11-letter words containing p, o, l
- labor pains — childbirth: contractions
- labor party — one of the chief political parties of Australia, generally supporting the interests of organized labour
- labour camp — A labour camp is a kind of prison, where the prisoners are forced to do hard, physical work, usually outdoors.
- lace pillow — pillow (def 3).
- ladderproof — unable to ladder; resistant against undoing (of a line of interconnected stitches) as by snagging
- lagomorphic — Shaped like a hare.
- lalapalooza — lollapalooza.
- lamprophony — loudness and clarity of voice.
- lamprophyre — any dark intrusive rock in which dark minerals occur both as phenocrysts and as groundmass.
- lampworking — the method or process of producing articles made of glass tubes or rods formed or shaped while softened by the flame of a lamp or blast lamp.
- 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.
- laparoscopy — examination of the abdominal cavity or performance of minor abdominal surgery using a laparoscope.
- lapilliform — shaped like a pebble
- lappet moth — a large purple-brown hairy eggar moth, Gastropacha quercifolia, whose grey furry caterpillars have lappets on each flank
- larviparous — producing larvae, as certain insects and mollusks.
- laser proof — a print proof of an element of a page printed out on a laser printer, so as to give an almost accurate preview of the final printout
- lasiocampid — (zoology) Any member of the Lasiocampidae.
- last gospel — in the order of service for the Mass, the final reading of a Gospel lesson.
- leaf-hopper — any of numerous leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cicadellidae that suck plant juices, many being serious crop pests.
- leafhoppers — Plural form of leafhopper.
- leap second — Coordinated Universal Time
- leapfrogged — Simple past tense and past participle of leapfrog.
- leapfrogger — One who leapfrogs.
- leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
- leopold iii — 1901–83, king of Belgium 1934–51 (son of Albert I).
- leper house — a hospital for lepers; leprosarium.
- lepidoptera — the order comprising the lepidopterous insects.
- lepidoptery — the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths.
- lepidosiren — a lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa, of the Amazon, having an eel-shaped body.
- lepromatous — the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- leprosarium — a hospital for the treatment of lepers.
- leptocercal — having a long thin tail
- leptodactyl — leptodactylous
- leptokurtic — (of a frequency distribution) being more concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
- leptospiral — relating to, caused by, or characteristic of leptospires
- lesson plan — outline of teaching session
- letter drop — (in a door or partition) a slot through which letters can be pushed.
- 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.
- leukoplakia — 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.
- leukoplakic — Relating to leukoplakia.
- leukoplasia — 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.
- levorphanol — a potent synthetic narcotic analgesic, C 21 H 29 NO 7 , as the tartrate, used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain.
- light opera — operetta.
- limit point — accumulation point.
- linesperson — (sports) A linesman or lineswoman.
- lip molding — a bead surrounding the opening of a drawer.
- lipoatrophy — (medicine) The loss of subcutaneous fatty tissue.