12-letter words containing r, e, c, o, l
- intercostals — Plural form of intercostal.
- interlocking — to fit into each other, as parts of machinery, so that all action is synchronized.
- interlocular — having one or more locules.
- interlocuter — A person who participates in a conversation.
- interlocutor — a person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue.
- internucleon — internuclear
- intervocalic — (usually of a consonant) immediately following a vowel and preceding a vowel, as the v in cover.
- intolerances — Plural form of intolerance.
- ironicalness — The quality of being ironical.
- irreciprocal — not reciprocal
- irreconciled — not reconciled, esp with God
- irreflection — lack of careful or long consideration
- ischiorectal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the region between the rectum and the ischial tuberosity.
- jaculiferous — having dartlike spines.
- japan clover — a drought-resistant bush clover, Lespedeza striata, of the legume family, introduced to the southern Atlantic states from Asia, having numerous tiny trifoliate leaves valued for pasturage and hay.
- jocularities — the state or quality of being jocular.
- joliot-curie — Irène [ee-ren] /iˈrɛn/ (Show IPA), (Irène Curie) 1897–1956, French nuclear physicist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1935 (daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie).
- junior clerk — a clerk of low rank
- killer micro — [Popularised by Eugene Brooks] A microprocessor-based machine that infringes on mini, mainframe, or supercomputer performance turf. Often heard in "No one will survive the attack of the killer micros!", the battle cry of the downsizers. Used especially of RISC architectures. The popularity of the phrase "attack of the killer micros" is doubtless reinforced by the movie title "Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes" (one of the canonical examples of so-bad-it's-wonderful among hackers). This has even more flavour now that killer micros have gone on the offensive not just individually (in workstations) but in hordes (within massively parallel computers).
- kilocalories — Plural form of kilocalorie.
- kleptocratic — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- labour force — The labour force consists of all the people who are able to work in a country or area, or all the people who work for a particular company.
- lactoprotein — any protein existing in milk.
- ladder logic — (programming) Source code formatted in two columns with conditions on the left that lead to outputs on the right: if (c1) s1 else if (c2) s2 else if (c3) s3 ... (2007-03-15)
- lane closure — the closing of a lane on a motorway
- laparoscopes — Plural form of laparoscope.
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
- laticiferous — bearing or containing latex.
- lay a course — to sail on a planned course without tacking
- le corbusier — (Charles Édouard Jeanneret) 1887–1965, Swiss architect in France.
- leader block — Nautical. lead block.
- lectionaries — Plural form of lectionary.
- lecture room — conference hall
- leif ericson — Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- leiotrichous — Having smooth hair.
- leper colony — a place where people who have leprosy live in quarantine
- lesser ionic — Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- letter stock — unregistered stock sold privately by a company so as not to have a negative effect on the price of its publicly traded stock.
- lever-action — (of a rifle) having a lever action.
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- lie detector — a polygraph used to determine changes in certain body activities, as blood pressure, pulse, breathing, and perspiration, the results of which may be interpreted to indicate the truth or falsity of a person's answers under questioning.
- lime cordial — a drink made from sweetened lime juice and plain or carbonated water
- lincolnshire — a county in E England. 2272 sq. mi. (5885 sq. km).
- line officer — a military or naval officer serving with combatant units or warships, as distinguished from a staff officer, supply officer, etc.
- linear logic — (theory) A logic invented by Girard in 1987 that can be used in proofs related to resource usage.
- lithospheric — Of or pertaining to the lithosphere.
- loan officer — a bank employee who helps would-be borrowers get a loan
- locker plant — an establishment for storing food under refrigeration, containing lockers for renting to individual users.
- locoregional — Restricted to a localized region of the body.