11-letter words containing d, i, e, l
- lip-reading — the reading or understanding, as by a deaf person, of spoken words from the movements of another's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- lipopeptide — (biochemistry) An organic compound of lipids and peptides.
- liquid diet — a diet restricted to liquids and, sometimes, certain semisolid foods, as custards, gelatin, etc.
- liquid fire — flaming petroleum or the like, as employed against an enemy in warfare.
- liquidizers — Plural form of liquidizer.
- lis pendens — a pending suit listed on the court docket.
- literalized — Simple past tense and past participle of literalize.
- literatured — (of a person) well educated and learned, esp in literature
- lithopedion — (medical) A calcium-encased foetus that occurs in ectopic abdominal pregnancies when the foetus dies and is not reabsorbed by the maternal body, whereby the maternal system encases the foreign body (foetus) in calcium to isolate it.
- little bird — If you say that a little bird told you about something, you mean that someone has told you about it, but you do not want to say who it was.
- little hand — the ticking hand on a watch or clock which indicates or points to the hour
- livelihoods — Plural form of livelihood.
- living dead — people who are very dull and boring
- lizard head — a promontory in SW Cornwall, in SW England: the southernmost point in England.
- loaded dice — dice weighted for cheating
- lobotomised — to perform a lobotomy on.
- lobotomized — Surgery. having undergone a lobotomy.
- logic model — A logic model is a method of calculating how likely it is that something unwanted will happen.
- long-haired — Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.
- long-limbed — having long limbs
- long-tailed — (of an animal) having a long tail
- long-winded — talking or writing at tedious length: long-winded after-dinner speakers.
- longsighted — Alternative spelling of long-sighted.
- lost pleiad — See under Pleiades (def 1).
- loud-hailer — a portable loudspeaker having a built-in amplifier and microphone
- loudhailers — Plural form of loudhailer.
- low-density — having a low concentration.
- low-pitched — pitched in a low register or key: a low-pitched aria for the basso.
- lucid dream — a dream in which the dreamer is aware that he or she is dreaming and can sometimes influence the course of the dream
- lucid emacs — Xemacs
- lüdenscheid — a city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia: manufacturing centre for aluminium and plastics. Pop: 79 829 (2003 est)
- lydian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from F to F.
- lyophilised — (of tissue, blood, serum, or the like) to dry by freezing in a high vacuum.
- lyophilized — Simple past tense and past participle of lyophilize.
- maddeningly — driving to madness or frenzy: a maddening thirst.
- magdalenian — of or relating to the final Paleolithic culture of much of western Europe, dating from c13,000–10,000 b.c. and notable for its artifacts of bone, antler, and ivory and for the cave art of western France and northeastern Spain.
- maiden lady — an unmarried woman
- mail bridge — (messaging) A mail gateway that forwards electronic mail messages between two or more networks if they meet certain administrative criteria.
- mail orders — goods that have been ordered by mail order
- mailed fist — superior force, especially military force, when presented as a threat: The country showed its mailed fist in negotiations.
- mainlanders — Plural form of mainlander.
- maladaptive — of, relating to, or characterized by maladaptation or incomplete, inadequate, or faulty adaptation: The maladaptive behavior of isolated children was difficult to change.
- maledicting — Present participle of maledict.
- malediction — a curse; imprecation.
- maledictory — a curse; imprecation.
- maleic acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 4 H 4 O 4 , isomeric with fumaric acid, having an astringent, repulsive taste and faint acidulous odor: used in the manufacture of synthetic resins, the dyeing and finishing of textiles, and as a preservative for fats and oils.
- malted milk — a soluble powder made of dehydrated milk and malted cereals.
- mandibulate — having mandibles.
- manipulated — Simple past tense and past participle of manipulate.
- mare island — an island in the N part of San Francisco Bay, California.