9-letter words containing l, e, u, c, i
- licensure — the granting of licenses, especially to engage in professional practice.
- lichenous — of, relating to, or resembling a lichen.
- lilaceous — of or approaching the color lilac.
- limaceous — Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae).
- liquorice — licorice.
- lodicules — Plural form of lodicule.
- lubricate — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lucencies — shining.
- lucidness — the quality of being easily understood, completely intelligible, or comprehensible: She makes her argument with pointed logic and exemplary lucidity.
- luciferin — a pigment occurring in luminescent organisms, as fireflies, that emits light when undergoing oxidation.
- luckiness — having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day.
- lucrative — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- lucretius — (Titus Lucretius Carus) 97?–54 b.c, Roman poet and philosopher.
- luminance — brightness
- luminesce — to exhibit luminescence.
- lunchtime — a period set aside for eating lunch or the period of an hour or so, beginning roughly at noon, during which lunch is commonly eaten.
- manicules — Plural form of manicule.
- masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- mcauliffe — Anthony Clement, 1898–1975, U.S. Army general.
- melanuric — relating to melanuria
- mercurial — changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic: a mercurial nature.
- miniscule — minuscule.
- minuscule — very small.
- monticule — a subordinate volcanic cone.
- multicell — comprised of or involving many cells or constituent parts; multicellular
- multicide — the murder of many people
- multicore — (computer hardware, of a processor) Combining two or more independent cores into a single package composed of a single integrated circuit.
- muscle in — a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- musicales — Plural form of musicale.
- musicless — without music
- neuralgic — sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve.
- nickelous — containing bivalent nickel.
- nucleoids — Plural form of nucleoid.
- nucleolin — (protein) A eukaryotic nucleolar phosphoprotein that is involved in the synthesis and maturation of ribosomes.
- nucleonic — a proton or neutron, especially when considered as a component of a nucleus.
- numerical — of or relating to numbers; of the nature of a number.
- occlusive — occluding or tending to occlude.
- pedicular — of or relating to lice.
- pediculus — a louse
- pleuritic — inflammation of the pleura, with or without a liquid effusion in the pleural cavity, characterized by a dry cough and pain in the affected side.
- plicature — the act or procedure of folding.
- poeticule — an inferior poet
- pollucite — a colourless rare mineral consisting of a hydrated caesium aluminium silicate, often containing some rubidium. It occurs in coarse granite, esp in Manitoba, and is an important source of caesium. Formula: CsAlSi2O6.1⁄2H2O
- poulticed — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
- publicise — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- publicize — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- punchline — The punchline of a joke or funny story is its last sentence or phrase, which gives it its humour.
- quercitol — a colorless, crystalline, sweet, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 1 2 O 5 , obtained from acorns or oak bark: used chiefly in medicine.
- quicklier — (rare, literary, dated) More quickly; with greater rapidity.
- quicklime — lime1 (def 1).