10-letter words containing n, e, o, l
- isoflavone — a phytoestrogen produced chiefly by plants of the legume family, especially soybeans, potentially useful in lowering cholesterol and in treating some cancers and menopausal symptoms.
- isoflurane — a volatile, halogenated ether, C 3 H 2 ClF 5 O, used as a general anesthetic in surgery.
- isohalines — a line on a map of the ocean connecting all points of equal salinity.
- isoleucine — a crystalline amino acid, C 6 H 13 O 2 , occurring in proteins, that is essential to the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: I. Abbreviation: Ile;
- jailbroken — an escape from prison, especially by forcible means.
- jean morel — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1903–75, French orchestra conductor.
- john locke — Alain LeRoy [al-in luh-roi,, lee-roi] /ˈæl ɪn ləˈrɔɪ,, ˈli rɔɪ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1954, U.S. educator and author.
- john rolfe — John, 1585–1622, English colonist in Virginia (husband of Pocahontas).
- john tyler — John, 1790–1862, 10th president of the U.S. 1841–45.
- jon postel — (person) (Jonathan Bruce Postel, 1943 - 1998-10-16) /p*-stel'/ One of the Internet's founding fathers. Jon's name is prominent on many of the fundamental standards on which the Internet is built, such as UDP. He ran IANA for as long as anybody could remember, in fact for most of the time he *was* IANA. He wrote STD 1, STD 2 and several dozen other RFCs. His friend Vinton Cerf noted his passing in RFC 2468.
- jostlement — Crowding; hustling.
- journalese — a manner of writing or speaking characterized by clichés, occasional neologism, archness, sensationalizing adjectives, unusual or faulty syntax, etc., used by some journalists, especially certain columnists, and regarded as typical journalistic style.
- journalise — Alternative spelling of journalize.
- 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.
- joyfulness — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
- jugal bone — (in humans) cheekbone (def 1).
- jungle rot — any cutaneous disease or condition caused or induced by a tropical climate.
- kalanchoes — Plural form of kalanchoe.
- kenilworth — a town in central Warwickshire, in central England, SE of Birmingham.
- keogh plan — a pension plan for an unincorporated business entity or self-employed person.
- keylogging — the practice of using a software program or hardware device (keylogger) to record all keystrokes on a computer keyboard, either overtly as a surveillance tool or covertly as spyware: Many employers are making use of keylogging to monitor their employees' computer habits.
- kingsolver — Barbara, born 1955, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- know-ledge — acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition: knowledge of many things.
- knowledged — Simple past tense and past participle of knowledge.
- knowledges — Plural form of knowledge.
- kolinskies — Plural form of kolinsky.
- korn shell — (ksh) A command interpreter for Unix.
- lacedaemon — Sparta.
- laceration — the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear.
- lactogenic — stimulating lactation.
- lageniform — shaped like a flask; having an enlarged base tapering to a narrow neck.
- lagerphone — (Australia) A generally homemade percussion instrument consisting of crown cap beer bottle tops loosely nailed to a pole (often a broom handle) and a board mounted cross-ways on the pole (the head of the broom), and played by striking the pole on the ground or with a stick, by drawing the serrated stick across the pole, or by shaking the instrument. (From 1952.).
- lake huron — a member of an Indian tribe, the northwestern member of the Iroquoian family, living west of Lake Huron.
- lakefronts — Plural form of lakefront.
- lampoonery — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- lanceolate — shaped like the head of a lance.
- land force — an armed force serving on land
- land power — a nation having an important and powerful army.
- land rover — a four-wheel drive vehicle
- landholder — a holder, owner, or occupant of land.
- landlocked — shut in completely, or almost completely, by land: a landlocked bay.
- landlouper — A vagabond; a vagrant.
- landowners — Plural form of landowner.
- langoustes — Plural form of langouste.
- laniferous — wool-bearing: sheep and other laniferous animals.
- lanosterol — a sterol, C 30 H 50 O, formed from squalene epoxide, that is a precursor in the biosynthesis of cholesterol and is a component of lanolin.
- lanuginose — covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
- laumontite — a white zeolite mineral, chiefly hydrated silicate of aluminum and calcium.
- launceston — a city on N Tasmania.