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11-letter words containing n, o, r, t

  • kantorovich — Leonid Vitalyevich [ley-uh-nid vi-tal-yuh-vich;; Russian lyi-uh-nyeet vyi-tah-lyuh-vyich] /ˈleɪ ə nɪd vɪˈtæl yə vɪtʃ;; Russian lyɪ ʌˈnyit vyɪˈtɑ lyə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1912–86, Soviet mathematician and economist: Nobel Prize in Economics 1975.
  • karyotyping — the analysis of chromosomes.
  • katabothron — an underground channel created by water erosion
  • keratoconus — a degenerative condition characterized by conical protrusion of the cornea and irregular astigmatism.
  • kinetochore — Biology. the place on either side of the centromere to which the spindle fibers are attached during cell division.
  • kinetograph — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
  • knockwursts — Plural form of knockwurst.
  • knot garden — an intricately designed flower or herb garden with plants arranged to create an interlacing pattern, sometimes with fanciful topiary and carefully tended paths.
  • knotgrasses — Plural form of knotgrass.
  • know better — be sufficiently wise
  • kort nozzle — a cylindrical fitting around a propeller, tapered inward toward the stern to increase thrust and maneuverability.
  • l-radiation — one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
  • lacerations — Plural form of laceration.
  • lacrimation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
  • lactoferrin — a glycoprotein present in milk, especially human milk, and supplying iron to suckling infants.
  • lamotrigine — An anticonvulsant drug used in the treatment of epilepsy.
  • laryngotomy — incision of the larynx.
  • latent root — characteristic root (def 2).
  • latin cross — an upright or vertical bar crossed near the top by a shorter horizontal bar.
  • latin lover — seductive Latin American man
  • latrocinium — highway robbery
  • laundromats — Plural form of laundromat.
  • lautreamont — Comte de (Isidore Lucien Ducasse) 1846–70, French poet, born in Uruguay.
  • leavenworth — a city in NE Kansas.
  • legationary — Relating to a legation.
  • leukotriene — a lipid, C 20 H 30 O 3 , produced by white blood cells in an immune response to antigens, that contributes to allergic asthma and inflammatory reactions.
  • librational — Of or pertaining to libration.
  • lignotubers — Plural form of lignotuber.
  • line editor — (tool, text)   An early kind of text editor suited to use on a teletype. The user enters editing commands which apply to the current line or some given range of lines. These include moving forward and backward through the buffer, inserting and deleting lines, substituting a string for a pattern match, and printing lines. Visual feedback is restricted to explicitly requesting the display of one or more lines, in contrast to a screen editor.
  • line vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
  • liner notes — Usually, liner notes. explanatory or interpretative notes about an audio album, as a record, CD, etc., printed on the cover or case or otherwise provided.
  • link editor — linker
  • linzertorte — a sweet pastry, often made with powdered nuts, having a filling of red jam and a lattice crust.
  • lion-hunter — a person who hunts lions, esp for sport
  • lionhearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
  • lipoprotein — any of the class of proteins that contain a lipid combined with a simple protein.
  • lipotropins — Plural form of lipotropin.
  • lobster net — a net used for catching lobsters
  • locutionary — pertaining to the act of conveying semantic content in an utterance, considered as independent of the interaction between the speaker and the listener.
  • 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.
  • loiteringly — in a loitering manner
  • lone father — a father with no wife or partner, who is bringing up a child or children
  • lone mother — a mother with no husband or partner, who is bringing up a child or children
  • lone parent — a parent who is not married and does not have a partner, who is bringing up a child or children
  • low-country — Often, Low-Country. of or relating to the Low Countries.
  • low-protein — Low-protein substances contain very little protein.
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • lunar month — month (def 5).
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