11-letter words containing c, l, i, t, o
- lacrimators — Plural form of lacrimator.
- lacrimatory — of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.
- lactational — Of or pertaining to lactation.
- lactiferous — producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
- lactifluous — full or flowing with milk
- lactoferrin — a glycoprotein present in milk, especially human milk, and supplying iron to suckling infants.
- lactoflavin — riboflavin.
- laicization — The act of laicizing.
- 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.
- lancination — A tearing or laceration.
- 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.
- launch into — begin enthusiastically
- law society — association of lawyers
- lecythiform — (biology, mycology) shaped like a bowling pin, a flask, or a bottle.
- lemon stick — a lemon half with a peppermint stick stuck in it, through which the lemon juice is sucked.
- leptokurtic — (of a frequency distribution) being more concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
- leucocratic — (of a rock) composed mainly of light-colored minerals.
- line vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
- liposuction — the surgical withdrawal of excess fat from local areas under the skin by means of a small incision and vacuum suctioning.
- lithochromy — the art or practice of painting on stone
- little rock — state in S central United States. 53,103 sq. mi. (137,537 sq. km). Capital: Little Rock. Abbreviation: AR (for use with zip code), Ark.
- live action — of or relating to movies, videos, and the like, that feature real performers, as distinguished from animation: A new live-action version of the classic animated film will be released later this year.
- live-action — of or relating to movies, videos, and the like, that feature real performers, as distinguished from animation: A new live-action version of the classic animated film will be released later this year.
- lobectomies — Plural form of lobectomy.
- lock stitch — a sewing-machine stitch in which two threads are locked together at small intervals.
- loco citato — loc. cit.
- locomotions — Plural form of locomotion.
- locomotives — Plural form of locomotive.
- locorestive — having a tendency to rest in one place
- locust bird — any of various pratincoles, esp Glareola nordmanni (black-winged pratincole), that feed on locusts
- 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.
- logistician — a person who is skilled in symbolic logic.
- logocentric — a method of literary analysis in which words and language are regarded as a fundamental expression of external reality, excluding nonlinguistic factors such as historical context.
- logomachist — One who starts fights about the meaning of words.
- long-acting — sustained-release.
- loop stitch — any stitch, as the chain stitch, that uses loops in the pattern or process of working.
- lotusscript — (language) A Visual BASIC-like scripting language for Lotus Notes and Lotus SmartSuite. LotusScript is object-oriented and can be used for complex Notes programming, although Java is also available.
- low-pitched — pitched in a low register or key: a low-pitched aria for the basso.
- 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).
- lucio costa — Lúcio [loo-syoo] /ˈlu syu/ (Show IPA), 1902–98, Brazilian architect, chief designer of Brasilia.
- lucubration — laborious work, study, thought, etc., especially at night.
- luteotropic — affecting the corpus luteum.
- lymphocytic — Of, or pertaining to lymphocytes.
- machicolate — to provide with machicolations.
- malediction — a curse; imprecation.
- maledictory — a curse; imprecation.
- malefaction — an evil deed; crime; wrongdoing.