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10-letter words containing l, i, c, e

  • judiciable — judicable.
  • juliet cap — a skullcap, often set with pearls or other gems, worn by women for semiformal or bridal wear.
  • jus civile — the rules and principles of law derived from the customs and legislation of Rome, as opposed to those derived from the customs of all nations (jus gentium) or from fundamental ideas of right and wrong implicit in the human mind (jus naturale)
  • keltically — Celt.
  • kelyphitic — as in kelyphitic rim, a mineral shell enclosing another mineral in an igneous rock
  • kick plate — a metal plate fastened to the bottom of a door to resist blows and scratches.
  • kick pleat — an inverted pleat extending upward 6 to 10 inches (15 to 25 cm) from the hemline at the back of a narrow skirt, to allow freedom in walking.
  • kiel canal — a canal connecting the North and Baltic seas. 61 miles (98 km) long.
  • kiloparsec — a unit of distance, equal to 1000 parsecs. Abbreviation: kpc.
  • lac insect — a scale insect, Laccifer lacca, of southeast Asia, the female of which secretes lac, a substance used in the preparation of shellac, wax, etc.
  • lacemaking — the art, act, or process of making lace.
  • lacerating — Present participle of lacerate.
  • laceration — the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear.
  • lacerative — Lacerating, or having the power to lacerate.
  • lacquering — a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
  • lactogenic — stimulating lactation.
  • lacustrine — of or relating to a lake.
  • laeotropic — oriented or coiled in a leftward direction, as a left-spiraling snail shell.
  • lalochezia — (rare) The use of vulgar or foul language to relieve stress or pain.
  • lancashire — a county in NW England. 1174 sq. mi. (3040 sq. km).
  • lancetfish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
  • larvicides — Plural form of larvicide.
  • laser disc — video, audio format: optical disc
  • laticifers — Plural form of laticifer.
  • lawrencium — a synthetic, radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Lr; atomic number: 103.
  • lead colic — painter's colic.
  • lectionary — a book or a list of lections for reading in a divine service.
  • lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.
  • leech line — a line for hauling the middle of a leech of a square sail up to the yard.
  • left-click — To left-click or to left-click on something means to press the left-hand button on a computer mouse.
  • legalistic — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
  • legitimacy — the state or quality of being legitimate.
  • lego brick — a toy plastic brick with studs which can be connected to other plastic bricks and used to construct toy buildings, vehicles, etc
  • leichhardt — Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig (ˈfriːdrɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈluːtvɪç). 1813–48, Australian explorer, born in Prussia. He disappeared during an attempt to cross Australia from East to West
  • leiotrichy — the condition of having straight hair
  • lemniscate — a plane curve generated by the locus of the point at which a variable tangent to a rectangular hyperbola intersects a perpendicular from the center to the tangent. Equation: r 2 = 2 a 2 cosθ.
  • lenocinium — tacit encouragement of, or assent to, adultery committed by one's partner
  • lenticular — of or relating to a lens.
  • lentil cut — a cabochon cut in which the upper and lower portions of the stone are identical.
  • leontovich — Eugenie Konstantin [kon-stuh n-teen] /ˈkɒn stənˌtin/ (Show IPA), 1900–1993, U.S. actress, director, and playwright, born in Russia.
  • leptosomic — a person of asthenic build.
  • leuchaemia — leukaemia
  • leucocidin — an exotoxin, produced by bacteria, that destroys leucocytes
  • leucomaine — any of a group of toxic amines produced during animal metabolism
  • leucopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
  • leukocytic — Of or pertaining to leukocytes.
  • leukopenic — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
  • lewis acid — any substance capable of forming a covalent bond with a base by accepting a pair of electrons from it.
  • lexicalise — Alternative spelling of lexicalize.
  • lexicality — of or relating to the words or vocabulary of a language, especially as distinguished from its grammatical and syntactical aspects.
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