12-letter words containing l, u, t, e, o
- irresolution — lack of resolution; lack of decision or purpose; vacillation.
- isotopologue — (chemistry) any of a group of compounds only differing in their isotopic composition; for example water and heavy water.
- jocularities — the state or quality of being jocular.
- joliot-curie — Irène [ee-ren] /iˈrɛn/ (Show IPA), (Irène Curie) 1897–1956, French nuclear physicist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1935 (daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie).
- joule effect — the generation of heat by the passage of electricity through a resistance.
- langoustines — Plural form of langoustine.
- last but one — next to last
- laticiferous — bearing or containing latex.
- leaf through — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- leatherbound — Bound in leather.
- lecture room — conference hall
- leiotrichous — Having smooth hair.
- lemon butter — a spread made of butter flavored with lemon
- leontopodium — any plant of the Eurasian alpine genus Leontopodium, esp L. alpinum
- leptospermum — any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Leptospermum, of the myrtle family, native to Australia and adjacent areas and often cultivated as ornamentals in milder climates.
- leucocytosis — an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leukocytosis — an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leukotrienes — Plural form of leukotriene.
- liberum veto — a veto exercised by a single member of a legislative body whose rules require unanimity.
- licentiously — In a licentious manner, rowdily, overwhelmed by passion and without control of appetites (especially sexual appetites).
- life support — equipment to sustain a patient's life
- life-support — of or relating to equipment or measures that sustain or artificially substitute for essential body functions, as breathing or disposal of body wastes: Without life-support equipment, the patient might die.
- liquefaction — the act or process of liquefying or making liquid.
- liquor store — off-licence, shop selling alcohol
- lithospermum — any annual or perennial herbs and small shrubs of the genus lithospermum, of the borage family, native to Europe, N America, and northern Asia, and having white, blue, or yellow flowers
- little hours — the canonical hours of prime, terce, sext, and nones in the divine office
- live through — experience or endure
- live yoghurt — yoghurt that contains live bacteria
- loathfulness — (rare) The condition of being loathful; reluctance.
- locum tenens — a temporary substitute, especially for a doctor or member of the clergy.
- long-tongued — talking too much or too openly, especially of private or confidential matters; chattering; gossipy.
- longicaudate — having a long posterior or tail
- looney-tunes — crazy; demented
- loud-mouthed — If you describe someone as loud-mouthed, you are critical of them because they talk a lot, especially in an unpleasant, offensive, or stupid way.
- louis treize — noting or pertaining to the style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevailing in France in the early 17th century, characterized by a gradual transition from the free invention and composition of the renaissance to the classicism of the Louis Quatorze period.
- luminosities — Plural form of luminosity.
- lumpectomies — Plural form of lumpectomy.
- luncheonette — a small restaurant or lunchroom where light meals are served.
- lustrousness — the state or condition of being lustrous
- luteotrophic — affecting the corpus luteum.
- macroculture — The dominant culture in a society, its overculture.
- magniloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.
- melliloquent — Speaking sweetly or harmoniously.
- methaqualone — a nonbarbiturate sedative-hypnotic substance, C 1 6 H 1 4 N 2 O, used to induce sleep: also widely used as an illicit drug.
- methyl group — the univalent group CH 3 −, derived from methane.
- meticulosity — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- meticulously — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- metro-sexual — a heterosexual, usually urban male who pays much attention to his personal appearance and cultivates an upscale lifestyle.
- metrosexuals — Plural form of metrosexual.
- microculture — subculture (def 3b).