10-letter words containing c, o, r, a
- laborforce — Alternative form of labor force.
- laceration — the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear.
- lachrymose — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lacrimator — a chemical substance that causes the shedding of tears, as tear gas.
- lactometer — an instrument for determining the specific gravity of milk.
- lactosuria — the presence of lactose in the urine
- laeotropic — oriented or coiled in a leftward direction, as a left-spiraling snail shell.
- land force — an armed force serving on land
- laparocele — (medicine) A rupture or hernia in the lumbar regions.
- lardaceous — lardlike; fatty.
- laserscope — a surgical instrument that employs a laser beam to destroy diseased tissue or to create small channels; used to open clogged arteries and, in ophthalmology, to treat patients with glaucoma or diabetic retinopathy.
- latecomers — Plural form of latecomer.
- lauraceous — belonging to the plant family Lauraceae.
- law courts — a body which adjudicates legal disputes and attempts to administer justice in accordance with the law
- leaf coral — any red algae of the species Bossea orbigniana, common as a seaweed along the Pacific coast of the U.S., having calcified, flattened, jointed stems.
- lectionary — a book or a list of lections for reading in a divine service.
- leucoderma — vitiligo.
- leucorrhea — Alternative form of leukorrhea.
- localizers — Plural form of localizer.
- loch morar — a lake in W Scotland, in the SW Highlands: the deepest in Scotland. Length: 18 km (11 miles). Depth: 296 m (987 ft)
- loch raven — a town in central Maryland, near Baltimore.
- lockmaster — one in charge of a canal lock
- long march — the 6000-mile (9654-km) retreat of the Chinese Communist Party and Red Army from southeastern China (Jiangxi province) to the northwest (Yanan in Shaanxi province) in 1934–35, during which Mao Zedong became leader of the Communist party.
- lord acton — Lord (John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron) 1834–1902, English historian.
- lorication — the act of covering with a protective coating
- lose track — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- lounge car — club car.
- lower back — lumbar region
- lower case — an often small or portable container for enclosing something, as for carrying or safekeeping; receptacle: a jewel case.
- lower-case — an often small or portable container for enclosing something, as for carrying or safekeeping; receptacle: a jewel case.
- lowercased — Printed or written in lowercase letters.
- lubricator — a person or thing that lubricates.
- lucubrator — One who lucubrates.
- lycra lout — an aggressive urban cyclist who disregards the rules of the road
- macaronics — Plural form of macaronic.
- maceration — the act or process of macerating.
- machinator — One who machinates, or forms a scheme with evil designs; a plotter or artful schemer.
- macpherson — James, 1736–96, Scottish author and translator.
- macro lens — a lens used to bring into focus objects very close to the camera.
- macroalgal — Of, or pertaining to, macroalga.
- macrobiota — any living organisms in a given area large enough to be seen with the naked eye
- macrobiote — a person with a long life
- macroburst — (meteorology) A strong downdraft, of over 2.5 miles in diameter, that can cause damaging winds.
- macrocarpa — (NZ) The Monterey cypress.
- macrocosms — Plural form of macrocosm.
- macrocycle — (chemistry) a cyclic macromolecule, or a macrocyclic portion of a molecule.
- macrocytes — Plural form of macrocyte.
- macrocytic — an abnormally large red blood cell.
- macrofauna — any animals visible to the naked eye
- macroflora — Plants that can be seen with the naked eye.