10-letter words containing l, s, m
- luminarias — Plural form of luminaria.
- luminaries — a celestial body, as the sun or moon.
- luminarism — the art and theory of the luminarists
- luminarist — a painter concerned with precision in using light and shade
- luminesced — Simple past tense and past participle of luminesce.
- luminesces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of luminesce.
- luminosity — luminance (def 2).
- luminously — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
- lumisterol — a steroid compound produced when ergosterol is exposed to ultraviolet radiation. Formula: C28H44O
- lump sugar — sugar in small blocks
- lumpfishes — Plural form of lumpfish.
- lumpsucker — A globular fish of cooler northern waters, typically having a ventral sucker and spiny fins; a lumpfish.
- lunchrooms — Plural form of lunchroom.
- lyme grass — type of perennial dune grass
- lyme regis — a resort in S England, in Dorset, on the English Channel: noted for finds of prehistoric fossils. Pop: 4406 (2001)
- lymphatics — Plural form of lymphatic.
- lysenkoism — a genetic doctrine formulated by Lysenko and asserting that acquired characteristics are inheritable.
- lysimachus — 361?–281 b.c, Macedonian general: king of Thrace 306–281.
- lysimetric — of or relating to the measurement of solubility
- macanalyst — An analysis CASE tool for the Macintosh from Excel Software, Inc.
- mach scale — a scale that measures how much deceit and manipulation one will approve or condone in order to achieve some end.
- machoflops — /mach'oh-flops/ A pun on "megaflops" referring to the inflated performance figures often quoted by computer manufacturers. Real application programs are lucky to get half the quoted speed. See Your mileage may vary, benchmark.
- macro lens — a lens used to bring into focus objects very close to the camera.
- macrolides — Plural form of macrolide.
- macroscale — A relatively large scale.
- madeleines — Plural form of madeleine.
- maelstroms — Plural form of maelstrom.
- magallanes — Punta Arenas.
- magistrals — Plural form of magistral.
- mailperson — A mailman or mailwoman.
- majestical — characterized by or possessing majesty; of lofty dignity or imposing aspect; stately; grand: the majestic Alps.
- majusculae — Capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier.
- majuscular — (of letters) uppercase, capitalized.
- majuscules — Plural form of majuscule.
- mala fides — bad faith; intent to cheat or deceive. Compare bona fides (def 1).
- malachites — Plural form of malachite.
- maladdress — awkwardness; tactlessness
- malapropos — inappropriate; out of place; inopportune; untimely: a malapropos remark.
- male nurse — man who is a medical attendant
- malfeasant — the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law; wrongdoing (used especially of an act in violation of a public trust). Compare misfeasance (def 2), nonfeasance.
- malignants — Plural form of malignant.
- malinovsky — Rodion Yakovlevich [ruh-dyi-awn yah-kuh-vlyi-vyich] /rə dyɪˈɔn ˈyɑ kə vlyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1967, Russian army officer: minister of defense of the U.S.S.R. 1957–67.
- malinowski — Bronislaw Kasper [bron-uh-slahf kas-per;; Polish braw-nee-slahf kahs-puh r] /ˈbrɒn əˌslɑf ˈkæs pər;; Polish brɔˈni slɑf ˈkɑs pər/ (Show IPA), 1884–1942, Polish anthropologist in the U.S.
- mallanders — a dry, scabby or scurfy eruption or scratch behind the knee in a horse's foreleg.
- mallemucks — Plural form of mallemuck.
- mallenders — a dry, scabby or scurfy eruption or scratch behind the knee in a horse's foreleg.
- malmesbury — William of, William of Malmesbury.
- malnourish — Lb transitive To feed insufficiently, to cause malnutrition.
- malodorous — having an unpleasant or offensive odor; smelling bad: a malodorous swamp.
- malt sugar — maltose