12-letter words containing c, o, u, l, e
- interclusion — the act of intercluding
- interlocular — having one or more locules.
- interlocuter — A person who participates in a conversation.
- interlocutor — a person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue.
- internucleon — internuclear
- jaculiferous — having dartlike spines.
- jocularities — the state or quality of being jocular.
- joliot-curie — Irène [ee-ren] /iˈrɛn/ (Show IPA), (Irène Curie) 1897–1956, French nuclear physicist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1935 (daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie).
- joule effect — the generation of heat by the passage of electricity through a resistance.
- junior clerk — a clerk of low rank
- knuckle down — a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
- knucklebones — (in humans) any of the bones forming a knuckle of a finger.
- labour force — The labour force consists of all the people who are able to work in a country or area, or all the people who work for a particular company.
- lane closure — the closing of a lane on a motorway
- laticiferous — bearing or containing latex.
- lay a course — to sail on a planned course without tacking
- le corbusier — (Charles Édouard Jeanneret) 1887–1965, Swiss architect in France.
- lecture room — conference hall
- leiotrichous — Having smooth hair.
- leucocytosis — an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leucopoiesis — the formation and development of white blood cells.
- leukocytosis — an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- licentiously — In a licentious manner, rowdily, overwhelmed by passion and without control of appetites (especially sexual appetites).
- lincolnesque — like or characteristic of Abraham Lincoln: a Lincolnesque compassion.
- liquefaction — the act or process of liquefying or making liquid.
- lobeliaceous — belonging to the plant family Lobeliaceae.
- locum tenens — a temporary substitute, especially for a doctor or member of the clergy.
- loganiaceous — belonging to the plant family Loganiaceae.
- longicaudate — having a long posterior or tail
- lounge chair — a chair designed for lounging, as an easy chair, chaise longue, or recliner.
- lounge music — a type of popular music often including jazz, swing, and pop elements and played in cocktail lounges, piano bars, etc.
- lumpectomies — Plural form of lumpectomy.
- luncheonette — a small restaurant or lunchroom where light meals are served.
- lusciousness — Property of being luscious.
- luteotrophic — affecting the corpus luteum.
- macroculture — The dominant culture in a society, its overculture.
- macronuclear — Of or pertaining to a macronucleus.
- macronucleus — the larger of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans, having a multiple set of chromosomes and functioning in cell metabolism and protein synthesis.
- mcleod gauge — a device for determining very low gas pressures by manometrically measuring the pressure of a sample after its compression to a known fraction of its original volume.
- mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.
- meticulosity — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- meticulously — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- microbubbles — a microscopic, gas-filled bubble, used especially in medicine to image blood flow, dissolve blood clots, etc.
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- microculture — subculture (def 3b).
- micronucleus — the smaller of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans.
- microtubules — Plural form of microtubule.
- molecularity — the number of molecules or atoms that participate in an elementary process.
- molluscicide — A substance that kills molluscs.
- monocultures — Plural form of monoculture.