10-letter words containing n, a, s, o, l
- logansport — a city in N Indiana, on the Wabash River.
- lombrosian — of or relating to the doctrine propounded by the Italian criminologist Cesare Lombroso that criminals are a product of hereditary and atavistic factors and can be classified as a definite abnormal type
- long lease — (in England and Wales) a lease, originally for a period of over 21 years, on a whole house of low rent and ratable value, which is the occupants' only or main residence. The leaseholder is entitled to buy the freehold, claim an extension of 50 years, or become a statutory tenant
- long-coats — dress-like garments formerly worn by a baby
- longaevous — long-lived
- longbeards — Plural form of longbeard.
- longs peak — a peak in N Colorado, in the Rocky Mountain National Park. 14,255 feet (4345 meters).
- loon pants — trousers that flare from the knee
- lossmaking — a business that consistently operates at a loss.
- lotus land — the land of the lotus-eaters, or any fabulous, dreamlike setting
- lovastatin — a drug, C 24 H 36 O 8 , that reduces the levels of fats in the blood by altering the enzyme activity in the liver that produces lipids.
- low season — The low season is the time of year when a place receives the fewest visitors, and fares and holiday accommodation are often cheaper.
- low sunday — the first Sunday after Easter.
- lustration — to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.
- macro lens — a lens used to bring into focus objects very close to the camera.
- mailperson — A mailman or mailwoman.
- 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.
- malnourish — Lb transitive To feed insufficiently, to cause malnutrition.
- maskalonge — muskellunge.
- médaillons — a portion of food, especially meat or poultry, cut or served in a round or oval shape.
- medallions — Plural form of medallion.
- melanosome — an organelle in melanocytes that synthesizes and stores melanin.
- menopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.
- microloans — Plural form of microloan.
- monastical — Alternative form of monastic.
- moniliasis — (formerly) candidiasis.
- monoculars — Plural form of monocular.
- monolayers — Plural form of monolayer.
- monoplanes — Plural form of monoplane.
- monostable — (of an electric or electronic circuit) having only one stable state.
- monostylar — having or comprising a sole upright or pillar
- mooncalves — Plural form of mooncalf.
- moralising — to reflect on or express opinions about something in terms of right and wrong, especially in a self-righteous or tiresome way.
- mortal sin — a willfully committed, serious transgression against the law of God, depriving the soul of divine grace.
- myrobalans — Plural form of myrobalan.
- nanofossil — A nanosized fossil.
- nanoshells — Plural form of nanoshell.
- narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- nationless — a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own: The president spoke to the nation about the new tax.
- nauseously — In a nauseous manner.
- nautiloids — Plural form of nautiloid.
- navelworts — Plural form of navelwort.
- neoclassic — (sometimes initial capital letter) belonging or pertaining to a revival of classic styles or something that is held to resemble classic styles, as in art, literature, music, or architecture.
- neoplastic — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- neorealism — (sometimes initial capital letter) any of various movements in literature, art, etc., that are considered as a return to a more realistic style.
- neorealist — Of or pertaining to the post World War II international relations movement of neorealism.
- neuroblast — an immature nerve cell.
- neuroplasm — the cytoplasm of a nerve cell.
- nicholas i — Saint ("Nicholas the Great") died a.d. 867, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 858–867.