11-letter words containing r, o, s, a, l
- isometrical — Dated form of isometric.
- isopropanol — isopropyl alcohol.
- isospectral — (mathematics) Having the same spectrum.
- journalists — Plural form of journalist.
- juan carlos — King (Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor María de Borbón y Borbón) born 1938, Spanish monarch, born in Italy: king since 1975.
- juan flores — Juan José [hwahn haw-se] /ʰwɑn hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1800–64, Ecuadorian general and statesman: president 1830–35, 1839–45.
- kaiser roll — a rounded, unsweetened roll, formed by folding the corners of a square of dough toward the center, often sprinkled with poppy seeds before baking.
- keratolysis — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- kiloparsecs — Plural form of kiloparsec.
- kleptocrats — Plural form of kleptocrat.
- kosher salt — a coarse-grained salt with no additives, used especially to draw out the blood from meat to make it kosher.
- labor pains — childbirth: contractions
- laboriously — requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- laborsaving — designed or intended to reduce or replace human labor: The dishwasher is a laborsaving device.
- lacerations — Plural form of laceration.
- lacrimators — Plural form of lacrimator.
- lactiferous — producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
- lactometers — Plural form of lactometer.
- lady's room — ladies' room
- lake forest — a city in NE Illinois, N of Chicago, on Lake Michigan.
- landholders — Plural form of landholder.
- landlordism — the practice under which privately owned property is leased or rented to others for occupancy or cultivation.
- languourous — Alternative form of languorous.
- 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.
- larcenously — In a larcenous manner.
- larviparous — producing larvae, as certain insects and mollusks.
- larvivorous — feeding on larvae; larva-eating.
- 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
- last resort — desperate recourse
- lateritious — of the color of brick; brick-red.
- latin cross — an upright or vertical bar crossed near the top by a shorter horizontal bar.
- latirostral — (of a bird) having a broad beak
- laundromats — Plural form of laundromat.
- lay to rest — the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep: a good night's rest.
- lazar house — (formerly) a hospital for persons with infectious diseases, esp leprosy
- leafhoppers — Plural form of leafhopper.
- leaseholder — a tenant under a lease.
- least-worst — bad but better than any available alternative
- legionaries — Plural form of legionary.
- legislators — Plural form of legislator.
- lemon grass — any of several lemon-scented grasses of the genus Cymbopogon, especially C. citratus, of tropical regions, yielding lemon-grass oil.
- lemon shark — a common shallow-water shark, Negaprion brevirostris, having a yellowish body and inhabiting inshore regions of the Atlantic from North Carolina to Brazil.
- leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
- lepromatous — the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- leprosarium — a hospital for the treatment of lepers.
- leptospiral — relating to, caused by, or characteristic of leptospires
- liposarcoma — (medicine) Any malignant tumour that originates in adipose tissue.
- liquidators — Plural form of liquidator.
- lithographs — Plural form of lithograph.