11-letter words containing l, e, n, c
- reluctantly — unwilling; disinclined: a reluctant candidate.
- reluctation — opposition, struggle, resistance
- replacement — the act of replacing.
- replication — a reply; answer.
- reselection — an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- resemblance — the state or fact of resembling; similarity.
- resin canal — a tubular, intercellular opening containing resin, often found in the wood and needles of gymnosperms
- resin-canal — a tube or duct in a woody stem or a leaf, especially in conifers, lined with glandular epithelium that secretes resins.
- retinaculum — Anatomy, Zoology. any of various small structures that hook, clasp, or bind other structures to move them or hold them in place.
- rhynchocoel — a cavity found in certain invertebrate worms which contains the sucking organ
- ribonucleic — an acid derived from ribose
- rock blenny — a prickleback, Xiphister mucosus, of the Pacific coast from southern California to Alaska.
- rock gunnel — any small eellike blenny of the family Pholididae (Pholidae), especially Pholis gunnellus (rock gunnel) common in shallow waters of the North Atlantic.
- roll center — The roll center is the center about which a vehicle body rolls.
- roll-necked — (of a garment) having a high neck that may be rolled over
- rouen lilac — a shrub, Syringa chinensis, of France, having clusters of fragrant, lilac-purple flowers.
- ruridecanal — relating to a rural dean
- rush candle — a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.
- sacramental — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
- sand castle — a small castlelike structure made of wet sand, as by children at a beach.
- sand-castle — a small castlelike structure made of wet sand, as by children at a beach.
- sandculture — the hydroponic cultivation of plants in sand.
- sansculotte — (originally) a revolutionary of the poorer class
- santa tecla — a city in SW El Salvador, just SW of San Salvador.
- scaled-down — reduced in level of activity, extent, numbers, etc
- scatterling — a person with no fixed home; a wanderer; a vagabond
- scent gland — any of various specialized skin glands, occurring in many kinds of animals, that emit an odor commonly functioning as a social or sexual signal or a defensive weapon.
- schecklaton — a gilded leather used for embroidering jacks
- schlesinger — Arthur Meier [mahy-er] /ˈmaɪ ər/ (Show IPA), 1888–1965, U.S. historian.
- schollander — Donald ("Don") born 1946, U.S. swimmer.
- scientology — the philosophy of the Church of Scientology, a nondenominational movement founded in the US in the 1950s, which emphasizes self-knowledge as a means of realizing full spiritual potential
- scintillate — to emit sparks.
- scolopendra — a member of a genus of centipedes belonging to the Scolopendridae family
- scopolamine — a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble alkaloid, C 1 7 H 2 1 NO 4 , obtained from certain plants of the nightshade family, used chiefly as a sedative and mydriatic and to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.
- scoundrelly — having the character of a scoundrel; unscrupulous; villainous.
- screamingly — If you say that something is, for example, screamingly funny or screamingly boring, you mean that it is extremely funny or extremely boring.
- searchingly — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- second lien — a lien subordinate to a previous or preferred lien.
- second line — a jaunty, syncopated rhythm in 2/4 time, often used in the rhythm and blues and jazz of New Orleans
- second self — one who associates so closely with a given person as to assume that person's mode of behavior, personality, beliefs, etc.
- second-half — happening in the second half of a game
- secondarily — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- secretional — of or relating to secretion
- self-acting — acting by itself; automatic.
- seneca lake — a lake in W New York: one of the Finger Lakes. 35 miles (56 km) long.
- shacklebone — the wrist
- shellacking — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
- side glance — a look sideways at someone or something
- side-glance — a glance directed to the side; an oblique or sideways look: a side-glance of displeasure at her interrupter.