10-letter words containing n, u, l
- lawrencium — a synthetic, radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Lr; atomic number: 103.
- lazy susan — a revolving tray for foods, condiments, etc., placed usually at the center of a dining table.
- lebensraum — additional territory considered by a nation, especially Nazi Germany, to be necessary for national survival or for the expansion of trade.
- leeuwarden — a province in the N Netherlands. 1431 sq. mi. (3705 sq. km). Capital: Leeuwarden.
- leguminous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or bearing legumes.
- lemon curd — lemon paste made with eggs and sugar
- lenocinium — tacit encouragement of, or assent to, adultery committed by one's partner
- lenticular — of or relating to a lens.
- lentil cut — a cabochon cut in which the upper and lower portions of the stone are identical.
- lentivirus — any slow virus of the genus Lentivirus, of the retrovirus family, causing brain disease in sheep and other animals.
- leprechaun — a dwarf or sprite.
- leucocidin — an exotoxin, produced by bacteria, that destroys leucocytes
- leucomaine — any of a group of toxic amines produced during animal metabolism
- leucopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leukopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leukopenic — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- lev landau — Lev Davidovich [lyef duh-vye-duh-vyich] /ˈlyɛf dʌˈvyɛ də vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1908–68, Russian scientist: Nobel Prize in Physics 1962.
- leverkusen — a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany, on the Rhine.
- libidinous — full of sexual lust; lustful; lewd; lascivious.
- licensures — the granting of licenses, especially to engage in professional practice.
- licentious — sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd.
- lie around — sb: lounge idly
- lieutenant — Military. first lieutenant. second lieutenant.
- ligamentum — ligament.
- lighten up — be less serious
- lignotuber — (botany) A starchy enlargement (caudex), usually of a root, of a woody plant, serving to store water.
- limousines — Plural form of limousine.
- lin yutang — (Lin Yü-t'ang) 1895–1976, Chinese author and philologist.
- line gauge — a printer's ruler, usually marked off in points, picas, agates, and inches, and sometimes also in centimeters.
- line judge — an official in football, volleyball, tennis, etc who assists the referee by judging whether a ball has gone out of play
- linguiform — having the shape of a tongue; tongue-shaped.
- linguister — an interpreter
- linguistic — of or relating to linguistics.
- linguistry — the study of language
- lions club — any of the local clubs that form the International Association of Lions Clubs, formed in the US in 1917 to foster local and international good relations and service to the community
- lipofuscin — any of several brown pigments similar to melanin that accumulate in animal cells with age and are products of oxidation of lipids and lipoproteins.
- liquefying — Present participle of liquefy; Alternative spelling of liquifying.
- liquescent — becoming liquid; melting.
- liquidness — The quality of being liquid (flowing state of matter).
- liquifying — Present participle of liquify.
- lisianthus — Eustoma grandiflorum, now Eustoma exaltatum subsp. russellianum, a flowering plant.
- litchi nut — the brownish, dried litchi fruit.
- lithuanian — of or relating to Lithuania, its inhabitants, or their language.
- litiginous — (rare) litigious.
- loan value — the highest amount of money that can be borrowed against a life-insurance policy, based on the cash value of the policy.
- lobulation — consisting of, divided into, or having lobes.
- loculament — (botany) The cell of a pericarp in which the seed is lodged.
- long house — a communal dwelling, especially of the Iroquois and various other North American Indian peoples, consisting of a wooden, bark-covered framework often as much as 100 feet (30.5 meters) in length.
- long purse — wealth; riches
- longaevous — long-lived