11-letter words containing l, o, s, c
- cross-nodal — having to do with interaction between the senses
- cross-slide — the part of a lathe or planing machine on which the tool post is mounted and across which it slides at right angles to the bed of the lathe
- crosslegged — Alternative spelling of cross-legged.
- crown glass — an old form of window glass made by blowing a globe and spinning it until it formed a flat disc
- crystallog. — crystallography
- crystalloid — resembling or having the appearance or properties of a crystal or crystalloid
- culdoscopes — Plural form of culdoscope.
- culmicolous — (of a fungus) growing on grass culms.
- culmiferous — (of grasses) having a hollow jointed stem
- cultivators — Plural form of cultivator.
- culturomics — the study of human culture and cultural trends over time by means of quantitative analysis of words and phrases in a very large corpus of digitized texts: Culturomics can pinpoint periods of accelerated language change.
- cunobelinus — also called Cymbeline. died ?42 ad, British ruler of the Catuvellauni tribe (?10–?42); founder of Colchester (?10)
- cushionless — without a cushion
- customarily — according to custom; usually
- cutaneously — In a cutaneous way.
- cuttlebones — Plural form of cuttlebone.
- cutty stool — (formerly, in Scotland) the church seat on which an unchaste person sat while being harangued by the minister
- cyclo-cross — a form of cycle race held over rough ground
- cyclometers — Plural form of cyclometer.
- cycloserine — an antibiotic effective in the treatment of tuberculosis
- cyclosporin — a substance, synthesized by certain soil fungi, that suppresses the immune response by disabling helper T cells, used to minimize rejection of foreign tissue transplants.
- cyclostomes — Plural form of cyclostome.
- cyclostylar — (architecture) Of or pertaining to a cyclostyle (a circular group of columns without a core).
- cyclostyled — Simple past tense and past participle of cyclostyle.
- cyclostyles — Plural form of cyclostyle.
- cylindroids — Plural form of cylindroid.
- cynophilist — a person with a love of dogs
- cystolithic — a mass of calcium carbonate on the cellulose wall.
- cystoplasty — (surgery) Repair to the urinary bladder.
- cytoclastic — destructive to cells.
- cytologists — Plural form of cytologist.
- cytoplasmic — the cell substance between the cell membrane and the nucleus, containing the cytosol, organelles, cytoskeleton, and various particles.
- dame school — (formerly) a small school, often in a village, usually run by an elderly woman in her own home to teach young children to read and write
- dame-school — a school in which the rudiments of reading, writing, and arithmetic were taught to neighborhood children by a woman in her own home.
- deallocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deallocate.
- deciduously — shedding the leaves annually, as certain trees and shrubs.
- declarators — Plural form of declarator.
- declensions — Plural form of declension.
- declivitous — fairly steep
- decolonised — Simple past tense and past participle of decolonise.
- decolonizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decolonize.
- decolorants — Plural form of decolorant.
- decompilers — Plural form of decompiler.
- deflections — Plural form of deflection.
- deliciously — In a delicious manner.
- delocalised — (British) alternative spelling of delocalized.
- delta stock — any of the fourth rank of active securities on the Stock Exchange. Market makers need not display prices of these securities continuously and any prices displayed are taken only as an indication rather than an offer to buy or sell
- deschooling — to abolish or phase out traditional schools from, so as to replace them with alternative methods and forms of education.
- descloizite — a mineral, lead zinc vanadate.
- desocialize — to remove from a customary social environment: Imprisonment desocializes the inmates.