11-letter words containing n, e, o, l
- kamelaukion — a tall, black, brimless, flat-topped hat, worn by the clergy of the Eastern Church.
- keelboatman — a member of the crew of a keelboat.
- kente cloth — a fabric made esp. in Ghana, woven in strips of brightly patterned bands interspersed with bands of black
- keogh plans — a pension plan for an unincorporated business entity or self-employed person.
- kinesiology — the science dealing with the interrelationship of the physiological processes and anatomy of the human body with respect to movement.
- kinetoplast — A mass of mitochondrial DNA lying close to the nucleus in some flagellate protozoa.
- king closer — a brick of regular length and thickness, used in building corners, having a long bevel from a point on one side to one about halfway across the adjacent end.
- kleptomania — an irresistible impulse to steal, stemming from emotional disturbance rather than economic need.
- knoop scale — a scale of hardness based on the indentation made in the material to be tested by a diamond point.
- knowledging — Present participle of knowledge.
- knucklebone — (in humans) any of the bones forming a knuckle of a finger.
- kohl pencil — a thin cylindrical cosmetic instrument used to darken the area around the eyes
- kort nozzle — a cylindrical fitting around a propeller, tapered inward toward the stern to increase thrust and maneuverability.
- kostelanetz — André [ahn-drey] /ˈɑn dreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1901–80, U.S. orchestra conductor and pianist, born in Russia.
- la fontaine — Henri [French ahn-ree] /French ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1943, Belgian statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1913.
- labefaction — Deterioration or downfall.
- labiodental — articulated with the lower lip touching the upper front teeth, as f or v, or, rarely, with the upper lip touching the lower front teeth.
- labradorean — of or relating to Labrador.
- lacerations — Plural form of laceration.
- lactoferrin — a glycoprotein present in milk, especially human milk, and supplying iron to suckling infants.
- lake salmon — landlocked salmon.
- lamellation — an arrangement or structure in which there are thin layers, plates, or scales.
- lamellicorn — having antennae with lamellate terminal segments, as beetles of the group Lamellicornia, including the scarabaeids and stag beetles.
- lamentation — the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
- 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.
- lamotrigine — An anticonvulsant drug used in the treatment of epilepsy.
- lanceolated — Alternative form of lanceolate.
- land office — a government office for the transaction of business relating to public lands.
- land reform — any program, especially when undertaken by a national government, involving the redistribution of agricultural land among the landless.
- land worker — a person who works on the land
- land-holder — a holder, owner, or occupant of land.
- landholders — Plural form of landholder.
- langoustine — a large prawn, Nephrops norvegicus, used for food.
- langue d'oc — the Romance language of medieval southern France: developed into modern Provençal.
- larcenously — In a larcenous manner.
- latent root — characteristic root (def 2).
- latin lover — seductive Latin American man
- launch shoe — an attachment to an aircraft from which a missile is launched
- lautreamont — Comte de (Isidore Lucien Ducasse) 1846–70, French poet, born in Uruguay.
- lay eyes on — the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- laze around — to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
- leading dog — a dog trained to lead a flock of sheep to prevent them breaking or stampeding
- leap second — Coordinated Universal Time
- leave alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
- leavenworth — a city in NE Kansas.
- leeuwenhoek — Anton van [ahn-tawn vahn] /ˈɑn tɔn vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1632–1723, Dutch naturalist and microscopist.
- leflunomide — An inhibitor of pyrimidine synthesis, used to treat some forms of arthritis.
- legationary — Relating to a legation.
- legionaries — Plural form of legionary.
- legionnaire — (often initial capital letter) a member of the American Legion.