11-letter words containing i, r, e, c, l
- jacklighter — a person who hunts or fishes at night with the aid of a jacklight.
- keratolytic — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- killer cell — any of several types of lymphocyte or leukocyte capable of destroying cells that have acquired foreign characteristics, as a tumor cell or virus-infected cell.
- kilocalorie — one thousand small calories. Abbreviation: kcal. Also called Calorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie. Compare calorie (def 1a).
- kiloparsecs — Plural form of kiloparsec.
- king closer — a brick of regular length and thickness, used in building corners, having a long bevel from a point on one side to one about halfway across the adjacent end.
- lacerations — Plural form of laceration.
- lacertilian — belonging or pertaining to the reptilian suborder Lacertilia, comprising the lizards.
- lactiferous — producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
- lactoferrin — a glycoprotein present in milk, especially human milk, and supplying iron to suckling infants.
- lake zürich — a lake in N Switzerland, mostly in Zürich canton. Area: 89 sq km (34 sq miles)
- lamellicorn — having antennae with lamellate terminal segments, as beetles of the group Lamellicornia, including the scarabaeids and stag beetles.
- larch river — a river in N Quebec, Canada, flowing NE to the Caniapiscau River. 270 miles (434 km) long.
- latticework — work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.
- lecturelike — Resembling a lecture or some aspect of one.
- lectureship — the office of lecturer.
- lecythiform — (biology, mycology) shaped like a bowling pin, a flask, or a bottle.
- leptokurtic — (of a frequency distribution) being more concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
- lethargical — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- leucocratic — (of a rock) composed mainly of light-colored minerals.
- leucodermia — leucoderma
- lex scripta — written law; statute law.
- lexigraphic — Of or pertaining to lexigraphy.
- liberticide — destruction of liberty.
- liberty cap — a soft, conical cap given to a freed slave in ancient Rome at manumission of his servitude, used as a symbol of liberty, especially since the 18th century.
- lickerishly — In a lickerish manner.
- light cream — sweet cream with less butterfat than heavy cream.
- light curve — a graph showing variations in brightness of celestial objects over time.
- lime-juicer — a British sailor.
- line vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
- linebackers — Plural form of linebacker.
- lip service — insincere expression of friendship, admiration, support, etc.; service by words only: He paid only lip service to the dictator.
- little rock — state in S central United States. 53,103 sq. mi. (137,537 sq. km). Capital: Little Rock. Abbreviation: AR (for use with zip code), Ark.
- live center — Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- live centre — a conically pointed rod mounted in the headstock of a lathe that locates and turns with the workpiece
- locorestive — having a tendency to rest in one place
- logocentric — a method of literary analysis in which words and language are regarded as a fundamental expression of external reality, excluding nonlinguistic factors such as historical context.
- logorrhoeic — Alternative form of logorrheic.
- loriciferan — (zoology) Any of several marine animals of the phylum Loricifera.
- loupcervier — the Canada lynx.
- low-calorie — containing relatively fewer calories than comparable foods, diets, etc
- lubavitcher — a member of a missionary Hasidic movement founded in the 1700s by Rabbi Shneour Zalman of Lyady.
- lucha libre — a form of freestyle wrestling originating in Mexico
- lucid dream — a dream in which the dreamer is aware that he or she is dreaming and can sometimes influence the course of the dream
- lucratively — In a lucrative manner, profitably.
- luteotropic — affecting the corpus luteum.
- macronuclei — Plural form of macronucleus.
- maeterlinck — Comte Maurice [French moh-rees] /French moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, Belgian poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1911.
- mailcatcher — a device on a mail car that, while the train is moving, picks up mailbags suspended beside the track.
- maledictory — a curse; imprecation.