10-letter words containing l, a, o, n
- isoflavone — a phytoestrogen produced chiefly by plants of the legume family, especially soybeans, potentially useful in lowering cholesterol and in treating some cancers and menopausal symptoms.
- isoflurane — a volatile, halogenated ether, C 3 H 2 ClF 5 O, used as a general anesthetic in surgery.
- isohalines — a line on a map of the ocean connecting all points of equal salinity.
- isolations — Plural form of isolation.
- isopycnals — Plural form of isopycnal.
- jaculation — the act of hurling or throwing
- jailbroken — an escape from prison, especially by forcible means.
- janitorial — a person employed in an apartment house, office building, school, etc., to clean the public areas, remove garbage, and do minor repairs; caretaker.
- jean morel — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1903–75, French orchestra conductor.
- john logan — John or James (Tah-gah-jute) c1725–80, leader of the Cayuga tribe.
- johnny law — Andrew Bonar [bon-er] /ˈbɒn ər/ (Show IPA), 1858–1923, English statesman, born in Canada: prime minister 1922–23.
- journalese — a manner of writing or speaking characterized by clichés, occasional neologism, archness, sensationalizing adjectives, unusual or faulty syntax, etc., used by some journalists, especially certain columnists, and regarded as typical journalistic style.
- journaling — The activity of keeping a diary, also known as journal.
- journalise — Alternative spelling of journalize.
- journalism — the occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, or broadcasting news or of conducting any news organization as a business.
- journalist — a person who practices the occupation or profession of journalism.
- journalize — to tell or relate as one would in keeping a journal.
- jovialness — endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
- jubilation — a feeling of or the expression of joy or exultation: Their jubilation subsided when they lost the second game.
- jugal bone — (in humans) cheekbone (def 1).
- jumbo loan — a loan that exceeds the standard maximum amount offered by a financial institution
- junctional — an act of joining; combining.
- kalanchoes — Plural form of kalanchoe.
- kannapolis — a town in W North Carolina.
- kaolinitic — Of or relating to kaolinite.
- kaolinosis — the inhalation of clay dust leading to pneumoconiosis
- karlskrona — a port in S Sweden: Sweden's main naval base since 1680. Pop: 61 097 (2004 est)
- keogh plan — a pension plan for an unincorporated business entity or self-employed person.
- kilmarnock — Official name Kilmarnock and Loudon. an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in SW Scotland.
- klinotaxis — a wavering side-to-side motion of the head occurring as an organism moves forward in response to a source of stimulation, caused by the alternating reaction of sensory receptors on either side of the body.
- klootchman — a North American Indian woman
- knob latch — a latch having a spring bolt controlled by a knob on one or both sides.
- labionasal — articulated with the lips and given resonance in the nasal cavity, as m.
- lacedaemon — Sparta.
- laceration — the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear.
- laconicism — laconic brevity.
- lactogenic — stimulating lactation.
- lageniform — shaped like a flask; having an enlarged base tapering to a narrow neck.
- lagerphone — (Australia) A generally homemade percussion instrument consisting of crown cap beer bottle tops loosely nailed to a pole (often a broom handle) and a board mounted cross-ways on the pole (the head of the broom), and played by striking the pole on the ground or with a stick, by drawing the serrated stick across the pole, or by shaking the instrument. (From 1952.).
- lake huron — a member of an Indian tribe, the northwestern member of the Iroquoian family, living west of Lake Huron.
- lakefronts — Plural form of lakefront.
- lamination — act or process of laminating; the state of being laminated.
- laminboard — A compound wood board consisting of thin strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood, considered to be of higher quality than blockboard.
- lamingtons — Plural form of lamington.
- laminotomy — (surgery) The neurosurgical procedure that removes part of a lamina of the vertebral arch in order to decompress the spinal cord.
- lampoonery — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- lampooning — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- lampoonist — One who lampoons.
- lanceolate — shaped like the head of a lance.
- land force — an armed force serving on land