9-letter words containing c, l, o, u, e
- guilloche — an ornamental pattern or border, as in architecture, consisting of paired ribbons or lines flowing in interlaced curves around a series of circular voids.
- housecarl — a member of the household troops or bodyguard of a Danish or early English king or noble.
- inclosure — enclosure.
- inoculate — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- involucel — a secondary involucre, as in a compound cluster of flowers.
- involucre — Botany. a collection or rosette of bracts subtending a flower cluster, umbel, or the like.
- kilocurie — a unit of radioactivity, equal to 1000 curies. Abbreviation: kCi, kc.
- l-glucose — a sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , having several optically different forms, the common dextrorotatory form (dextroglucose, or -glucose) occurring in many fruits, animal tissues and fluids, etc., and having a sweetness about one half that of ordinary sugar, and the rare levorotatory form (levoglucose, or -glucose) not naturally occurring.
- lactulose — (organic compound) A disaccharide of galactose and fructose formed when milk is heated.
- languedoc — a former province in S France. Capital: Toulouse.
- larcenous — of, resembling, or characteristic of larceny.
- launcelot — Arthurian Romance. the greatest of Arthur's knights and the lover of Queen Guinevere.
- lecherous — given to or characterized by lechery; lustful.
- leucocyte — leukocyte.
- leucoline — quinoline.
- leucothea — a sea goddess, the deified Ino, who gave Odysseus a veil as a float after a storm had destroyed his raft.
- leucothoe — any of various shrubs of the genus Leucothoe, of the heath family, having clusters of white or pinkish flowers.
- leucotome — an instrument for dissecting the white matter of the brain, consisting of a cannula containing a slender rotating blade.
- leucotomy — prefrontal lobotomy.
- leukocyte — white blood cell.
- lichenous — of, relating to, or resembling a lichen.
- lilaceous — of or approaching the color lilac.
- limaceous — Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae).
- liquorice — licorice.
- lobscouse — a stew of meat, potatoes, onions, ship biscuit, etc.
- locked up — Synonym for hung, wedged.
- lockhouse — the house of a lock-keeper
- loculated — Locular.
- locuplete — amply stocked
- lodicules — Plural form of lodicule.
- luncheons — Plural form of luncheon.
- molecular — of or relating to or caused by molecules: molecular structure.
- molecules — Plural form of molecule.
- monticule — a subordinate volcanic cone.
- multicore — (computer hardware, of a processor) Combining two or more independent cores into a single package composed of a single integrated circuit.
- neckmould — (architecture) A small convex moulding surrounding a column at the junction of the shaft and capital.
- neurocoel — the system of cavities of the embryonic brain and spinal cord.
- nickelous — containing bivalent nickel.
- nucleator — having a nucleus.
- nucleoids — Plural form of nucleoid.
- nucleolar — of, relating to, or forming a nucleolus.
- nucleolin — (protein) A eukaryotic nucleolar phosphoprotein that is involved in the synthesis and maturation of ribosomes.
- nucleolus — a conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell.
- nucleonic — a proton or neutron, especially when considered as a component of a nucleus.
- obscurely — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- occlusive — occluding or tending to occlude.
- octuplets — Plural form of octuplet.
- oleaceous — belonging to the Oleaceae, the olive family of plants.
- opercular — Botany, Zoology. a part or organ serving as a lid or cover, as a covering flap on a seed vessel.
- operculum — Botany, Zoology. a part or organ serving as a lid or cover, as a covering flap on a seed vessel.