10-letter words containing a, m, o, n, l
- insulinoma — a benign tumor of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas that may produce signs of hypoglycemia.
- intermodal — pertaining to or suitable for transportation involving more than one form of carrier, as truck and rail, or truck, ship, and rail.
- intramodal — Within a mode.
- isabnormal — a line on a map or chart connecting points having an equal deviation from the normal value of some meteorological quantity, as temperature.
- isoaminile — a drug formerly used to suppress coughing. Formula: C16H24N2
- jean morel — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1903–75, French orchestra conductor.
- journalism — the occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, or broadcasting news or of conducting any news organization as a business.
- jumbo loan — a loan that exceeds the standard maximum amount offered by a financial institution
- kilmarnock — Official name Kilmarnock and Loudon. an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in SW Scotland.
- klootchman — a North American Indian woman
- lacedaemon — Sparta.
- laconicism — laconic brevity.
- lageniform — shaped like a flask; having an enlarged base tapering to a narrow neck.
- lamination — act or process of laminating; the state of being laminated.
- laminboard — A compound wood board consisting of thin strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood, considered to be of higher quality than blockboard.
- lamingtons — Plural form of lamington.
- laminotomy — (surgery) The neurosurgical procedure that removes part of a lamina of the vertebral arch in order to decompress the spinal cord.
- lampoonery — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- lampooning — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- lampoonist — One who lampoons.
- laumontite — a white zeolite mineral, chiefly hydrated silicate of aluminum and calcium.
- laundromat — a self-service laundry having coin-operated washers, driers, etc.; launderette.
- lawn mower — a hand-operated or motor-driven machine for cutting the grass of a lawn.
- lawnmowers — Plural form of lawnmower.
- leamington — a city in Warwickshire, central England: health resort.
- lemon balm — any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- lemon kali — an artificially flavored carbonated lemon drink; lemon soda pop.
- lemon soda — a sweet fizzy drink that tastes of lemon
- lemongrass — A fragrant tropical grass that yields an oil that smells lemon. It is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumery and medicine.
- leucomaine — any of a group of toxic amines produced during animal metabolism
- limitation — a limiting condition; restrictive weakness; lack of capacity; inability or handicap: He knows his limitations as a writer.
- lineswoman — a female official, as in tennis, soccer, ice hockey, and football, who assists the referee.
- lion-tamer — a person who trains lions, esp for entertainment in a circus
- lithomancy — Divination with the use of precious or semi-precious stones, gemstones, or normal stones by either interpreting the light they reflect (crystallomancy), or how they fall (sortilege).
- lobsterman — a person who traps lobsters.
- loculament — (botany) The cell of a pericarp in which the seed is lodged.
- login-name — Also called login name, logon name, sign-in name, sign-on name. a unique sequence of characters used to identify a user and allow access to a computer system, computer network, or online account.
- logjamming — the act of logs accumulating in a river and becoming jammed
- loma linda — a town in SW California.
- lombrosian — of or relating to the doctrine propounded by the Italian criminologist Cesare Lombroso that criminals are a product of hereditary and atavistic factors and can be classified as a definite abnormal type
- long march — the 6000-mile (9654-km) retreat of the Chinese Communist Party and Red Army from southeastern China (Jiangxi province) to the northwest (Yanan in Shaanxi province) in 1934–35, during which Mao Zedong became leader of the Communist party.
- longbowman — an archer who uses a longbow.
- longmeadow — a town in S Massachusetts.
- lossmaking — a business that consistently operates at a loss.
- lovemaking — the act of courting or wooing.
- low german — the West Germanic languages not included in the High German group, as English, Dutch, Flemish, or Plattdeutsch. Abbreviation: LG. Compare High German (def 1).
- lumination — (obsolete) illumination.
- lyam-hound — a bloodhound.
- macro lens — a lens used to bring into focus objects very close to the camera.
- maculation — the act of spotting.