9-letter words containing e, c, l, o, s
- lactulose — (organic compound) A disaccharide of galactose and fructose formed when milk is heated.
- larcenous — of, resembling, or characteristic of larceny.
- lecherous — given to or characterized by lechery; lustful.
- licensors — Plural form of licensor.
- lichenous — of, relating to, or resembling a lichen.
- lilaceous — of or approaching the color lilac.
- limaceous — Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae).
- livestock — the horses, cattle, sheep, and other useful animals kept or raised on a farm or ranch.
- loadspace — the area in a motor vehicle where a load can be carried
- lobscouse — a stew of meat, potatoes, onions, ship biscuit, etc.
- localised — localisation
- localizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of localize.
- locatives — Plural form of locative.
- loch ness — a lake in NW Scotland, near Inverness. 23 miles (37 km) long.
- lock seam — a joint between two pieces of sheet metal, made by folding up the overlapping edges against each other, then folding them over in the same direction a number of times.
- lock step — a way of marching in such close file that the corresponding legs of the marchers must keep step precisely
- lockboxes — Plural form of lockbox.
- lockhouse — the house of a lock-keeper
- locoweeds — Plural form of locoweed.
- lodicules — Plural form of lodicule.
- logicless — Without logic; alogical or illogical.
- logiscope — Software quality analysis tools from Verilog SA, used to evaluate the quality of software, both statically (based on software metrics) and dynamically.
- lose face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- lovelocks — Plural form of lovelock.
- lowercase — (of an alphabetical letter) of a particular form often different from and smaller than its corresponding capital letter, and occurring after the initial letter of a proper name, of the first word in a sentence, etc. Examples: a, b, q, r.
- luncheons — Plural form of luncheon.
- lysocline — the depth of the ocean at which the solubility of calcium carbonate increases substantially.
- lysogenic — harboring a temperate virus as a prophage or plasmid.
- mccloskey — John, 1810–85, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: first U.S. cardinal 1875.
- mescalero — a member of a group of Apache Indians who originally inhabited northern Mexico and the southwestern U.S. east of the Rio Grande, have intermarried with the Chiricahua and Lipan, and are presently situated in New Mexico.
- mesocolon — the mesentery of the colon.
- mesoscale — pertaining to meteorological phenomena, such as wind circulation and cloud patterns, that are about 1–100 km (0.6–60 miles) in horizontal extent.
- michelson — Albert Abraham, 1852–1931, U.S. physicist, born in Prussia (now Poland): Nobel prize 1907.
- milosevic — Slobodan [sloh-buh-dain] /ˈsloʊ bəˌdɛən/ (Show IPA), 1941–2006, Yugoslav and Serbian politician: president of Serbia 1989–97, president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1997–2000, accused of war crimes 2001.
- mislocate — to misplace.
- misoclere — hostile to clergy
- molecules — Plural form of molecule.
- molochise — sacrifice to deity
- moschatel — a small plant, Adoxa moschatellina, having greenish or yellowish flowers with a musky odor.
- nanoscale — of or relating to microscopic particles of matter, devices, etc., that are measured in nanometers or microns: a nanoscale sensor made of a single molecule.
- nickelous — containing bivalent nickel.
- nucleoids — Plural form of nucleoid.
- nucleolus — a conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell.
- obscenely — offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved: obscene language.
- obscurely — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- obsolesce — to be or become obsolescent.
- obstacles — Plural form of obstacle.
- occlusive — occluding or tending to occlude.
- octastyle — having eight columns in the front, as a temple or portico.
- octuplets — Plural form of octuplet.