11-letter words containing c, e, l, r
- interschool — Occurring or taking place between two or more schools.
- intersocial — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- intersplice — (transitive) To splice between; to intercut (e.g. a scene in a film).
- intervallic — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- intolerance — lack of tolerance; unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect opinions or beliefs contrary to one's own.
- intractable — not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition.
- intrathecal — Anatomy. situated within the thecal sac: covering the spinal cord.
- intricately — having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved: an intricate maze.
- involucrate — having an involucre.
- iproclozide — A hydrazine drug previously used as an antidepressant, known to cause fulminant hepatitis.
- irradicable — ineradicable.
- irrecusable — not to be objected to or rejected.
- irreducible — not reducible; incapable of being reduced or of being diminished or simplified further: the irreducible minimum.
- irreducibly — In an irreducible manner, or state.
- irrelevance — the quality or condition of being irrelevant.
- irrelevancy — irrelevance.
- irrevocable — not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree.
- irrevocably — not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree.
- isoelectric — of, relating to, or having the same electric potential.
- isometrical — Dated form of isometric.
- isospectral — (mathematics) Having the same spectrum.
- jack ladder — Nautical. Jacob's ladder (def 2a).
- jacklighter — a person who hunts or fishes at night with the aid of a jacklight.
- james clark — Dr. James H. Clark
- keratolytic — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- killer cell — any of several types of lymphocyte or leukocyte capable of destroying cells that have acquired foreign characteristics, as a tumor cell or virus-infected cell.
- kilocalorie — one thousand small calories. Abbreviation: kcal. Also called Calorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie. Compare calorie (def 1a).
- kiloparsecs — Plural form of kiloparsec.
- king closer — a brick of regular length and thickness, used in building corners, having a long bevel from a point on one side to one about halfway across the adjacent end.
- kleptocracy — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- kleptocrats — Plural form of kleptocrat.
- krebs cycle — a cycle of enzyme-catalyzed reactions in living cells that is the final series of reactions of aerobic metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fatty acids, and by which carbon dioxide is produced, oxygen is reduced, and ATP is formed.
- la camargue — a delta region in S France, between the channels of the Grand and Petit Rhône: cattle, esp bulls for the Spanish bullrings, and horses are reared
- la chorrera — a city in central Panama, just W of the Panama Canal.
- la rochelle — a department in W France. 2792 sq. mi. (7230 sq. km). Capital: La Rochelle.
- labor force — work force.
- lacerations — Plural form of laceration.
- lacertilian — belonging or pertaining to the reptilian suborder Lacertilia, comprising the lizards.
- lack-luster — lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.
- lacquerware — Articles that have a decorative lacquer coating, viewed collectively.
- lacquerwork — lacquered wood, often with ivory inlays
- lactiferous — producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
- lactoferrin — a glycoprotein present in milk, especially human milk, and supplying iron to suckling infants.
- lactometers — Plural form of lactometer.
- ladder back — a chair back having a number of horizontal slats between uprights.
- lake zürich — a lake in N Switzerland, mostly in Zürich canton. Area: 89 sq km (34 sq miles)
- lamellicorn — having antennae with lamellate terminal segments, as beetles of the group Lamellicornia, including the scarabaeids and stag beetles.
- lancet arch — an arch having a head that is acutely pointed.
- landscapers — Plural form of landscaper.
- laparectomy — excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.