10-letter words containing l, i, m, e
- kimberlite — Petrology. a variety of micaceous peridotite, low in silica content and high in magnesium content, in which diamonds are formed.
- kitembilla — a shrub or small tree, Dovyalis hebecarpa, of India and Sri Lanka, having velvety, maroon-purple fruit.
- lacemaking — the art, act, or process of making lace.
- lageniform — shaped like a flask; having an enlarged base tapering to a narrow neck.
- lake ilmen — a lake in NW Russia, in the Novgorod Region: drains through the Volkhov River into Lake Ladoga. Area: between 780 sq km (300 sq miles) and 2200 sq km (850 sq miles), according to the season
- lake urmia — a shallow lake in NW Iran, at an altitude of 1300 m (4250 ft): the largest lake in Iran, varying in area from 4000–6000 sq km (1500–2300 sq miles) between autumn and spring
- lamaseries — Plural form of lamasery.
- lambrequin — a woven fabric covering for a helmet in medieval times to protect it from heat, rust, etc.
- lame-brain — a dunce; booby; fool.
- lamebrains — Plural form of lamebrain.
- laminarize — to make or design (a surface on an aircraft, or the flow over such a surface) so that it will be laminar
- lamivudine — (medicine) A nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor, 2',3'-dideoxy-3'-thiacytidine that is used for the treatment of HIV and chronic hepatitis B.
- lammastide — the season of Lammas.
- lampadaire — a pedestal of the Empire period for a lamp or candelabrum.
- laumontite — a white zeolite mineral, chiefly hydrated silicate of aluminum and calcium.
- lavishment — The act of lavishing.
- lawrencium — a synthetic, radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Lr; atomic number: 103.
- leaf miner — any of the larvae of any of numerous insects, as moths of the family Gracilariidae, that live in and feed on the parenchyma of leaves.
- leamington — a city in Warwickshire, central England: health resort.
- legitimacy — the state or quality of being legitimate.
- legitimate — according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
- legitimise — to make legitimate.
- legitimism — a supporter of legitimate authority, especially of a claim to a throne based on direct descent.
- legitimist — a supporter of legitimate authority, especially of a claim to a throne based on direct descent.
- legitimize — to make legitimate.
- leguminous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or bearing legumes.
- leiomyomas — Plural form of leiomyoma.
- leishmania — any parasitic flagellate protozoan of the genus Leishmania, occurring in vertebrates in an oval or spherical, nonflagellate form, and in invertebrates in an elongated, flagellated form.
- leitmotifs — Plural form of leitmotif.
- 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.
- 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 vine — Barbados gooseberry (def 1).
- 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.
- lesbianism — homosexual relations between women.
- leuchaemia — leukaemia
- leucomaine — any of a group of toxic amines produced during animal metabolism
- liberalism — the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude.
- liebermann — Max [mahks] /mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1847–1935, German painter and etcher.
- lienectomy — splenectomy.
- lifestream — a record of all of one's online content and social interactions, presented chronologically on a single website: I just added Twitter to my lifestream.
- ligamental — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a ligament.
- ligamentum — ligament.
- light meat — any meat that is light-colored before cooking, as veal or chicken (distinguished from red meat).
- lighterman — a person who navigates a lighter.