11-letter words containing c, l, e, a, n, s
- isenthalpic — pertaining to or characterized by constant enthalpy.
- knoop scale — a scale of hardness based on the indentation made in the material to be tested by a diamond point.
- lacerations — Plural form of laceration.
- lancet fish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- landscapers — Plural form of landscaper.
- landsknecht — a European mercenary foot soldier of the 16th century, armed with a pike or halberd.
- languescent — becoming languid
- lapidescent — in the process of changing into stone
- larcenously — In a larcenous manner.
- launch shoe — an attachment to an aircraft from which a missile is launched
- leaf insect — any of several orthopterous insects of the family Phillidae, of southern Asia and the East Indies, having a body that resembles a leaf in color and form.
- leap second — Coordinated Universal Time
- lecithinase — An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of lecithin.
- leprechauns — a dwarf or sprite.
- licentiates — Plural form of licentiate.
- lifecasting — The creation of a three-dimensional copy of a living body by means of molding and casting techniques.
- linebackers — Plural form of linebacker.
- linecasting — the casting of an entire line of type in a slug.
- locust bean — carob.
- logicalness — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- lunarscapes — Plural form of lunarscape.
- main clause — a clause that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a predicate with a finite verb, as I was there in the sentence I was there when he arrived.
- malcontents — Plural form of malcontent.
- malfeasance — the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law; wrongdoing (used especially of an act in violation of a public trust). Compare misfeasance (def 2), nonfeasance.
- manchineels — Plural form of manchineel.
- marcellinus — Saint, died a.d. 304, pope 296–304.
- masculinely — In a masculine manner.
- masculinize — Medicine/Medical. to produce certain male secondary sex characteristics in (a female).
- mechanicals — (US) mechanical fixtures and fittings.
- melanocytes — Plural form of melanocyte.
- mentalistic — the doctrine that objects of knowledge have no existence except in the mind of the perceiver.
- mesalliance — a marriage with someone who is considered socially inferior; misalliance.
- mescal bean — an evergreen shrub or small tree, Sophora secundiflora, of the legume family, of the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, having clusters of fragrant, violet-blue flowers and pods containing highly poisonous, bright red seeds.
- mesenchymal — Of or pertaining to the mesenchyme.
- mesocranial — mesocephalic
- 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.
- misalliance — an improper or incompatible association, especially in marriage; mésalliance.
- misbalanced — badly balanced
- miscellanea — Miscellaneous items, especially literary compositions, that have been collected together.
- musicalness — Quality of being musical.
- necessarily — by or of necessity; as a matter of compulsion or requirement: You don't necessarily have to attend.
- neosilicate — (chemistry) any simple silicate mineral in which the SiO4 tetrahedra are isolated and have metal ions as neighbours.
- new castile — a region in central Spain: formerly a province. 27,933 sq. mi. (72,346 sq. km).
- nonsensical — (of words or language) having little or no meaning; making little or no sense: A baby's babbling is appealingly nonsensical.
- nonsilicate — Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- nonspecular — that reflects light diffusely and evenly over the hemisphere surrounding the reflective surface; diffuse
- nose tackle — nose guard
- noun clause — a subordinate clause that functions as a noun within a main clause.
- nuclear sap — karyolymph
- nucleobases — Plural form of nucleobase.