11-letter words containing s, c, o, n
- liposuction — the surgical withdrawal of excess fat from local areas under the skin by means of a small incision and vacuum suctioning.
- locomotions — Plural form of locomotion.
- locust bean — carob.
- logicalness — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- logistician — a person who is skilled in symbolic logic.
- long splice — a splice for forming a united rope narrow enough to pass through a block, made by unlaying the ends of two ropes for a considerable distance, overlapping the strands so as to make pairs of one strand from each rope, unlaying one of each pair, twisting the other strand into its place in the united rope, and tucking the yarns of the unlaid strand separately into place.
- lost colony — a settlement of British colonists whom Walter Raleigh sent to Roanoke Island (now part of North Carolina) in 1587 and of whom no trace was found after 1591.
- low-scoring — (of a sports match) having, getting, or ending in a low score
- lucy stoner — a person who advocates the retention of the maiden name by married women. Compare Stone (def 5).
- lunch-hooks — Usually, lunchhooks. hands.
- lychnoscope — lowside window.
- machinators — Plural form of machinator.
- macintoshes — Plural form of macintosh.
- magnificoes — Plural form of magnifico.
- main course — Nautical. a square mainsail.
- malcontents — Plural form of malcontent.
- marchioness — marquise (defs 1, 2).
- masculation — Making masculine; giving male characteristics.
- mass action — Mass action is the effect when continuously adding reactants (= substances that are used in a reaction) to a reaction causes it to generate products continuously.
- mastication — The process of chewing.
- matronymics — Plural form of matronymic.
- mecopterans — Plural form of mecopteran.
- medications — Plural form of medication.
- melanocytes — Plural form of melanocyte.
- menoschesis — suppression of menstruation.
- menthaceous — belonging to the Menthaceae, a former name for the plant family Labiatae.
- mesocranial — mesocephalic
- mesocyclone — a small cyclone that arises near a thunderstorm and is sometimes associated with the occurrence of tornadoes.
- mesognathic — having medium, slightly protruding jaws.
- mesonephric — one of the three embryonic excretory organs of vertebrates, becoming the functional kidney of fishes and amphibians and becoming part of the tubules or ductules in the reproductive systems of higher vertebrates.
- micro saint — (simulation) A general purpose simulation tool from US company Micro Analysis and Design.
- microfungus — A fungus in which no sexual process has been observed or in which the reproductive organs are microscopic.
- microgreens — the shoots of young salad plants, served as a vegetable dish
- microinches — Plural form of microinch.
- micronesian — of or relating to Micronesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- microphones — Plural form of microphone.
- microsecond — a unit of time equal to one millionth of a second. Symbol: μsec.
- microsensor — a miniature electronic device used to detect changes in the environment.
- midsections — Plural form of midsection.
- millisecond — one thousandth of a second. Abbreviation: msec.
- mince words — speak tentatively, tactfully
- mini-course — a brief intensive course of study
- minicourses — Plural form of minicourse.
- minor scale — Also called harmonic minor scale. a scale having half steps between the second and third, fifth and sixth, and seventh and eighth degrees, with whole steps for the other intervals.
- misbecoming — Present participle of misbecome.
- miscegenous — Of, pertaining to, or being miscegenation; interracial (said primarily of marriages and other sexual or romantic relationships).
- miscitation — an erroneous citation
- misconceive — Fail to understand correctly.
- misconstrue — to misunderstand the meaning of; take in a wrong sense; misinterpret.
- miscounting — Present participle of miscount.