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10-letter words containing l, a, o, c, n

  • ocellation — an eyelike spot or marking.
  • octangular — having eight angles.
  • octavalent — having a valence of eight.
  • oculonasal — Pertaining to the eyes and nose.
  • oil change — the replacement of dirty engine oil with clean engine oil
  • olecranons — Plural form of olecranon.
  • on a cloud — a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
  • on balance — a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
  • opalescent — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
  • opalescing — Present participle of opalesce.
  • oscitantly — in an oscitant manner
  • osculating — Present participle of osculate.
  • osculation — the act of kissing.
  • outbalance — to outweigh.
  • overglance — to glance over
  • overlaunch — (in shipbuilding) to overlap planks
  • palaeocene — of, denoting, or formed in the first epoch of the Tertiary period, which lasted for 10 million years
  • pali canon — a collection of scriptures, originally recorded from oral traditions in the 1st century b.c., divided into one of three parts (Pitaka) sermons () the rules of the Buddhist order () and several treatises on philosophy and psychology ()
  • panic bolt — a bar that spans an emergency exit door on its interior and opens the latch when pressure is applied.
  • parsonical — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
  • patrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
  • pelargonic — of or derived from a pelargonium or pelargonic acid.
  • penal code — the aggregate of statutory enactments dealing with crimes and their punishment.
  • petrol can — a container for carrying petrol
  • phone call — telephone call
  • phonetical — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
  • phonically — of or relating to speech sounds.
  • pina cloth — a fine, sheer fabric of pineapple-leaf fiber, used especially for lingerie.
  • pinacoidal — belonging or relating to a pinacoid
  • planktonic — the aggregate of passively floating, drifting, or somewhat motile organisms occurring in a body of water, primarily comprising microscopic algae and protozoa.
  • plant cost — the cost to a business of mechanical equipment
  • pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
  • point lace — lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint.
  • politician — a person who is active in party politics.
  • pollen sac — one of the cavities in an anther in which pollen is produced.
  • polyactine — the spicule of a polyactinal sponge
  • polyandric — polyandrous.
  • polyaxonic — relating to a polyaxon
  • polyclonal — Biology. pertaining to cells or cell products derived from several lines of clones.
  • pontifical — of, relating to, or characteristic of a pontiff; papal.
  • postlaunch — relating to or occurring in the period after a launch
  • postulance — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
  • postulancy — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
  • pozzolanic — (of a cement admixture) having properties similar to those of pozzolana.
  • pratincole — any of several limicoline birds of the genus Glareola, of the Eastern Hemisphere, having a short bill, long, narrow, pointed wings, and a forked tail.
  • proclinate — (of a part) directed or inclined forward.
  • pronuclear — of or relating to a pronucleus.
  • provencale — (sometimes lowercase) cooked, usually in olive oil, with garlic, tomatoes, onions, and herbs.
  • provincial — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
  • rain cloud — a cloud or a mass of clouds that yields rain.
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