11-letter words containing o, c, e, l
- knoop scale — a scale of hardness based on the indentation made in the material to be tested by a diamond point.
- knucklebone — (in humans) any of the bones forming a knuckle of a finger.
- kohl pencil — a thin cylindrical cosmetic instrument used to darken the area around the eyes
- la chorrera — a city in central Panama, just W of the Panama Canal.
- la rochelle — a department in W France. 2792 sq. mi. (7230 sq. km). Capital: La Rochelle.
- labefaction — Deterioration or downfall.
- labor force — work force.
- lace pillow — pillow (def 3).
- lacerations — Plural form of laceration.
- lackey moth — a bombycid moth, Malacosoma neustria, whose brightly striped larvae live at first in a communal web often on fruit trees, of which they may become a pest
- lacquerwork — lacquered wood, often with ivory inlays
- lactiferous — producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
- lactoferrin — a glycoprotein present in milk, especially human milk, and supplying iron to suckling infants.
- lactometers — Plural form of lactometer.
- lake school — Lake Poets.
- lamellicorn — having antennae with lamellate terminal segments, as beetles of the group Lamellicornia, including the scarabaeids and stag beetles.
- 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.
- land office — a government office for the transaction of business relating to public lands.
- langue d'oc — the Romance language of medieval southern France: developed into modern Provençal.
- laparectomy — excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.
- laparoscope — a flexible fiberoptic instrument, passed through a small incision in the abdominal wall and equipped with biopsy forceps, an obturator, scissors or the like, with which to examine the abdominal cavity or perform minor surgery.
- larcenously — In a larcenous manner.
- latticework — work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.
- launch shoe — an attachment to an aircraft from which a missile is launched
- law society — association of lawyers
- leaf blotch — a symptom or phase of certain especially fungal diseases of plants, characterized by necrotic discoloration of the leaves.
- leap second — Coordinated Universal Time
- lecherously — given to or characterized by lechery; lustful.
- lecythiform — (biology, mycology) shaped like a bowling pin, a flask, or a bottle.
- legacy code — legacy system
- legal costs — the costs of a court action; the judge decides which side should pay them
- lemon juice — citrus juice from lemons
- lemon stick — a lemon half with a peppermint stick stuck in it, through which the lemon juice is sucked.
- leoncavallo — Ruggiero [rood-je-raw] /rudˈdʒɛ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1919, Italian operatic composer and librettist.
- leptocercal — having a long thin tail
- leptodactyl — leptodactylous
- leptokurtic — (of a frequency distribution) being more concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
- leucocratic — (of a rock) composed mainly of light-colored minerals.
- leucodermia — leucoderma
- leuconychia — White discoloration appearing on nails. Also known as white nails.
- leucoplakia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- leucoplasia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- leucoplasts — Plural form of leucoplast.
- leucorrhoea — a white or yellowish discharge of mucous material from the vagina, often an indication of infection
- leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
- leukoplakic — Relating to leukoplakia.
- levoglucose — a sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , having several optically different forms, the common dextrorotatory form (dextroglucose, or -glucose) occurring in many fruits, animal tissues and fluids, etc., and having a sweetness about one half that of ordinary sugar, and the rare levorotatory form (levoglucose, or -glucose) not naturally occurring.
- lichenology — the branch of biology that studies lichens.
- line vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.