11-letter words containing i, c, l, e, s
- flucytosine — a synthetic whitish crystalline powder, C 4 H 4 FN 3 O, with antifungal activity, used in the treatment of systemic and eye fungal infections caused by susceptible strains of Candida or Cryptococcus.
- fluorescein — an orange-red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 12 O 5 , that in alkaline solutions produces an orange color and an intense green fluorescence: used to trace subterranean waters and in dyes.
- fluorescing — Present participle of fluoresce.
- fluticasone — (organic compound) A synthetic corticosteroid whose furoate and propionate forms are used as topical anti-inflammatories.
- flyspecking — A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
- folliculose — having or resembling follicles
- forcepslike — Resembling a forceps.
- foreclosing — Present participle of foreclose.
- frescobaldi — Girolamo [jee-raw-lah-maw] /dʒiˈrɔ lɑ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1583–1643, Italian organist and composer.
- fruticulose — (botany) Like, or pertaining to, a small shrub.
- galactoside — A glycoside yielding galactose on hydrolysis.
- genius loci — the guardian spirit of a place.
- gentileschi — Artemisia [ahr-tuh-mizh-uh,, -mizh-ee-uh;; Italian ahr-te-mee-zyah] /ˌɑr təˈmɪʒ ə,, -ˈmɪʒ i ə;; Italian ˌɑr tɛˈmi zyɑ/ (Show IPA), 1593?–1652? Italian painter.
- geophysical — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- geopolitics — the study or the application of the influence of political and economic geography on the politics, national power, foreign policy, etc., of a state.
- geosyncline — a portion of the earth's crust subjected to downward warping during a large span of geologic time; a geosynclinal fold.
- gesticulant — making or tending to make gestures or gesticulations: a gesticulant speaker.
- gesticulate — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- glucokinase — an enzyme, found in all living systems, that serves to catalyze the phosphorylation of gluconic acid.
- glucosamine — an aminosugar occurring in many polysaccharides of vertebrate tissue and also as the major component of chitin.
- glucosidase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that hydrolyses glucosides.
- glycosidase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a glycoside.
- goldfinches — Plural form of goldfinch.
- gracileness — The state or quality of being gracile.
- gum elastic — rubber1 (def 1).
- hectoliters — Plural form of hectoliter.
- helichrysum — any of the numerous composite plants of the genus Helichrysum, having alternate leaves and solitary or clustered flower heads, including the strawflower.
- helicopters — Plural form of helicopter.
- helicospore — a coiled cylindrical fungal spore.
- helioscopic — of or relating to observations of the sun
- heliostatic — an instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, for reflecting the sun's rays in a fixed direction.
- helispheric — spiral
- hellenistic — pertaining to Hellenists.
- helminthics — Plural form of helminthic.
- hemiacetals — Plural form of hemiacetal.
- hemistichal — of or relating to a hemistich
- heracleides — ?390–?322 bc, Greek astronomer and philosopher: the first to state that the earth rotates on its axis
- heuristical — Of or pertaining to heuristics.
- hexastichal — of or pertaining to a hexastich
- high places — (in ancient Semitic religions) a place of worship, usually a temple or altar on a hilltop.
- hyperplasic — Relating to hyperplasia.
- ice flowers — formations of ice crystals on the surface of a still, slowly freezing body of water.
- iconophiles — a connoisseur of icons or images.
- icosahedral — Of, relating to, or having the shape of an icosahedron.
- ileocolitis — inflammation of the mucous membrane of the ileum and colon.
- ill effects — If something has ill effects, it causes problems or damage.
- illicitness — not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.
- imprecisely — In an imprecise manner.
- in articles — formerly, undergoing training, according to the terms of a written contract, in the legal profession
- in close-up — If you see something in close-up, you see it in great detail in a photograph or piece of film which has been taken very near to the subject.