10-letter words containing a, l, s, c
- italicised — to print in italic type.
- italicizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of italicize.
- jacketless — Without a jacket (coat).
- jesuitical — of or relating to Jesuits or Jesuitism.
- jewel case — a small box or chest, often lined in a soft fabric and fitted with compartments, designed to hold jewelry.
- juristical — Alternative form of juristic.
- kabalistic — cabalistic.
- kalanchoes — Plural form of kalanchoe.
- kiloparsec — a unit of distance, equal to 1000 parsecs. Abbreviation: kpc.
- kilopascal — one thousand pascals
- la flesche — Susette (Inshta Theumba"Bright Eyes") 1854–1903, U.S. author, Native American activist, and lecturer.
- lac insect — a scale insect, Laccifer lacca, of southeast Asia, the female of which secretes lac, a substance used in the preparation of shellac, wax, etc.
- laccoliths — Plural form of laccolith.
- lace glass — glass in a filigree pattern.
- lacemakers — Plural form of lacemaker.
- lachrymals — Plural form of lachrymal.
- lachrymose — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lackadaisy — alas
- lackluster — lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.
- lacklustre — lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.
- laconicism — laconic brevity.
- lactescent — becoming or being milky.
- lactoscope — an optical device for determining the amount of cream in milk.
- lactosuria — the presence of lactose in the urine
- lacustrine — of or relating to a lake.
- lamarckism — the Lamarckian theory that characteristics acquired by habit, use, or disuse may be passed on to future generations through inheritance.
- lambdacism — excessive use of the sound l, its misarticulation, or its substitution for the sound r.
- lancashire — a county in NW England. 1174 sq. mi. (3040 sq. km).
- lance rest — a support for a couched lance, fixed to the breastplate of a suit of armor.
- lancetfish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- landscaped — Simple past tense and past participle of landscape.
- landscaper — a gardener who does landscape gardening.
- landscapes — Plural form of landscape.
- lardaceous — lardlike; fatty.
- larithmics — the study of quantitative relations in population aggregates.
- larvicides — Plural form of larvicide.
- las cruces — a city in S New Mexico, on the Rio Grande.
- lascivious — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
- laser disc — video, audio format: optical disc
- 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.
- last-ditch — done finally in desperation to avoid defeat, failure, disaster, etc.: a last-ditch attempt to avert war.
- latecomers — Plural form of latecomer.
- latescence — the state or quality of being latescent
- laticifers — Plural form of laticifer.
- launceston — a city on N Tasmania.
- launchings — Plural form of launching.
- lauraceous — belonging to the plant family Lauraceae.
- laviscious — (nonstandard) Lascivious.
- law courts — a body which adjudicates legal disputes and attempts to administer justice in accordance with the law
- law school — university where law degrees are taught