10-letter words containing l, i, s, c
- neoplastic — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- nicholas i — Saint ("Nicholas the Great") died a.d. 867, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 858–867.
- nicholas v — (Thomas Parentucelli) 1397?–1455, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1447–55.
- nicrosilal — a form of cast iron alloy containing nickel and chromium, developed for its hardness, ductility, and resistance to heat
- nidicolous — remaining in the nest for a period after hatching.
- nightclass — an evening lesson
- nightclubs — Plural form of nightclub.
- nihilistic — of or believing in nihilism, or the total rejection of established laws and institutions: An exhibition of nihilistic art—now there's an oxymoron!
- non-fiscal — of or relating to the public treasury or revenues: fiscal policies.
- nonclastic — Biology. breaking up into fragments or separate portions; dividing into parts.
- nonelastic — capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.
- nonmusical — not belonging to or relating to music
- nonplastic — Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- nonspecial — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- normalcies — the quality or condition of being normal, as the general economic, political, and social conditions of a nation; normality: After months of living in a state of tension, all yearned for a return to normalcy.
- nosocomial — (of infections) contracted as a result of being hospitalized; hospital-acquired.
- nostalgiac — A nostalgic person.
- nostologic — geriatrics.
- novelistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of novels.
- nuclearism — a political philosophy maintaining that nuclear weapons are the best means of assuring peace and of attaining political goals.
- nucleonics — the branch of science that deals with nuclear phenomena, as radioactivity, fission, or fusion, especially practical applications, as in industrial engineering.
- nucleoside — any of the class of compounds derived by the hydrolysis of nucleic acids or nucleotides, consisting typically of deoxyribose or ribose combined with adenine, guanine, cytosine, uracil, or thymine.
- occasional — occurring or appearing at irregular or infrequent intervals; occurring now and then: an occasional headache.
- occipitals — Plural form of occipital.
- occlusions — Plural form of occlusion.
- occlusives — Plural form of occlusive.
- octoploids — Plural form of octoploid.
- old fustic — a large tropical American moraceous tree, Chlorophora tinctoria
- old slavic — Old Church Slavonic.
- oligoclase — a kind of plagioclase feldspar occurring commonly in white crystals, sometimes shaded with gray, green, or red.
- olivaceous — of a deep shade of green; olive.
- oncologist — (oncology) A doctor or scientist who specializes in oncology.
- opalescing — Present participle of opalesce.
- oscillated — Simple past tense and past participle of oscillate.
- oscillates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oscillate.
- oscillator — Electronics. a circuit that produces an alternating output current of a certain frequency determined by the characteristics of the circuit components.
- oscitantly — in an oscitant manner
- osculating — Present participle of osculate.
- osculation — the act of kissing.
- palimscope — a hand instrument that produces concentrated ultraviolet light for reading palimpsests and other research materials.
- panniculus — a layer of tissue, especially a subcutaneous layer of fat.
- papistical — of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.
- parcelwise — bit by bit
- paris club — an informal group of representatives from IMF member nations whose governments or central banks have lent money to governments of other countries
- parsonical — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- paschal ii — (Ranieri) died 1118, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1099–1118.
- pecos bill — a legendary cowboy of the American frontier who performed such fabulous feats as digging the Rio Grande.
- pectoralis — either of two muscles on each side of the upper and anterior part of the thorax, the action of the larger (pectoralis major) assisting in drawing the shoulder forward and rotating the arm inward, and the action of the smaller (pectoralis minor) assisting in drawing the shoulder downward and forward.
- pediculous — the state of being infested with lice.
- pentelicus — Latin name of Pendelikon.