine/Medical. to produce certain male secondary sex characteristics in (a female).
- masterclass — a small class for advanced students, especially a class in performance skills conducted by a distinguished musician.
- matchlessly — In a matchless manner.
- mechanicals — (US) mechanical fixtures and fittings.
- melanocytes — Plural form of melanocyte.
- melba sauce — a clear raspberry sauce, used especially as a dessert topping.
- mentalistic — the doctrine that objects of knowledge have no existence except in the mind of the perceiver.
- meroblastic — (of certain eggs) undergoing partial cleavage, resulting in unequal blastomeres.
- mesalliance — a marriage with someone who is considered socially inferior; misalliance.
- mescal bean — an evergreen shrub or small tree, Sophora secundiflora, of the legume family, of the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, having clusters of fragrant, violet-blue flowers and pods containing highly poisonous, bright red seeds.
- mesenchymal — Of or pertaining to the mesenchyme.
- mesoblastic — (biology) of, relating to, or resembling the mesoblast.
- mesocranial — mesocephalic