10-letter words containing l, e, o, m
- joe miller — Arthur, 1915–2005, U.S. playwright and novelist.
- jostlement — Crowding; hustling.
- kaempferol — (organic compound) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease.
- kiloampère — one thousand amperes
- kilogramme — (British) alternative spelling of kilogram.
- kilometers — a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile. Abbreviation: km.
- kilometres — Plural form of kilometre.
- laboursome — (obsolete) Hard-working.
- lacedaemon — Sparta.
- lachrymose — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lactometer — an instrument for determining the specific gravity of milk.
- lag b'omer — a Jewish festival celebrated on the 18th day of Iyar, being the 33rd day of the Omer, traditionally in commemoration of the end of the plague that killed Rabbi Akiba's students or of the bravery of Bar Kokba.
- lageniform — shaped like a flask; having an enlarged base tapering to a narrow neck.
- lake frome — a shallow salt lake in NE South Australia: intermittently filled with water. Length: 100 km (60 miles). Width: 48 km (30 miles)
- lampholder — a fixture for an electric light bulb
- 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.
- laparotome — a cutting instrument for performing a laparotomy.
- largemouth — Applied to various kinds of fish characterized by a large mouth.
- latecomers — Plural form of latecomer.
- lattermost — latest; last.
- laumontite — a white zeolite mineral, chiefly hydrated silicate of aluminum and calcium.
- lawn mower — a hand-operated or motor-driven machine for cutting the grass of a lawn.
- lawnmowers — Plural form of lawnmower.
- leaf mould — Leaf mould is a substance consisting of decayed leaves that is used to improve the soil.
- leamington — a city in Warwickshire, central England: health resort.
- leguminous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or bearing legumes.
- leiomyomas — Plural form of leiomyoma.
- leitmotifs — Plural form of leitmotif.
- lemon balm — any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- lemon curd — lemon paste made with eggs and sugar
- lemon drop — a lemon-flavored lozenge.
- lemon fish — the cobia.
- lemon kali — an artificially flavored carbonated lemon drink; lemon soda pop.
- lemon mint — a plant, Mentha piperita, of the central U.S., having white or pinkish flowers and lemon-scented leaves when crushed.
- lemon soda — a sweet fizzy drink that tastes of lemon
- lemon sole — any of various popular food flatfishes, as Parophrys vetulus of the Pacific (English sole) and Pseudopleuronectes americanus of the Atlantic (winter flounder or blackback flounder)
- lemon tree — plant: bears lemons
- lemon vine — Barbados gooseberry (def 1).
- lemongrass — A fragrant tropical grass that yields an oil that smells lemon. It is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumery and medicine.
- lemoniness — The state or quality of being lemony.
- lenocinium — tacit encouragement of, or assent to, adultery committed by one's partner
- lentissimo — very slow.
- leominster — a city in N Massachusetts.
- leptosomic — a person of asthenic build.
- letterbomb — (messaging) 1. An e-mail message containing live data intended to do nefarious things to the recipient's computer or terminal. It is possible, for example, to send letterbombs that will lock up some specific kinds of terminals when they are viewed, so thoroughly that the user must turn the terminal off to unwedge it. Under Unix, a letterbomb can also try to get part of its contents interpreted as a shell command. The results of this could range from silly to tragic. See also Trojan horse; compare nastygram, talk bomb. 2. Loosely, a mailbomb.
- letterform — a sheet of stationery used for letters.
- leucoderma — vitiligo.
- leucomaine — any of a group of toxic amines produced during animal metabolism
- leukoderma — vitiligo.
- lienectomy — splenectomy.