10-letter words containing a, l, u, r, e, s
- luciferase — (enzyme) Any one of a group of enzymes that produce bioluminescence by oxidizing luciferin.
- luminaires — Plural form of luminaire.
- luminaries — a celestial body, as the sun or moon.
- lunarscape — the landscape of the moon.
- lust after — desire sexually
- lusterware — ceramic ware covered with a luster.
- lustreware — Alternative spelling of lusterware.
- luxuriates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of luxuriate.
- male nurse — man who is a medical attendant
- malmesbury — William of, William of Malmesbury.
- marlaceous — Resembling marl.
- marvellous — superb; excellent; great: a marvelous show.
- measurable — capable of being measured.
- measurably — capable of being measured.
- measuredly — In a measured fashion.
- megalosaur — any gigantic carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Megalosaurus, of the Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods.
- mensurable — measurable.
- mercurials — Plural form of mercurial.
- modularise — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- muesli bar — a snack made of compressed muesli ingredients
- muscle car — a flashy sports car with a large, powerful engine; a hot rod.
- muslim era — the period since the flight of Muhammad from Mecca in a.d. 622; Hijra.
- naturalise — Alternative spelling of naturalize.
- neuroblast — an immature nerve cell.
- neuroplasm — the cytoplasm of a nerve cell.
- neutralise — to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
- neutralism — the policy or advocacy of maintaining strict neutrality in foreign affairs.
- neutralist — a person who advocates or adheres to a policy of strict neutrality in foreign affairs.
- nonsecular — of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests.
- nuclearism — a political philosophy maintaining that nuclear weapons are the best means of assuring peace and of attaining political goals.
- oleraceous — having the qualities or nature of a pot-herb for cookery
- outlanders — Plural form of outlander.
- outsparkle — to sparkle more brilliantly than
- outtravels — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outtravel.
- overslaugh — to pass over or disregard (a person) by giving a promotion, position, etc., to another instead.
- palaverous — a conference or discussion.
- paracelsus — Philippus Aureolus [fi-lip-uh s aw-ree-oh-luh s] /fɪˈlɪp əs ɔˈri oʊ ləs/ (Show IPA), (Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim) 1493?–1541, Swiss physician and alchemist.
- parasexual — of or relating to any form of reproduction in which the recombination of genes occurs by a process other than the fusion of gametes
- pasturable — capable of providing pasture, as land.
- pellagrous — a disease caused by a deficiency of niacin in the diet, characterized by skin changes, severe nerve dysfunction, mental symptoms, and diarrhea.
- pelycosaur — any of a group of large primitive reptiles belonging to the extinct order Pelycosauria, abundant in North America and Europe during the Permian Period, often having a tall spinal sail.
- peninsular — an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
- persulfate — a salt of persulfuric acid, as potassium persulfate, K 2 S 2 O 5 or K 2 S 2 O 8 .
- phase rule — a law that the number of degrees of freedom in a system in equilibrium is equal to two plus the number of components less the number of phases. Thus, a system of ice, melted ice, and water vapor, being one component and three phases, has no degrees of freedom. Compare variance (def 4).
- pleasuring — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- plesiosaur — any marine reptile of the extinct genus Plesiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a small head, a long neck, four paddlelike limbs, and a short tail.
- plumassier — a person who works with ornamental feathers
- popularise — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- presumable — capable of being taken for granted; probable.
- presumably — by assuming reasonably; probably: Since he is a consistent winner, he is presumably a superior player.