11-letter words containing n, o, c, t
- knockwursts — Plural form of knockwurst.
- knot stitch — a stitch that produces a knot on the fabric surface, made by twining the thread about the needle.
- labefaction — Deterioration or downfall.
- lacerations — Plural form of laceration.
- lacrimation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- lactational — Of or pertaining to lactation.
- lactoferrin — a glycoprotein present in milk, especially human milk, and supplying iron to suckling infants.
- lactoflavin — riboflavin.
- laicization — The act of laicizing.
- 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.
- lanceolated — Alternative form of lanceolate.
- lancination — A tearing or laceration.
- latin cross — an upright or vertical bar crossed near the top by a shorter horizontal bar.
- latrocinium — highway robbery
- launch into — begin enthusiastically
- lemon stick — a lemon half with a peppermint stick stuck in it, through which the lemon juice is sucked.
- line vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
- liposuction — the surgical withdrawal of excess fat from local areas under the skin by means of a small incision and vacuum suctioning.
- live action — of or relating to movies, videos, and the like, that feature real performers, as distinguished from animation: A new live-action version of the classic animated film will be released later this year.
- live-action — of or relating to movies, videos, and the like, that feature real performers, as distinguished from animation: A new live-action version of the classic animated film will be released later this year.
- locomotions — Plural form of locomotion.
- locust bean — carob.
- locutionary — pertaining to the act of conveying semantic content in an utterance, considered as independent of the interaction between the speaker and the listener.
- logistician — a person who is skilled in symbolic logic.
- logocentric — a method of literary analysis in which words and language are regarded as a fundamental expression of external reality, excluding nonlinguistic factors such as historical context.
- long-acting — sustained-release.
- lost colony — a settlement of British colonists whom Walter Raleigh sent to Roanoke Island (now part of North Carolina) in 1587 and of whom no trace was found after 1591.
- low-context — tending to communicate by electronic methods such as e-mail, rather than in person
- low-country — Often, Low-Country. of or relating to the Low Countries.
- lubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- luckenbooth — a booth or shop capable of being locked up
- lucubration — laborious work, study, thought, etc., especially at night.
- lucy stoner — a person who advocates the retention of the maiden name by married women. Compare Stone (def 5).
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- lycanthropy — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- machination — an act or instance of machinating.
- machinators — Plural form of machinator.
- macintoshes — Plural form of macintosh.
- macrodontia — the condition of having abnormally large teeth.
- macromutant — undergoing macromutation.
- madefaction — the process of making wet
- malcontents — Plural form of malcontent.
- malecontent — Obsolete spelling of malcontent.
- malediction — a curse; imprecation.
- malefaction — an evil deed; crime; wrongdoing.
- malfunction — failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.
- mancipation — (obsolete) slavery.
- mancipatory — relating to mancipation
- manducation — The act of eating.
- manducatory — Pertaining to, or employed in, chewing.