10-letter words containing i, l, c, o
- lectionary — a book or a list of lections for reading in a divine service.
- lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.
- lego brick — a toy plastic brick with studs which can be connected to other plastic bricks and used to construct toy buildings, vehicles, etc
- leiotrichy — the condition of having straight hair
- lenocinium — tacit encouragement of, or assent to, adultery committed by one's partner
- leontovich — Eugenie Konstantin [kon-stuh n-teen] /ˈkɒn stənˌtin/ (Show IPA), 1900–1993, U.S. actress, director, and playwright, born in Russia.
- leptosomic — a person of asthenic build.
- leucocidin — an exotoxin, produced by bacteria, that destroys leucocytes
- leucomaine — any of a group of toxic amines produced during animal metabolism
- leucopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leukocytic — Of or pertaining to leukocytes.
- leukopenic — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- lexicology — the study of the formation, meaning, and use of words and of idiomatic combinations of words.
- licentious — sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd.
- lich stone — a large stone on which to rest a coffin momentarily at the entrance to a cemetery.
- lienectomy — splenectomy.
- life coach — a person who advises clients on how to solve their problems and reach their goals in life: A life coach can help you make the right decisions in your career.
- life force — élan vital.
- lignocaine — lidocaine.
- liliaceous — of or like the lily.
- limacology — the study of slugs
- limicoline — shore-inhabiting; of or pertaining to numerous birds of the families Charadriidae, comprising the plovers, and Scolopacidae, comprising the sandpipers.
- limicolous — dwelling in mud or muddy regions.
- limoncello — A lemon-flavored Italian liqueur.
- lincolnian — of or relating to Abraham Lincoln, his character, or his political principles.
- lincomycin — a toxic antibiotic, C 18 H 34 N 2 O 6 S, isolated from Streptomyces lincolnensis, used in its hydrochloride form for the treatment of serious Gram-positive penicillin-resistant infections.
- line block — a letterpress printing block made by a photoengraving process without the use of a screen
- line score — a brief listing of the final score and major statistical totals of a game, esp. a baseball game
- lions club — any of the local clubs that form the International Association of Lions Clubs, formed in the US in 1917 to foster local and international good relations and service to the community
- lipochrome — any of the naturally occurring pigments that contain a lipid, as carotene.
- lipofuscin — any of several brown pigments similar to melanin that accumulate in animal cells with age and are products of oxidation of lipids and lipoproteins.
- lipophilic — having a strong affinity for lipids.
- lipotropic — having an affinity for lipids and thus preventing or correcting excess accumulation of fat in the liver.
- lithoclast — an instrument used to break up bladder stones
- lithomancy — Divination with the use of precious or semi-precious stones, gemstones, or normal stones by either interpreting the light they reflect (crystallomancy), or how they fall (sortilege).
- local sign — the information from a receptor in the eye or the skin signifying respectively a direction in space or a given point on the body
- local time — the time based on the meridian through a specific place, as a city, in contrast to that of the time zone within which the place is located; the time in a specific place as compared to that of another place to the east or west.
- local wind — one of a number of winds that are influenced predominantly by the topographic features of a relatively small region.
- localising — Present participle of localise.
- localities — Plural form of locality.
- localizers — Plural form of localizer.
- localizing — Present participle of localize.
- locational — a place of settlement, activity, or residence: This town is a good location for a young doctor.
- lockshield — (attributive) A kind of radiator valve used to balance the system by restricting the flow of water on the return side.
- locksmiths — Plural form of locksmith.
- lockstitch — A stitch made by a sewing machine by firmly linking together two threads or stitches.
- locomobile — automotive; self-propelling.
- locomoting — to move about, especially under one's own power.
- locomotion — the act or power of moving from place to place.
- locomotive — a self-propelled, vehicular engine, powered by steam, a diesel, or electricity, for pulling or, sometimes, pushing a train or individual railroad cars.