10-letter words containing r, e, s, t, o
- kerbstones — Plural form of kerbstone.
- ketotriose — (carbohydrate) Any ketose having three carbon atoms; in reality, only dihydroxyacetone.
- keystrokes — Plural form of keystroke.
- kicksorter — a multichannel pulse-height analyser used esp to distinguish between isotopes by sorting their characteristic pulses (kicks)
- kiloliters — Plural form of kiloliter.
- kilolitres — Plural form of kilolitre.
- kilometers — a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile. Abbreviation: km.
- kilometres — Plural form of kilometre.
- koeksister — (South Africa) A traditional Malay confection consisting of a deep-fried twisted or plaited doughnut dipped in syrup immediately after cooking.
- lakefronts — Plural form of lakefront.
- lanosterol — a sterol, C 30 H 50 O, formed from squalene epoxide, that is a precursor in the biosynthesis of cholesterol and is a component of lanolin.
- late hours — rising and going to bed later than is usual
- latecomers — Plural form of latecomer.
- lattermost — latest; last.
- lavatories — Plural form of lavatory.
- lazarettos — Plural form of lazaretto.
- le creusot — a city in E central France.
- lead story — the principal story in a newspaper
- lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.
- legislator — a person who gives or makes laws.
- leominster — a city in N Massachusetts.
- leptospira — any of several spirally shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Leptospira, certain species of which are pathogenic for human beings.
- leptospire — Any bacterium of the genus Leptospira.
- liberators — a four-engined heavy bomber widely used over Europe and the Mediterranean by the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. Symbol: B-24.
- life story — an account of all the events that happened to someone during their life
- line storm — equinoctial storm.
- literosity — the condition of being affectedly literary
- liver spot — a dark brown skin spot, usually caused by sun exposure
- liverworts — Plural form of liverwort.
- loadmaster — an aircrew member responsible for the loading and stowage of cargo aboard an aircraft.
- lobstering — the act, process, or business of capturing lobsters.
- lobsterman — a person who traps lobsters.
- lobstermen — Plural form of lobsterman.
- lockmaster — one in charge of a canal lock
- longstreet — James, 1821–1904, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
- loremaster — (chiefly, fantasy) A wise person with knowledge of history, genealogy and ancient poetry and possibly magic as well.
- lorgnettes — Plural form of lorgnette.
- lose heart — to become despondent or disillusioned (over something)
- lose track — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- lost river — a river that flows into an underground passage or sinkhole.
- louseworts — Plural form of lousewort.
- love story — story about a romantic relationship
- lovestruck — Alternative spelling of love-struck.
- lower mast — the lowermost spar of a compound mast, stepped in the hull of a vessel and carrying a topmast and any other upper spars.
- lumisterol — a steroid compound produced when ergosterol is exposed to ultraviolet radiation. Formula: C28H44O
- macrocytes — Plural form of macrocyte.
- maelstroms — Plural form of maelstrom.
- magnetrons — Plural form of magnetron.
- main store — main memory
- majorettes — Plural form of majorette.