11-letter words containing c, l, i, o, m
- laminectomy — the surgical removal of part of the posterior arch of a vertebra to provide access to the spinal canal, as for the excision of a ruptured disk.
- lasiocampid — (zoology) Any member of the Lasiocampidae.
- latrocinium — highway robbery
- lecythiform — (biology, mycology) shaped like a bowling pin, a flask, or a bottle.
- lemon juice — citrus juice from lemons
- lemon stick — a lemon half with a peppermint stick stuck in it, through which the lemon juice is sucked.
- leucodermia — leucoderma
- liposarcoma — (medicine) Any malignant tumour that originates in adipose tissue.
- lithochromy — the art or practice of painting on stone
- lobectomies — Plural form of lobectomy.
- locofocoism — the doctrines of the Locofocos.
- locomotions — Plural form of locomotion.
- locomotives — Plural form of locomotive.
- logarithmic — pertaining to a logarithm or logarithms.
- logic model — A logic model is a method of calculating how likely it is that something unwanted will happen.
- logical sum — union (def 10a).
- logomachies — Plural form of logomachy.
- logomachist — One who starts fights about the meaning of words.
- loxodromics — the technique of navigating according to loxodromes or rhumb lines.
- lycopodiums — Plural form of lycopodium.
- lymphocytic — Of, or pertaining to lymphocytes.
- machicolate — to provide with machicolations.
- 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.
- malacophily — pollination of plants by snails
- malcolm iii — died 1093, king of Scotland (1057–93). He became king after Macbeth
- malediction — a curse; imprecation.
- maledictory — a curse; imprecation.
- malefaction — an evil deed; crime; wrongdoing.
- malfunction — failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.
- maliciously — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- masculation — Making masculine; giving male characteristics.
- medicolegal — pertaining to medicine and law or to forensic medicine.
- megalomanic — Afflicted by megalomania.
- meiotically — Pertaining to, or during, meiosis.
- melancholia — a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings.
- melancholic — disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.
- melanochroi — a postulated subdivision of the Caucasoid race, characterized by dark hair and pale complexion
- melanocytic — Of or pertaining to melanocytes.
- melioristic — the doctrine that the world tends to become better or may be made better by human effort.
- melodically — melodious.
- meningocele — a protrusion of the meninges through an opening in the skull or spinal column, forming a bulge or sac filled with cerebrospinal fluid.
- meroblastic — (of certain eggs) undergoing partial cleavage, resulting in unequal blastomeres.
- mesoblastic — (biology) of, relating to, or resembling the mesoblast.
- mesocranial — mesocephalic
- mesopelagic — of, relating to, or living in the ocean at a depth of between 600 feet (180 meters) and 3000 feet (900 meters).
- mesophyllic — (botany) Of or pertaining to the mesophyll of a leaf.
- metabolical — Alternative form of metabolic.
- metonymical — having the nature of metonymy.