7-letter words containing i, l, n
- leggins — Plural form of leggin.
- legions — Plural form of legion.
- legnica — a city in SW Poland: formerly in Germany.
- legumin — a globulin obtained from the seeds of leguminous and other plants.
- leibniz — Gottfried Wilhelm von [German gawt-freet vil-helm fuh n] /German ˈgɔt frit ˈvɪl hɛlm fən/ (Show IPA), 1646–1716, German philosopher, writer, and mathematician.
- lekking — a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- lemming — any of various small, mouselike rodents of the genera Lemmus, Myopus, and Dicrostonyx, of far northern regions, as L. lemmus, of Norway, Sweden, etc., noted for periodic mass migrations that sometimes result in mass drownings.
- lemnian — a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- lending — That lends.
- lenient — agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent: He tended to be lenient toward the children. More lenient laws encouraged greater freedom of expression.
- lenitic — lentic.
- lensing — a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- lentigo — a freckle or other pigmented spot.
- lentils — Plural form of lentil.
- lentisk — mastic (def 1).
- lentoid — having the shape of a biconvex lens.
- leonids — the meteor showers visible annually about November 16: they appear to radiate from the constellation Leo
- leonine — of or relating to the lion.
- leotine — a female given name.
- lesbian — of or relating to Lesbos.
- lesions — Plural form of lesion.
- lessing — Doris (May) 1919–2013, British novelist in Africa; born in Persia; Nobel Prize in Literature 2007.
- letting — Archaic. to hinder, prevent, or obstruct.
- leucine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, C 6 H 13 NO 2 , obtained by the decomposition of proteins and made synthetically: essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: L. Abbreviation: Leu;
- levulin — a substance obtained from certain bulbs, such as that of the dahlia, which resembles dextrin and which, on hydrolysis, forms laevulose
- levying — an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
- lexicon — a wordbook or dictionary, especially of Greek, Latin, or Hebrew.
- leyline — Alternative spelling of ley line.
- li peng — born 1928, Chinese Communist politician: premier (1988–98)
- li yuan — (Kao TsuorGao Zu) a.d. 565–635, Chinese emperor 618–27: founder of the Tang dynasty.
- liaison — the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- lianoid — any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- licence — license.
- license — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- licente — permitted or allowed
- lichens — Plural form of lichen.
- licking — a stroke of the tongue over something.
- lidding — a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- liedown — Alternative form of lie-down.
- liement — (fencing) An action in which one fencer forces the opponent\u2019s blade into the diagonally opposite line, (that is, from high line to low line on the opposite side, or vice versa) by taking it with the guard and forte of his own blade.
- lienors — Plural form of lienor.
- lifting — Weightlifting; a form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
- ligands — Plural form of ligand.
- ligging — Present participle of lig.
- lighten — to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
- lignane — (organic compound) The hydrocarbon formed by joining two propylbenzene residues at the \u03b2-carbon atom of the propyl side chain; this structure is the basis of all lignans.
- lignans — Plural form of lignan.
- lignify — to convert into wood; cause to become woody.
- lignite — a soft coal, usually dark brown, often having a distinct woodlike texture, and intermediate in density and carbon content between peat and bituminous coal.
- lignose — an explosive compound composed of nitroglycerin and wood fibre