11-letter words containing c, l, a, r, i, o
- isospectral — (mathematics) Having the same spectrum.
- ivory black — a fine black pigment made by calcining ivory.
- keratolytic — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- kilocalorie — one thousand small calories. Abbreviation: kcal. Also called Calorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie. Compare calorie (def 1a).
- kiloparsecs — Plural form of kiloparsec.
- lacerations — Plural form of laceration.
- lacrimation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- lacrimators — Plural form of lacrimator.
- lacrimatory — of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.
- lactiferous — producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
- lactoferrin — a glycoprotein present in milk, especially human milk, and supplying iron to suckling infants.
- lady orchid — a tall graceful orchid, Orchis purpurea, with faintly scented purple-brown and green flowers with a pinkish or white lip
- lagomorphic — Shaped like a hare.
- lamellicorn — having antennae with lamellate terminal segments, as beetles of the group Lamellicornia, including the scarabaeids and stag beetles.
- langobardic — Lombard1 (def 4).
- latin cross — an upright or vertical bar crossed near the top by a shorter horizontal bar.
- latrocinium — highway robbery
- latticework — work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.
- leucocratic — (of a rock) composed mainly of light-colored minerals.
- leucodermia — leucoderma
- liposarcoma — (medicine) Any malignant tumour that originates in adipose tissue.
- local radio — radio services for a particular area, as opposed to radio aimed at a national audience
- locutionary — pertaining to the act of conveying semantic content in an utterance, considered as independent of the interaction between the speaker and the listener.
- logarithmic — pertaining to a logarithm or logarithms.
- logic array — an arrangement of circuitry on a mass-produced microchip permitting the chip to be easily customized for a specific application.
- logographic — of, relating to, or using logograms.
- loriciferan — (zoology) Any of several marine animals of the phylum Loricifera.
- low-calorie — containing relatively fewer calories than comparable foods, diets, etc
- lubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lucubration — laborious work, study, thought, etc., especially at night.
- macrocyclic — having a ring structure consisting of more than 12 atoms.
- macrofossil — a fossil large enough to be studied and identified without the use of a microscope.
- macronuclei — Plural form of macronucleus.
- maledictory — a curse; imprecation.
- melanochroi — a postulated subdivision of the Caucasoid race, characterized by dark hair and pale complexion
- meroblastic — (of certain eggs) undergoing partial cleavage, resulting in unequal blastomeres.
- mesocranial — mesocephalic
- microcephal — a person with microcephaly
- micrococcal — Of, pertaining to, or caused by a micrococcus.
- microfaunal — Of, or relating to, a microfauna.
- microfloral — Of or pertaining to microflora.
- microvillar — Of or pertaining to a microvillus.
- minor scale — Also called harmonic minor scale. a scale having half steps between the second and third, fifth and sixth, and seventh and eighth degrees, with whole steps for the other intervals.
- monarchical — of, like, or pertaining to a monarch or monarchy.
- moronically — Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment: I wonder why they elected that narrow-minded moron to Congress.
- morrill act — an act of Congress (1862) granting each state 30,000 acres (12,000 hectares) of land for each member it had in Congress, 90 percent of the gross proceeds of which were to be used for the endowment and maintenance of colleges and universities teaching agricultural and mechanical arts and other subjects.
- motorically — motor (def 11).
- mucociliary — Of or pertaining to the action of cilia in transporting mucus.
- multicarbon — having several carbon atoms
- multifactor — Of or pertaining to more than one factor.