11-letter words containing l, a, e, t, r
- lacertilian — belonging or pertaining to the reptilian suborder Lacertilia, comprising the lizards.
- lack-luster — lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.
- lactiferous — producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
- lactoferrin — a glycoprotein present in milk, especially human milk, and supplying iron to suckling infants.
- lactometers — Plural form of lactometer.
- lake albert — a lake in E Africa, between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda in the great Rift Valley, 660 m (2200 ft) above sea level: a source of the Nile, fed by the Victoria Nile, which leaves as the Albert Nile. Area: 5345 sq km (2064 sq miles)
- lake forest — a city in NE Illinois, N of Chicago, on Lake Michigan.
- lamotrigine — An anticonvulsant drug used in the treatment of epilepsy.
- lamplighter — a person employed to light and extinguish street lamps, especially those burning gas.
- lancet arch — an arch having a head that is acutely pointed.
- landsteiner — Karl [kahrl;; German kahrl] /kɑrl;; German kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1868–1943, Austrian pathologist in the U.S.: Nobel Prize 1930.
- lantern fly — any of several large tropical insects of the family Fulgoridae, formerly thought to be luminescent.
- lantern jaw — a distinctly protruding, often wide lower jaw.
- lanternfish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
- laparectomy — excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.
- large print — text printed in larger text than normal, so as to make it easier to read, esp for the visually impaired
- large white — a large white butterfly, Pieris brassicae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
- large-print — set in a type size larger than normal for the benefit of persons with impaired vision: large-print newspapers.
- laser light — light which is generated by a laser
- laser sight — a device on a firearm that uses a laser to pinpoint impact.
- last breath — When someone takes their last breath, they die.
- last resort — desperate recourse
- last supper — the supper of Jesus and His disciples on the eve of His Crucifixion. Compare Lord's Supper (def 1).
- late charge — a penalty charge in addition to the regularly scheduled payment, as of a loan, if such payment has not been made when due.
- late hebrew — the Hebrew language as used from about a.d. 70 through the 13th century, including Mishnaic Hebrew and Medieval Hebrew.
- latent root — characteristic root (def 2).
- lateral bud — axillary bud.
- lateralised — Simple past tense and past participle of lateralise.
- lateralized — Simple past tense and past participle of lateralize.
- laterigrade — having a sideways manner of moving, as a crab.
- lateritious — of the color of brick; brick-red.
- latin lover — seductive Latin American man
- latticework — work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.
- launderette — a self-service laundry having coin-operated washers, driers, etc.
- lautreamont — Comte de (Isidore Lucien Ducasse) 1846–70, French poet, born in Uruguay.
- lay brother — a man who has taken religious vows and habit but is employed by his order chiefly in manual labor.
- lay to rest — the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep: a good night's rest.
- lead astray — tempt into bad behaviour
- leafleteers — Plural form of leafleteer.
- least shrew — a small, brownish shrew, Cryptotis parva, of grassy regions of the eastern U.S.
- least-worst — bad but better than any available alternative
- leather bar — a gay bar frequented by men who wear leather
- leatherback — a sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, having the shell embedded in a leathery skin, reaching a length of more than 7 feet (2.1 meter) and a weight of more than 1000 pounds (450 kg): the largest living sea turtle; an endangered species.
- leatherette — a material constructed of paper or cloth and finished to simulate the grain, color, and texture of leather.
- leatherfish — a filefish.
- leatherhead — any of various Australasian honeyeaters, especially of the genus Philemon.
- leatherjack — Leatherjacket (fish in genus Oligoplites).
- leatherleaf — an evergreen shrub, Chamaedaphne calyculata, of the heath family, having leathery leaves and one-sided clusters of white, bell-shaped flowers, occurring in bogs in North America.
- leatherlike — Resembling leather.
- leatherneck — a U.S. marine.