8-letter words containing e, c, l
- loculate — having one or more locules.
- lodicule — one of the specialized scales at the base of the ovary of certain grass flowers.
- logicise — to make logical; give logical form to: to logicize a sequence of events.
- logicize — to make logical; give logical form to: to logicize a sequence of events.
- logjuice — poor quality port wine
- logperch — a darter, Percina caprodes, of eastern North American lakes and streams, having a piglike snout.
- longcase — A longcase clock.
- longneck — a bottle of beer.
- lonicera — Any plant of the genus Lonicera, the honeysuckles.
- loricate — covered with a lorica.
- louchely — in an oblique or shifty manner
- lovelace — Richard, 1618–56, English poet.
- lovelock — any lock of hair hanging or worn separately from the rest of the hair.
- lovesick — languishing with love: a lovesick adolescent.
- low tech — low-technology.
- low-tech — low-technology.
- lucianne — a female given name.
- lucifers — Plural form of lucifer.
- luckiest — having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day.
- luckless — having no luck; unfortunate; hapless; ill-fated; turning out or ending disastrously: a luckless venture that ruined many of the investors.
- lucretia — Also, Lucrece [loo-krees] /luˈkris/ (Show IPA). Roman Legend. a Roman woman whose suicide led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman republic.
- luculent — clear or lucid: a luculent explanation.
- luderick — An edible, herbivorous fish of Australasian coastal waters and estuaries.
- lumachel — (mineralogy) A grey form of limestone that contains fossil shells, and reflects a fiery play of colours.
- lunacies — Plural form of lunacy.
- luncheon — lunch, especially a formal lunch held in connection with a meeting or other special occasion: the alumni luncheon.
- lupercus — an ancient Roman fertility god, often identified with Faunus or Pan.
- lurchers — Plural form of lurcher.
- lutecium — a trivalent rare-earth element. Symbol: Lu; atomic weight: 174.97; atomic number: 71.
- lycaenid — A member of the taxonomic family 'Lycaenidae'.
- lychgate — A roofed gateway to a churchyard, formerly used during burials for sheltering a coffin until the clergyman’s arrival.
- lycopene — a red crystalline substance, C 40 H 56 , that is the main pigment of certain fruits, as the tomato and paprika, and is a precursor to carotene in plant biosynthesis.
- lynchers — to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.
- lyricise — to write lyrics.
- lyricize — to write lyrics.
- lysergic — Used in designation of lysergic acid, lysergic acid diethylamide.
- mackerel — a food fish, Scomber scombrus, of the North Atlantic, having wavy cross markings on the back.
- maclaren — Ian [ee-uh n,, ahy-uh n] /ˈi ən,, ˈaɪ ən/ (Show IPA), Watson, John.
- macleish — Archibald, 1892–1982, U.S. poet and dramatist.
- maculate — spotted; stained.
- maculose — related to or characterized by having spots
- male cow — a bull.
- malecite — a member of a North American Indian people of southern and western New Brunswick and northern Maine.
- maledict — accursed.
- malefice — a wicked deed or enchantment
- malevich — Kasimir [kaz-uh mir] /ˈkæz əmɪr/ (Show IPA), 1878–1935, Russian painter: founder of suprematism.
- mameluco — (South America) A child born of a white father and American Indian mother.
- manacled — a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
- manacles — Plural form of manacle.
- manciple — an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.