11-letter words containing d, l, c
- lauric acid — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 12 H 24 O 2 , a fatty acid occurring as the glyceride in many vegetable fats, especially coconut oil and laurel oil: used chiefly in the manufacture of soaps, detergents, cosmetics, and lauryl alcohol.
- lead pencil — a writing or drawing implement made of graphite in a wooden or metal holder.
- leap second — Coordinated Universal Time
- legacy code — legacy system
- legacy duty — estate tax; inheritance tax
- leptodactyl — leptodactylous
- letter card — a large postal card, with gummed edges, that can be folded lengthwise and sealed with the message inside.
- letter-card — a large postal card, with gummed edges, that can be folded lengthwise and sealed with the message inside.
- leucodermia — leucoderma
- lexicalized — Simple past tense and past participle of lexicalize.
- leydig cell — any of the interstitial cells of the testes that produce androgens.
- liberticide — destruction of liberty.
- light-faced — (of type) having a weight of type characterized by light thin lines
- lincolnwood — a city in NE Illinois.
- lipoic acid — sulphur-containing fatty acid
- load factor — the amount or weight of cargo, number of passengers, etc., that an aircraft, vehicle, or vessel can carry.
- loaded dice — dice weighted for cheating
- local derby — a football match between two teams from the same area
- local radio — radio services for a particular area, as opposed to radio aimed at a national audience
- loch lomond — Loch, a lake in W Scotland. 23 miles (37 km) long; 27 sq. mi. (70 sq. km).
- loculicidal — (of a capsule) splitting lengthwise so as to divide each locule into two parts.
- locust bird — any of various pratincoles, esp Glareola nordmanni (black-winged pratincole), that feed on locusts
- logic model — A logic model is a method of calculating how likely it is that something unwanted will happen.
- longicaudal — having a long tail; macrutous.
- lord cobham — title of Sir John Oldcastle
- low-pitched — pitched in a low register or key: a low-pitched aria for the basso.
- loxodromics — the technique of navigating according to loxodromes or rhumb lines.
- 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)
- ludicrously — causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
- lycopodiums — Plural form of lycopodium.
- macrodactyl — one of the group of wading birds, Macrodactyli
- 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.
- mariticidal — Of, or pertaining to, mariticide. Often used to describe a person.
- medical man — a doctor of medicine
- medicinable — medicinal.
- medicinally — of, relating to, or having the properties of a medicine; curative; remedial: medicinal properties; medicinal substances.
- medicolegal — pertaining to medicine and law or to forensic medicine.
- medley race — a relay race in which each contestant must cover a different distance
- melchizedek — a priest and king of Salem. Gen. 14:18.
- melodically — melodious.
- microfilmed — Simple past tense and past participle of microfilm.
- 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
- middlemarch — a novel (1871–72) by George Eliot.
- middlescent — the middle-age period of life, especially when considered a difficult time of self-doubt and readjustment.