11-letter words containing c, o, n, l
- loriciferan — (zoology) Any of several marine animals of the phylum Loricifera.
- lost colony — a settlement of British colonists whom Walter Raleigh sent to Roanoke Island (now part of North Carolina) in 1587 and of whom no trace was found after 1591.
- low-context — tending to communicate by electronic methods such as e-mail, rather than in person
- low-country — Often, Low-Country. of or relating to the Low Countries.
- low-scoring — (of a sports match) having, getting, or ending in a low score
- 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).
- luckenbooth — a booth or shop capable of being locked up
- luckengowan — a daisy or other flower having petals drawn together similar to a bud
- lucubration — laborious work, study, thought, etc., especially at night.
- lucy stoner — a person who advocates the retention of the maiden name by married women. Compare Stone (def 5).
- lunch-hooks — Usually, lunchhooks. hands.
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- lycanthropy — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- lychnoscope — lowside window.
- lyon-office — Heralds' Office.
- macronuclei — Plural form of macronucleus.
- malcontents — Plural form of malcontent.
- malecontent — Obsolete spelling of malcontent.
- malediction — a curse; imprecation.
- malefaction — an evil deed; crime; wrongdoing.
- malevolence — the quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent; ill will; malice; hatred.
- malfunction — failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.
- mantle rock — the layer of disintegrated and decomposed rock fragments, including soil, just above the solid rock of the earth's crust; regolith.
- masculation — Making masculine; giving male characteristics.
- megalomanic — Afflicted by megalomania.
- melancholia — a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings.
- melancholic — disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.
- melanchthon — Philipp [fil-ip;; German fee-lip] /ˈfɪl ɪp;; German ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), (Philipp Schwarzert) 1497–1560, German Protestant reformer.
- melanochroi — a postulated subdivision of the Caucasoid race, characterized by dark hair and pale complexion
- melanocytes — Plural form of melanocyte.
- melanocytic — Of or pertaining to melanocytes.
- meningocele — a protrusion of the meninges through an opening in the skull or spinal column, forming a bulge or sac filled with cerebrospinal fluid.
- mesocranial — mesocephalic
- mesocyclone — a small cyclone that arises near a thunderstorm and is sometimes associated with the occurrence of tornadoes.
- metachronal — Describing the wavelike beating of a group of cilia.
- metallocene — an organometallic coordination compound consisting of a metal bonded to one or two rings of cyclopentadiene.
- metonymical — having the nature of metonymy.
- mezlocillin — a wide-spectrum semisynthetic penicillin, C 2 1 H 2 5 N 5 O 8 S 2 , used parenterally in the treatment of infections due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
- microcolony — A microscopic colony of cells (especially of bacteria).
- microfaunal — Of, or relating to, a microfauna.
- microfiling — the process of reproducing the contents of a file on microfilm
- microkernel — (operating system) An approach to operating system design emphasising small modules that implement the basic features of the system kernel and can be flexibly configured.
- microlender — A person or company in the business of microlending.
- microneedle — a very fine needle that is used in the performance of delicate procedures, esp biological ones
- micronuclei — Plural form of micronucleus.
- millimicron — a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a micron; one-billionth of a meter. Symbol: mμ.
- millisecond — one thousandth of a second. Abbreviation: msec.
- minocycline — a long-acting, broad-spectrum, semisynthetic antibiotic drug, C 2 3 H 2 7 N 3 O 7 , derived from tetracycline.
- 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.
- mislocation — to misplace.