10-letter words containing o, n, a, c, l
- local loan — (in Britain) a loan issued by a local government authority
- local sign — the information from a receptor in the eye or the skin signifying respectively a direction in space or a given point on the body
- local wind — one of a number of winds that are influenced predominantly by the topographic features of a relatively small region.
- localising — Present participle of localise.
- localizing — Present participle of localize.
- locational — a place of settlement, activity, or residence: This town is a good location for a young doctor.
- loch raven — a town in central Maryland, near Baltimore.
- loculament — (botany) The cell of a pericarp in which the seed is lodged.
- long beach — a city in SW California, S of Los Angeles: a seaside resort.
- long march — the 6000-mile (9654-km) retreat of the Chinese Communist Party and Red Army from southeastern China (Jiangxi province) to the northwest (Yanan in Shaanxi province) in 1934–35, during which Mao Zedong became leader of the Communist party.
- long-chain — pertaining to molecules composed of long chains of atoms, or polymers composed of long chains of monomers.
- long-coats — dress-like garments formerly worn by a baby
- long-faced — having an unhappy or gloomy expression; glum.
- lord acton — Lord (John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron) 1834–1902, English historian.
- lorication — the act of covering with a protective coating
- lounge car — club car.
- lucanthone — A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
- lunchwagon — a small bus, truck, or other vehicle outfitted for selling or for serving light meals and snacks to the public.
- macro lens — a lens used to bring into focus objects very close to the camera.
- maculation — the act of spotting.
- malcontent — not satisfied or content with currently prevailing conditions or circumstances.
- mamoncillo — the genip, Melicoccus bijugatus.
- matrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- mcgonagall — William. 1830–?1902, Scottish writer of doggerel, noted for its bathos, repetitive rhymes, poor scansion, and ludicrous effect
- melaconite — the massive variety of tenorite
- melancholy — sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
- melanocyte — a cell producing and containing melanin.
- melomaniac — One with an abnormal fondness of music.
- methanolic — Submersed or dissolved in, or obtained with the use of methanol.
- microlenat — /mi:"-kroh-len"-*t/ The unit of bogosity, written uL; the consensus is that this is the largest unit practical for everyday use. The microLenat, originally invented by David Jefferson, was promulgated as an attack against noted computer scientist Doug Lenat by a tenured graduate student at CMU. Doug had failed the student on an important exam for giving only "AI is bogus" as his answer to the questions. The slur is generally considered unmerited, but it has become a running gag nevertheless. Some of Doug's friends argue that *of course* a microLenat is bogus, since it is only one millionth of a Lenat. Others have suggested that the unit should be redesignated after the grad student, as the microReid.
- microloans — Plural form of microloan.
- microtonal — (music) Of, relating to, or written using microtones.
- mnemonical — Assisting in memory; mnemonic.
- monarchial — pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a monarch: monarchal pomp.
- monastical — Alternative form of monastic.
- monoclinal — noting, pertaining to, or composed of strata dipping in only one direction.
- monoclonal — pertaining to cells or cell products derived from a single clone.
- monoculars — Plural form of monocular.
- monoracial — Of a single race (ethnicity).
- monothecal — having a sole compartment or cell
- mont blanc — Jean Joseph Charles Louis [zhahn zhaw-zef sharl lwee] /ʒɑ̃ ʒɔˈzɛf ʃarl lwi/ (Show IPA), 1811–82, French socialist and historian.
- mooncalves — Plural form of mooncalf.
- napoleonic — pertaining to, resembling, or suggestive of Napoleon I, or, less often, Napoleon III, or their dynasty: the Napoleonic era; a Napoleonic attitude toward one's employees.
- narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- necrolater — a person who worships the dead
- necrolatry — worship of the dead.
- nectocalyx — the swimming bell of a jellyfish
- neoclassic — (sometimes initial capital letter) belonging or pertaining to a revival of classic styles or something that is held to resemble classic styles, as in art, literature, music, or architecture.
- neological — neologism.
- neoplastic — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.