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11-letter words containing e, n, o, l, a

  • kostelanetz — André [ahn-drey] /ˈɑn dreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1901–80, U.S. orchestra conductor and pianist, born in Russia.
  • la fontaine — Henri [French ahn-ree] /French ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1943, Belgian statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1913.
  • labefaction — Deterioration or downfall.
  • labiodental — articulated with the lower lip touching the upper front teeth, as f or v, or, rarely, with the upper lip touching the lower front teeth.
  • labradorean — of or relating to Labrador.
  • lacerations — Plural form of laceration.
  • lactoferrin — a glycoprotein present in milk, especially human milk, and supplying iron to suckling infants.
  • lake salmon — landlocked salmon.
  • lamellation — an arrangement or structure in which there are thin layers, plates, or scales.
  • lamellicorn — having antennae with lamellate terminal segments, as beetles of the group Lamellicornia, including the scarabaeids and stag beetles.
  • lamentation — the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
  • laminectomy — the surgical removal of part of the posterior arch of a vertebra to provide access to the spinal canal, as for the excision of a ruptured disk.
  • lamotrigine — An anticonvulsant drug used in the treatment of epilepsy.
  • lanceolated — Alternative form of lanceolate.
  • land office — a government office for the transaction of business relating to public lands.
  • land reform — any program, especially when undertaken by a national government, involving the redistribution of agricultural land among the landless.
  • land worker — a person who works on the land
  • land-holder — a holder, owner, or occupant of land.
  • landholders — Plural form of landholder.
  • langoustine — a large prawn, Nephrops norvegicus, used for food.
  • langue d'oc — the Romance language of medieval southern France: developed into modern Provençal.
  • larcenously — In a larcenous manner.
  • latent root — characteristic root (def 2).
  • latin lover — seductive Latin American man
  • launch shoe — an attachment to an aircraft from which a missile is launched
  • lautreamont — Comte de (Isidore Lucien Ducasse) 1846–70, French poet, born in Uruguay.
  • lay eyes on — the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
  • laze around — to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
  • leading dog — a dog trained to lead a flock of sheep to prevent them breaking or stampeding
  • leap second — Coordinated Universal Time
  • leave alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
  • leavenworth — a city in NE Kansas.
  • legationary — Relating to a legation.
  • legionaries — Plural form of legionary.
  • legionnaire — (often initial capital letter) a member of the American Legion.
  • legislation — the act of making or enacting laws.
  • lemon grass — any of several lemon-scented grasses of the genus Cymbopogon, especially C. citratus, of tropical regions, yielding lemon-grass oil.
  • lemon shark — a common shallow-water shark, Negaprion brevirostris, having a yellowish body and inhabiting inshore regions of the Atlantic from North Carolina to Brazil.
  • lenat, doug — Doug Lenat
  • leoncavallo — Ruggiero [rood-je-raw] /rudˈdʒɛ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1919, Italian operatic composer and librettist.
  • leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
  • lesson plan — outline of teaching session
  • leuconychia — White discoloration appearing on nails. Also known as white nails.
  • leukaemogen — a substance or agent which promotes the development of leukaemia
  • leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
  • levorphanol — a potent synthetic narcotic analgesic, C 21 H 29 NO 7 , as the tartrate, used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain.
  • lifeboatman — a sailor qualified to take charge of a lifeboat or life raft.
  • ligamentous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or forming a ligament.
  • link loader — linker
  • lionhearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
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