10-letter words containing n, o, i, l
- kilmarnock — Official name Kilmarnock and Loudon. an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in SW Scotland.
- kinglihood — the condition of being kingly
- kingsolver — Barbara, born 1955, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- 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.
- kolinskies — Plural form of kolinsky.
- kolkhoznik — someone who lives on a collective farm or kolkhoz
- labionasal — articulated with the lips and given resonance in the nasal cavity, as m.
- laceration — the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear.
- laconicism — laconic brevity.
- lactogenic — stimulating lactation.
- lageniform — shaped like a flask; having an enlarged base tapering to a narrow neck.
- 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.
- lampooning — 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.
- lampoonist — One who lampoons.
- landowning — an owner or proprietor of land.
- langostino — langoustine.
- laniferous — wool-bearing: sheep and other laniferous animals.
- lanthanoid — (inorganic chemistry) lanthanide.
- lanuginose — covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
- lanuginous — covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
- lapidation — to pelt with stones.
- lar gibbon — white-handed gibbon.
- latifundio — a great estate of Latin America or Spain.
- latitation — the state of lying hidden
- latrotoxin — (biochemistry) Any of a group of neurotoxins found in the venom of spiders of the genus Latrodectus.
- latticinio — an opaque, white glass first produced in Venice during the Renaissance, often used in thread form to decorate clear glass pieces.
- laudations — Plural form of laudation.
- laumontite — a white zeolite mineral, chiefly hydrated silicate of aluminum and calcium.
- laureation — The act of crowning with laurel; the act of conferring an academic degree, or honorary title.
- leamington — a city in Warwickshire, central England: health resort.
- lectionary — a book or a list of lections for reading in a divine service.
- legionaire — Misspelling of legionnaire.
- legionella — a genus of rod- or coccus-shaped aerobic Gram-negative bacteria, certain species of which, as L. pneumophila, produce legionnaires' disease.
- legoglobin — leghemoglobin.
- leguminous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or bearing legumes.
- lemon fish — the cobia.
- lemon kali — an artificially flavored carbonated lemon drink; lemon soda pop.
- lemon mint — a plant, Mentha piperita, of the central U.S., having white or pinkish flowers and lemon-scented leaves when crushed.
- lemon vine — Barbados gooseberry (def 1).
- lemoniness — The state or quality of being lemony.
- lenocinium — tacit encouragement of, or assent to, adultery committed by one's partner
- lentissimo — very slow.
- leominster — a city in N Massachusetts.
- leontiasis — a lionlike facial distortion.
- leontovich — Eugenie Konstantin [kon-stuh n-teen] /ˈkɒn stənˌtin/ (Show IPA), 1900–1993, U.S. actress, director, and playwright, born in Russia.
- let in for — to involve (oneself or another) in (something more than is expected)
- leucocidin — an exotoxin, produced by bacteria, that destroys leucocytes