10-letter words containing l, a, n
- doorhandle — A door handle.
- dorsal fin — the fin or finlike integumentary expansion generally developed on the back of aquatic vertebrates.
- doug lenat — (person) One of the world's leading computer scientists specialising in Artificial Intelligence. He is currently (1999) head of the Cyc Project at MCC, and President of Cycorp. He has been a Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie-Mellon University and Stanford University. See also microLenat.
- downfallen — descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
- downloaded — Simple past tense and past participle of download.
- downloader — Someone who downloads files from the Internet.
- downplayed — Simple past tense and past participle of downplay.
- downscaled — Simple past tense and past participle of downscale.
- downwardly — Also, downwards. from a higher to a lower place or condition.
- draggingly — In a way that drags; with a dragging motion.
- dragonlike — a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- dragonling — (fantasy) A baby dragon.
- drain plug — A drain plug is a plug which is taken out to allow a fluid to be drained from a tank such as an engine oil pan or sump.
- drainfield — an open area, the soil of which absorbs the contents of a septic tank.
- drainlayer — a person trained to build or repair drains
- drawlingly — Speaking with a drawl.
- dreadingly — With dread.
- dreamingly — In a dreamy manner.
- dronabinol — Synthetic tetrahydrocannabinol.
- drop-panel — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- drunk dial — a phone call made by someone who is intoxicated.
- drury lane — a street in London, England, formerly notable for its theaters, named after the house Sir William Drury built there in the reign of Henry VIII.
- duniwassal — (in Scotland) a minor nobleman
- durational — the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).
- e-learning — Computer-Aided Instruction
- eaglestone — a concretionary lump of ironstone about the size of a walnut, formerly believed to be carried by eagles to their nests as a magical aid in laying eggs.
- earthlings — Plural form of earthling.
- easterling — a native of a country lying to the east, especially a merchant from the Baltic.
- eau de nil — a pale yellowish-green colour
- echinulate — (of a plant or animal) having a covering of prickles or small spines.
- economical — avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty: an economical meal; an economical use of interior space.
- ecumenical — general; universal.
- edulcorant — tending to edulcorate
- eglandular — having no glands
- eglantines — Plural form of eglantine.
- eigenvalue — Each of a set of values of a parameter for which a differential equation has a nonzero solution (an eigenfunction) under given conditions.
- el alamein — a village on the N coast of Egypt, about 112 km (70 miles) west of Alexandria: scene of a decisive Allied victory over the Axis forces (1942)
- el capitan — a mountain in E central California, in the Sierra Nevada: a monolith with a precipice rising over 1100 m (3600 ft) above the floor of the Yosemite Valley. Height: 2306 m (7564 ft)
- el mansûra — a city in NE Egypt: scene of a battle (1250) in which the Crusaders were defeated by the Mamelukes and Louis IX of France was captured; cotton-manufacturing centre. Pop: 423 000 (2005 est)
- elaeoptene — eleoptene
- élan vital — a creative principle held by Henri Bergson to be present in all organisms and responsible for evolution
- elatedness — Quality of being elated.
- elder hand — (in piquet and similar card games) the nondealer, who has certain advantages in the play
- elecampane — A plant that has yellow daisylike flowers with long slender petals and bitter aromatic roots that are used in herbal medicine, native to central Asia.
- elegancies — Plural form of elegancy.
- elementals — Plural form of elemental.
- elementary — Of or relating to the most rudimentary aspects of a subject.
- elenctical — (logic) Alternative form of elenctic.
- eleusinian — of Eleusis
- elevations — Plural form of elevation.