11-letter words containing n, u, l
- leg-pulling — the act of performing practical jokes
- lemon juice — citrus juice from lemons
- lenard tube — an early cathode-ray tube having at the end opposite the cathode a window of thin glass or metal allowing cathode rays (Lenard rays) to pass out into the atmosphere.
- lenat, doug — Doug Lenat
- lens turret — a rotating device on a camera for bringing any of several lenses in front of the shutter.
- lenticulate — to impress lenticules on the surface of (film).
- lentiginous — of or relating to a lentigo.
- leprechauns — a dwarf or sprite.
- leuconychia — White discoloration appearing on nails. Also known as white nails.
- leukaemogen — a substance or agent which promotes the development of leukaemia
- leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
- 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.
- lianyungang — a city in NE Jiangsu province, in E China.
- lienyunkang — Lianyungang.
- lieutenancy — the office, authority, incumbency, or jurisdiction of a lieutenant.
- lieutenants — Plural form of lieutenant.
- ligamentous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or forming a ligament.
- lignicolous — growing or living on or in wood
- lignivorous — xylophagous.
- lignotubers — Plural form of lignotuber.
- lilliputian — extremely small; tiny; diminutive.
- lime burner — a person who makes lime by burning or calcining limestone, shells, etc.
- lindenhurst — a village on central Long Island, in SE New York.
- line squall — a squall advancing along a front that forms a more or less definite line.
- line-hauler — a heavy-duty truck suitable for line-haul transportation.
- linguaphile — a language and word lover.
- linguistics — the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics.
- lion-hunter — a person who hunts lions, esp for sport
- liposuction — the surgical withdrawal of excess fat from local areas under the skin by means of a small incision and vacuum suctioning.
- liquescency — The quality or state of being liquescent.
- liquidating — Present participle of liquidate.
- liquidation — the process of realizing upon assets and of discharging liabilities in concluding the affairs of a business, estate, etc.
- liquidising — Present participle of liquidise.
- lithogenous — of or relating to organisms, as coral, that secrete stony deposits.
- living soul — person
- living unit — a dwelling intended for use by one household.
- 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.
- loll around — If you loll around or loll about, you enjoy yourself by sitting or lying in a relaxed way.
- londonesque — resembling or characteristic of London, England.
- long jumper — an athlete who does the long jump
- long radius — the distance from the centre of a regular polygon to a vertex
- longanimous — Long-suffering; patient; showing self-control and restraint.
- longicaudal — having a long tail; macrutous.
- longinquity — long distance; remoteness
- longissimus — (anatomy) The muscle lateral to the semispinalis; the longest subdivision of the sacrospinalis that extends forward into the transverse processes of the posterior cervical vertebrae.
- look around — examine surrounding area
- loony tunes — Informal. loony1 .
- loony-tunes — Informal. loony1 .
- loop fusion — loop combination