7-letter words containing e, c, l, o
- lactone — any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- lactose — Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- laodice — (in the Iliad) a daughter of Priam and Hecuba who chose to be swallowed up by the earth rather than live as a Greek concubine.
- le clos — Chad. born 1992, South African swimmer; won gold in the 200m butterfly at the 2012 Olympics
- leacock — Stephen (Butler) 1869–1944, Canadian humorist and economist.
- lection — a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- lectors — Plural form of lector.
- lecuona — Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1963, Cuban composer.
- leichou — a peninsula of SW Guangdong province, in SE China, between the South China Sea and the Gulf of Tonkin. About 75 miles (120 km) long; about 30 miles (48 km) wide.
- lenclos — Anne [ahn,, an] /ɑn,, an/ (Show IPA), (Ninon de Lenclos) 1620–1705? French courtesan and wit.
- leofric — died 1057, earl of Mercia c1030–57 (husband of Lady Godiva).
- leucoma — a dense, white opacity of the cornea.
- leucous — White; albino.
- lexicon — a wordbook or dictionary, especially of Greek, Latin, or Hebrew.
- lioncel — a lion: so called when three or more are displayed on an escutcheon.
- loaches — Plural form of loach.
- locales — a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it: to move to a warmer locale.
- located — to identify or discover the place or location of: to locate the bullet wound.
- locater — a person who locates something.
- locates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of locate.
- lochage — (historical) An officer who commanded a company in Ancient Greece.
- lockage — the construction, use, or operation of locks, as in a canal or stream.
- lockean — an adherent of the philosophy of Locke.
- lockers — Plural form of locker.
- lockets — Plural form of locket.
- lockset — an assembly of parts making up a complete locking system, especially one used on a door, including knobs, plates, and a lock mechanism.
- lockyer — Sir Joseph Norman, 1836–1920, English astronomer and author.
- locomen — Plural form of locoman.
- loculed — having or containing locules
- locules — Plural form of locule.
- loessic — relating to or consisting of loess
- lowchen — a small dog of a breed with a long wavy coat, often having the hindquarters and tail clipped to resemble a lion
- macleod — Fiona, Sharp, William.
- melodic — melodious.
- monocle — an eyeglass for one eye.
- nichole — a female given name.
- nicolet — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- nicolle — Charles [sharl] /ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, French physician: Nobel prize 1928.
- noctule — a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
- noplace — nowhere.
- notchel — a person of whom it has been announced that their debts will not be paid for them
- nucleo- — nucleus or nuclear
- nucleol — List processing language, influenced by EOL. J. Nievergelt, Computer J 13(3) (Aug 1970).
- nucleon — a proton or neutron, especially when considered as a component of a nucleus.
- occleve — Hoccleve.
- occlude — to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.).
- ocellar — pertaining to an ocellus.
- ocellus — a type of simple eye common to invertebrates, consisting of retinal cells, pigments, and nerve fibers.
- oceloid — relating to or having a similarity to an ocelot
- ocelots — Plural form of ocelot.