10-letter words containing a, l, u, s, i
- insalutary — Not salutary or wholesome; bad for health.
- insufflate — to blow or breathe (something) in.
- insuitable — Obsolete form of unsuitable.
- insularism — of or relating to an island or islands: insular possessions.
- insularity — of or relating to an island or islands: insular possessions.
- insularize — to make into an island or represent as insular.
- insulating — Present participle of insulate.
- insulation — material used for insulating.
- insulative — serving to protect or insulate: glassware shipped in insulative packing.
- insulators — Plural form of insulator.
- insulinase — an enzyme which is produced by the liver and which breaks down insulin
- insulinoma — a benign tumor of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas that may produce signs of hypoglycemia.
- insultable — capable of being insulted
- irregulars — Plural form of irregular.
- isoflurane — a volatile, halogenated ether, C 3 H 2 ClF 5 O, used as a general anesthetic in surgery.
- isopluvial — a line on a map connecting places registering the same amount of precipitation or rainfall
- jaruzelski — Wojciech (Witold) [voi-chekh vee-tawld] /ˈvɔɪ tʃɛx ˈvi tɔld/ (Show IPA), 1923–2014, Polish general and political leader: prime minister 1981–85; president 1989–90.
- jealousies — Plural form of jealousy.
- jesuitical — of or relating to Jesuits or Jesuitism.
- journalise — Alternative spelling of journalize.
- journalism — the occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, or broadcasting news or of conducting any news organization as a business.
- journalist — a person who practices the occupation or profession of journalism.
- jugoslavia — formerly, a federal republic in S Europe: since 1992 comprised of Serbia and Montenegro; disbanded into independent countries in 2006. 39,449 sq. mi. (102,173 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- juristical — Alternative form of juristic.
- labourious — Lb nonstandard Alternative form of from=UK.
- lactosuria — the presence of lactose in the urine
- lacustrine — of or relating to a lake.
- languished — Simple past tense and past participle of languish.
- languisher — One who languishes.
- languishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of languish.
- laniferous — wool-bearing: sheep and other laniferous animals.
- lanuginose — covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
- lanuginous — covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
- lascivious — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
- latissimus — Either of a pair of large, roughly triangular muscles covering the lower part of the back, extending from the sacral, lumbar, and lower thoracic vertebrae to the armpits.
- laudations — Plural form of laudation.
- laudianism — the policies and practices of Archbishop Laud or his supporters.
- launchings — Plural form of launching.
- laurentius — Saint, Lawrence, Saint.
- laviscious — (nonstandard) Lascivious.
- leisurable — freedom from the demands of work or duty: She looked forward to retirement and a life of leisure.
- leisurably — in a leisurable manner
- lifeguards — Plural form of lifeguard.
- liliaceous — of or like the lily.
- lipomatous — a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- liquidates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liquidate.
- lisianthus — Eustoma grandiflorum, now Eustoma exaltatum subsp. russellianum, a flowering plant.
- liu shaoqi — 1898–1973, Chinese Communist leader: head of state 1959–66.
- loquacious — talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest.
- loquatious — Misspelling of loquacious.