11-letter words containing o, t, l, i
- lithometeor — a mass of dry particles suspended in the atmosphere, as dust or haze.
- lithopedion — (medical) A calcium-encased foetus that occurs in ectopic abdominal pregnancies when the foetus dies and is not reabsorbed by the maternal body, whereby the maternal system encases the foreign body (foetus) in calcium to isolate it.
- lithophytes — Plural form of lithophyte.
- lithosphere — the solid portion of the earth (distinguished from atmosphere, hydrosphere).
- lithotomies — Plural form of lithotomy.
- lithotomous — of or relating to the surgical removal of a stone from the bladder
- lithotripsy — the pulverization and removal of urinary calculi using a lithotripter.
- lithotritor — a medical device used to remove kidney and bladder stones non-evasively
- litigations — the act or process of litigating: a matter that is still in litigation.
- litigatious — (rare) litigious.
- litigiously — In a litigious manner.
- litter lout — a person who tends to drop refuse in public places
- little john — a large, powerful yeoman who was a member of Robin Hood's band.
- little lion — the constellation Leo Minor.
- little rock — state in S central United States. 53,103 sq. mi. (137,537 sq. km). Capital: Little Rock. Abbreviation: AR (for use with zip code), Ark.
- littleworth — worthless; of little value
- live action — of or relating to movies, videos, and the like, that feature real performers, as distinguished from animation: A new live-action version of the classic animated film will be released later this year.
- live-action — of or relating to movies, videos, and the like, that feature real performers, as distinguished from animation: A new live-action version of the classic animated film will be released later this year.
- liver spots — a form of chloasma in which irregularly shaped light-brown spots occur on the skin.
- livingstone — David, 1813–73, Scottish missionary and explorer in Africa.
- lixiviation — to treat with a solvent; leach.
- lobectomies — Plural form of lobectomy.
- lobotomised — to perform a lobotomy on.
- lobotomized — Surgery. having undergone a lobotomy.
- lobsterlike — Resembling a lobster or some aspect of one.
- lock stitch — a sewing-machine stitch in which two threads are locked together at small intervals.
- loco citato — loc. cit.
- locomotions — Plural form of locomotion.
- locomotives — Plural form of locomotive.
- locorestive — having a tendency to rest in one place
- locust bird — any of various pratincoles, esp Glareola nordmanni (black-winged pratincole), that feed on locusts
- locutionary — pertaining to the act of conveying semantic content in an utterance, considered as independent of the interaction between the speaker and the listener.
- logarithmic — pertaining to a logarithm or logarithms.
- logistician — a person who is skilled in symbolic logic.
- 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.
- logomachist — One who starts fights about the meaning of words.
- loiteringly — in a loitering manner
- londonistan — an informal name for London, as considered by some people as a base for radical Islamists
- long-acting — sustained-release.
- long-tailed — (of an animal) having a long tail
- longanimity — patient endurance of hardship, injuries, or offense; forbearance.
- longevities — Plural form of longevity.
- longinquity — long distance; remoteness
- longlasting — Alternative form of long-lasting.
- longsighted — Alternative spelling of long-sighted.
- loop stitch — any stitch, as the chain stitch, that uses loops in the pattern or process of working.
- loosestrife — any of various plants belonging to the genus Lysimachia, of the primrose family, having clusters of usually yellow flowers, as L. vulgaris (garden loosestrife) or L. quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife)
- lost motion — motion of a machine or mechanism, especially a reciprocating one, during which no useful work is performed.
- lost pleiad — See under Pleiades (def 1).
- lost tribes — the members of the ten tribes of ancient Israel who were taken into captivity in 722 b.c. by Sargon II of Assyria and are believed never to have returned to Palestine. II Kings 17:1–23.