11-letter words containing r, e, n, o, l
- lens holder — a container which holds a thin curved piece of glass or plastic in place
- leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
- lepidosiren — a lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa, of the Amazon, having an eel-shaped body.
- leukotriene — a lipid, C 20 H 30 O 3 , produced by white blood cells in an immune response to antigens, that contributes to allergic asthma and inflammatory reactions.
- levorphanol — a potent synthetic narcotic analgesic, C 21 H 29 NO 7 , as the tartrate, used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain.
- lignotubers — Plural form of lignotuber.
- line editor — (tool, text) An early kind of text editor suited to use on a teletype. The user enters editing commands which apply to the current line or some given range of lines. These include moving forward and backward through the buffer, inserting and deleting lines, substituting a string for a pattern match, and printing lines. Visual feedback is restricted to explicitly requesting the display of one or more lines, in contrast to a screen editor.
- line vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
- liner notes — Usually, liner notes. explanatory or interpretative notes about an audio album, as a record, CD, etc., printed on the cover or case or otherwise provided.
- linesperson — (sports) A linesman or lineswoman.
- lingonberry — mountain cranberry.
- link editor — linker
- link loader — linker
- linzertorte — a sweet pastry, often made with powdered nuts, having a filling of red jam and a lattice crust.
- lion-hunter — a person who hunts lions, esp for sport
- lionhearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
- lipoprotein — any of the class of proteins that contain a lipid combined with a simple protein.
- lobster net — a net used for catching lobsters
- loden-green — a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- 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.
- loiteringly — in a loitering manner
- londonderry — a county in N Northern Ireland. 804 sq. mi. (2082 sq. km).
- lone father — a father with no wife or partner, who is bringing up a child or children
- lone mother — a mother with no husband or partner, who is bringing up a child or children
- lone parent — a parent who is not married and does not have a partner, who is bringing up a child or children
- long jumper — an athlete who does the long jump
- long primer — a 12-point type.
- long-haired — Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.
- longsleever — about 3/4 pint (0.35 liter) of beer.
- loriciferan — (zoology) Any of several marine animals of the phylum Loricifera.
- lose ground — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- low-protein — Low-protein substances contain very little protein.
- lower bound — an element less than or equal to all the elements in a given set: The numbers 0 and 1 are lower bounds of the set consisting of 1, 2, and 3.
- lower rhine — a section of the Rhine River between Bonn, Germany and the North Sea.
- lucy stoner — a person who advocates the retention of the maiden name by married women. Compare Stone (def 5).
- luminophore — a molecule or group of molecules that emits light when illuminated.
- lumpenprole — a member of the lumpenproletariat.
- lunar rover — a wire-wheeled, battery-powered vehicle used by Apollo astronauts to explore the moon's surface.
- luoravetlan — Chukotian.
- luteotropin — prolactin.
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- macronuclei — Plural form of macronucleus.
- mailpersons — Plural form of mailperson.
- malonylurea — barbituric acid.
- manila rope — rope made from Manila hemp.
- manorialize — to bring under manorialism.
- mantelboard — mantel.
- mantle rock — the layer of disintegrated and decomposed rock fragments, including soil, just above the solid rock of the earth's crust; regolith.
- melanochroi — a postulated subdivision of the Caucasoid race, characterized by dark hair and pale complexion
- melanoderma — (pathology) An unusual darkening of the skin.