12-letter words containing r, e, c, o, l
- logocentrism — 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.
- loir-et-cher — a department in central France. 2479 sq. mi. (6420 sq. km). Capital: Blois.
- loop reactor — A loop reactor is a reactor in which the material is pumped round one or more vessels or stages in a continuous process.
- loriciferans — Plural form of loriciferan.
- lounge chair — a chair designed for lounging, as an easy chair, chaise longue, or recliner.
- lovecraftian — referring to or reminiscent of the work of the American fantasy and horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft (1870–1937)
- lower canada — former name of Quebec province 1791–1841.
- lower school — a school that is preparatory to one on a more advanced level.
- lower-income — earning less than average
- luteotrophic — affecting the corpus luteum.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- macrocephaly — Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
- macroclimate — the general climate of a large area, as of a continent or country.
- macroculture — The dominant culture in a society, its overculture.
- macromineral — any mineral required in the diet in relatively large amounts, especially calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.
- macronuclear — Of or pertaining to a macronucleus.
- macronucleus — the larger of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans, having a multiple set of chromosomes and functioning in cell metabolism and protein synthesis.
- majolicaware — goods made from majolica
- megalocardia — hypertrophy of the heart.
- melanochroic — Melanochroid
- melodramatic — of, like, or befitting melodrama.
- mesocortical — Of or pertaining to the mesocortex.
- metalorganic — (chemistry) organometallic.
- metaphorical — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- meteorically — of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
- meteorologic — Relating to meteorology; meteorological.
- methoxychlor — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 6 H 1 5 Cl 3 O 2 , used as an insecticide.
- metrological — the science of weights and measures.
- metronomical — a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.
- michel baron — Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), (Michel Boyron) 1653–1729, French actor.
- microbalance — a balance for weighing minute quantities of material.
- microblogger — to post very short entries, as a brief update or a photo, on a blog or social media website: A lot of people were microblogging during the crisis.
- microbubbles — a microscopic, gas-filled bubble, used especially in medicine to image blood flow, dissolve blood clots, etc.
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- microcephaly — having a head with a small braincase.
- microclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
- microculture — subculture (def 3b).
- microecology — the ecology of a microhabitat.
- microelement — Trace element.
- microlending — the lending of very small amounts of money at low interest, especially to a start-up company or self-employed person.
- micronucleus — the smaller of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans.
- microplanner — A subset of PLANNER, implemented in Lisp by Gerald Sussman et al at MIT. Its important features were goal-oriented, pattern-directed procedure invocation, an embedded knowledge base, and automatic backtracking. microPLANNER was superseded by Conniver.
- microtubules — Plural form of microtubule.
- microvessels — Plural form of microvessel.
- microwavable — Of food, that is suitable for cooking in a microwave oven.
- misrecollect — to recall to mind; recover knowledge of by memory; remember.
- mole cricket — any of several burrowing crickets of the family Gryllotalpidae that have fossorial forelegs and that feed on the roots of plants.
- mole-catcher — someone or something who catches, traps, or kills moles
- molecularity — the number of molecules or atoms that participate in an elementary process.
- mollycoddler — One who mollycoddles.