11-letter words containing a, l, s, t, o
- logomachist — One who starts fights about the meaning of words.
- londonistan — an informal name for London, as considered by some people as a base for radical Islamists
- longlasting — Alternative form of long-lasting.
- loose metal — shingle on a road
- lost pleiad — See under Pleiades (def 1).
- lotus sutra — a central scripture of Mahayana Buddhism, emphasizing that anyone can attain enlightenment
- lotus-eater — Classical Mythology. a member of a people whom Odysseus found existing in a state of languorous forgetfulness induced by their eating of the fruit of the legendary lotus; one of the lotophagi.
- lucio costa — Lúcio [loo-syoo] /ˈlu syu/ (Show IPA), 1902–98, Brazilian architect, chief designer of Brasilia.
- lutosławski — Witold (ˈvitɔlt). 1913–94, Polish composer, whose works frequently juxtapose aleatoric and notated writing
- lymphoblast — a large, metabolically active lymphocyte shortly before it enters into mitosis.
- lythraceous — belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.
- maintopsail — a topsail set on the mainmast.
- malapropist — a person who regularly makes malapropisms
- malcontents — Plural form of malcontent.
- malefactors — Plural form of malefactor.
- malposition — faulty or wrong position, especially of a part or organ of the body or of a fetus in the uterus.
- maltese dog — one of a breed of toy dogs having a long, straight, silky white coat.
- maltotriose — (carbohydrate) A maltooligosaccharide consisting of three glucose units.
- mammalogist — the science dealing with mammals.
- mammoplasty — reconstruction or alteration in size or contour of the female breast.
- mandlestone — The amygdaloid.
- mandolinist — One who plays the mandolin.
- mariologist — a student of Mariology.
- mars violet — a dark grayish-purple color.
- masculation — Making masculine; giving male characteristics.
- mastoplasty — (surgery) Plastic surgery of a breast to alter its shape or size.
- matzo balls — dumplings made from ground matzo
- mayoralties — Plural form of mayoralty.
- megaloblast — an abnormally large, immature, and dysfunctional red blood cell found in the blood of persons with pernicious anemia or certain other disorders.
- melanoblast — an undifferentiated cell that develops into a melanophore or melanocyte.
- melanocytes — Plural form of melanocyte.
- melba toast — narrow slices of thin, crisp toast.
- memorialist — a person who writes memorials.
- mentoplasty — plastic surgery to correct a functional or cosmetic deformity of the chin.
- meroblastic — (of certain eggs) undergoing partial cleavage, resulting in unequal blastomeres.
- mesoblastic — (biology) of, relating to, or resembling the mesoblast.
- mesothelial — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the mesothelium.
- metabolised — Simple past tense and past participle of metabolise.
- metabolises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metabolise.
- metabolisms — Plural form of metabolism.
- metabolites — Plural form of metabolite.
- metabolizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metabolize.
- metabolomes — Plural form of metabolome.
- metapodials — Plural form of metapodial.
- methoxsalen — a potent compound, C 1 2 H 8 O 4 , derived from the seeds of the plant Ammi majus: used in combination with certain ultraviolet radiation for the treatment of severe psoriasis.
- metrosexual — a heterosexual, usually urban male who pays much attention to his personal appearance and cultivates an upscale lifestyle.
- milquetoast — a very timid, unassertive, spineless person, especially one who is easily dominated or intimidated: a milquetoast who's afraid to ask for a raise.
- misallocate — to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.
- misbestowal — a wrong or improper bestowal
- mislocation — to misplace.