11-letter words containing l, i, s, c, h
- icosahedral — Of, relating to, or having the shape of an icosahedron.
- interschool — Occurring or taking place between two or more schools.
- intraschool — Within a single school.
- isenthalpic — pertaining to or characterized by constant enthalpy.
- isocephalic — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- isolecithal — homolecithal.
- isophthalic — Of or pertaining to isophthalic acid and its derivatives.
- kill switch — a button, switch, or other mechanism that allows a machine to be shut down immediately: Only use the kill switch in emergencies.
- lancet fish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- latchstring — a string passed through a hole in a door, for raising the latch from the outside.
- lecithinase — An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of lecithin.
- lectureship — the office of lecturer.
- leschetizky — Theodor [tey-uh-dawr,, -dohr,, thee-] /ˈteɪ əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr,, ˈθi-/ (Show IPA), 1830–1915, Polish pianist and composer.
- lickerishly — In a lickerish manner.
- light music — music for popular entertainment
- lightsticks — Plural form of lightstick.
- lightstruck — (of beer) Spoiled by exposure to light, which causes riboflavin to react with and break down the isohumulones.
- lightswitch — Alternative spelling of light switch.
- lobachevski — Nikoˈlai Iˈvanovich (nikɔˈlaɪ iˈvɑnɔvɪtʃ ) ; nēk^ōlīˈ ēväˈn^ōvich) 1793-1856; Russ. mathematician
- lock stitch — a sewing-machine stitch in which two threads are locked together at small intervals.
- logomachies — Plural form of logomachy.
- logomachist — One who starts fights about the meaning of words.
- loop stitch — any stitch, as the chain stitch, that uses loops in the pattern or process of working.
- lüdenscheid — a city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia: manufacturing centre for aluminium and plastics. Pop: 79 829 (2003 est)
- manchineels — Plural form of manchineel.
- mechanicals — (US) mechanical fixtures and fittings.
- mesophyllic — (botany) Of or pertaining to the mesophyll of a leaf.
- microlights — Plural form of microlight.
- microphylls — Plural form of microphyll.
- milch glass — milk glass.
- mill chisel — a woodworking chisel having a blade more than 8 inches (20 cm) long.
- misch metal — a pyrophoric alloy, containing approximately 50 percent cerium and 45 percent lanthanum, made from a mixture of various rare-earth chlorides by electrolysis.
- monochasial — Relating to the monochasium.
- moustachial — (of a stripe on a beak or snout of an animal) resembling a moustache
- multiphasic — having many phases, stages, aspects, or the like.
- multischeme — An implementation of Multilisp built on MIT's C-Scheme, for the BBN Butterfly.
- nicholas ii — (Gérard de Bourgogne) died 1061, pope 1058–61.
- nicholas iv — (Girolamo Masci) died 1292, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1288–92.
- nonphysical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- oligarchies — Plural form of oligarchy.
- onycholysis — (medicine) The loosening or separation of a fingernail or toenail from its bed.
- ophicleides — Plural form of ophicleide.
- ostrichlike — a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- pancha sila — a standard recitation of Hinayanists, including repetitions of formulas and of vows to abstain from anger, lust, cowardice, malevolence, and to abstain from the desire for possessions and unwholesome pleasures.
- perichylous — (of a plant) having water-storing tissue outside the green tissue
- pharisaical — of or relating to the Pharisees.
- philoctetes — Classical Mythology. a noted archer and squire of Hercules. Bitten by a snake and abandoned on an island because of his festering wound, he was at length brought by the Greeks to Troy, where he recovered and later killed Paris.
- philosophic — of or relating to philosophy: philosophical studies.
- phycologist — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- physicalise — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.