11-letter words containing m, i, l, c
- incunabulum — A book, single sheet, or image that was printed — not handwritten — before the year 1501 in Europe.
- infomercial — a long commercial that informs or instructs, especially in an original and entertaining manner: an infomercial on making Christmas decorations using the sponsor's brand of glue.
- inimicality — adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful: a climate inimical to health.
- isometrical — Dated form of isometric.
- itacolumite — a sandstone consisting of interlocking quartz grains and mica scales, found principally in Brazil and North Carolina, and noted for its flexibility in thin slabs.
- kinematical — the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
- lacrimation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- lacrimators — Plural form of lacrimator.
- lacrimatory — of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.
- lactalbumin — the simple protein of milk, obtained from whey, used in the preparation of certain foods and in adhesives and varnishes.
- lagomorphic — Shaped like a hare.
- lamellicorn — having antennae with lamellate terminal segments, as beetles of the group Lamellicornia, including the scarabaeids and stag beetles.
- laminectomy — the surgical removal of part of the posterior arch of a vertebra to provide access to the spinal canal, as for the excision of a ruptured disk.
- lasiocampid — (zoology) Any member of the Lasiocampidae.
- latrocinium — highway robbery
- lecythiform — (biology, mycology) shaped like a bowling pin, a flask, or a bottle.
- lemon juice — citrus juice from lemons
- lemon stick — a lemon half with a peppermint stick stuck in it, through which the lemon juice is sucked.
- leucodermia — leucoderma
- light cream — sweet cream with less butterfat than heavy cream.
- light music — music for popular entertainment
- lime-juicer — a British sailor.
- liposarcoma — (medicine) Any malignant tumour that originates in adipose tissue.
- lithochromy — the art or practice of painting on stone
- lobectomies — Plural form of lobectomy.
- locofocoism — the doctrines of the Locofocos.
- locomotions — Plural form of locomotion.
- locomotives — Plural form of locomotive.
- logarithmic — pertaining to a logarithm or logarithms.
- logic model — A logic model is a method of calculating how likely it is that something unwanted will happen.
- logical sum — union (def 10a).
- logomachies — Plural form of logomachy.
- logomachist — One who starts fights about the meaning of words.
- loxodromics — the technique of navigating according to loxodromes or rhumb lines.
- lucid dream — a dream in which the dreamer is aware that he or she is dreaming and can sometimes influence the course of the dream
- lucid emacs — Xemacs
- lumbricalis — lumbrical.
- luminescent — the emission of light not caused by incandescence and occurring at a temperature below that of incandescent bodies.
- luminescing — Present participle of luminesce.
- lycopodiums — Plural form of lycopodium.
- lymphocytic — Of, or pertaining to lymphocytes.
- machiavelli — Niccolò di Bernardo [neek-kaw-law dee ber-nahr-daw] /ˌnik kɔˈlɔ di bɛrˈnɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1469–1527, Italian statesman, political philosopher, and author.
- machicolate — to provide with machicolations.
- machineable — Alternative form of machinable.
- machinelike — like a machine, as in regular movement or uniform pattern of operation: to conduct business with machinelike efficiency.
- macrocyclic — having a ring structure consisting of more than 12 atoms.
- macrofossil — a fossil large enough to be studied and identified without the use of a microscope.
- macronuclei — Plural form of macronucleus.
- maeterlinck — Comte Maurice [French moh-rees] /French moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, Belgian poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1911.
- magic flute — an opera (1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.