10-letter words containing n, a, i, l
- journalist — a person who practices the occupation or profession of journalism.
- journalize — to tell or relate as one would in keeping a journal.
- jovialness — endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
- jubilantly — With jubilation or triumph.
- jubilarian — a person who celebrates or has celebrated a jubilee, as a nun observing 25 or more years of religious life.
- jubilating — to show or feel great joy; rejoice; exult.
- jubilation — a feeling of or the expression of joy or exultation: Their jubilation subsided when they lost the second game.
- julian day — a serial number equal to the number of days elapsed since January 1, 4713 b.c., proposed by Joseph Scaliger in 1582 and used in astronomical calculations: January 1, 1965, at noon, Greenwich Civil Time, was Julian Day 2,438,762.0. Abbreviation: J.D.
- junctional — an act of joining; combining.
- juvenalian — (Decimus Junius Juvenalis) a.d. c60–140, Roman poet.
- kalimantan — Indonesian name of Borneo, especially referring to the southern, or Indonesian, part.
- kallikrein — a type of protease that liberates kinins from kininogens
- kannapolis — a town in W North Carolina.
- kaolinitic — Of or relating to kaolinite.
- kaolinosis — the inhalation of clay dust leading to pneumoconiosis
- karamanlis — Konstantinos [kawn-stahn-dee-naws] /ˌkɔn stɑnˈdi nɔs/ (Show IPA), 1907–98, Greek politician: prime minister 1955–63, 1974–80; president 1980–85, 1990–95.
- kefallinia — Cephalonia
- kiel canal — a canal connecting the North and Baltic seas. 61 miles (98 km) long.
- kilmarnock — Official name Kilmarnock and Loudon. an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in SW Scotland.
- kilner jar — a glass preserving jar with an airtight lid, used for bottling fruit or vegetables
- king plank — a plank running along the center line of a deck, into which all other planks are fitted.
- klinotaxis — a wavering side-to-side motion of the head occurring as an organism moves forward in response to a source of stimulation, caused by the alternating reaction of sensory receptors on either side of the body.
- labionasal — articulated with the lips and given resonance in the nasal cavity, as m.
- labyrinths — Plural form of labyrinth.
- lac insect — a scale insect, Laccifer lacca, of southeast Asia, the female of which secretes lac, a substance used in the preparation of shellac, wax, etc.
- lacemaking — the art, act, or process of making lace.
- lacerating — Present participle of lacerate.
- laceration — the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear.
- laconicism — laconic brevity.
- lacquering — a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- lactogenic — stimulating lactation.
- lacustrine — of or relating to a lake.
- ladyfinger — a small, finger-shaped sponge cake.
- lageniform — shaped like a flask; having an enlarged base tapering to a narrow neck.
- lagniappes — Plural form of lagniappe.
- lake ilmen — a lake in NW Russia, in the Novgorod Region: drains through the Volkhov River into Lake Ladoga. Area: between 780 sq km (300 sq miles) and 2200 sq km (850 sq miles), according to the season
- lamarckian — of or relating to Jean de Lamarck or his theory of organic evolution.
- lambasting — to beat or whip severely.
- lambrequin — a woven fabric covering for a helmet in medieval times to protect it from heat, rust, etc.
- lame-brain — a dunce; booby; fool.
- lamebrains — Plural form of lamebrain.
- laminarian — belonging or relating to the laminaria or to the zone where they grow, which is between two and ten fathoms deep
- laminarins — Plural form of laminarin.
- laminarize — to make or design (a surface on an aircraft, or the flow over such a surface) so that it will be laminar
- laminating — Present participle of laminate.
- lamination — act or process of laminating; the state of being laminated.
- laminboard — A compound wood board consisting of thin strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood, considered to be of higher quality than blockboard.
- lamingtons — Plural form of lamington.
- laminotomy — (surgery) The neurosurgical procedure that removes part of a lamina of the vertebral arch in order to decompress the spinal cord.
- lamivudine — (medicine) A nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor, 2',3'-dideoxy-3'-thiacytidine that is used for the treatment of HIV and chronic hepatitis B.