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11-letter words containing s, e, t, l

  • invalidates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of invalidate.
  • invigilates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of invigilate.
  • ipsilateral — pertaining to, situated on, or affecting the same side of the body: ipsilateral paralysis.
  • irresilient — Not resilient; not recoiling or rebounding; inelastic.
  • isallotherm — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature variations within a given period of time.
  • isenthalpic — pertaining to or characterized by constant enthalpy.
  • isobutylene — a colorless, very volatile liquid or flammable gas, C 4 H 8 , used chiefly in the manufacture of butyl rubber.
  • isoelectric — of, relating to, or having the same electric potential.
  • isolecithal — homolecithal.
  • isometrical — Dated form of isometric.
  • isospectral — (mathematics) Having the same spectrum.
  • israelitish — of or relating to the Israelites; Hebrew.
  • joggle post — a wooden king post having notches or raised areas for receiving and supporting the feet of struts.
  • justiceable — Liable to trial in a court of justice.
  • justiciable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.
  • justifiable — capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
  • keratolysis — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
  • kernel smut — a disease of sorghum and other grasses in which the grains are replaced by the black spores of a smut fungus, especially of the genera Tilletia and Ustilago.
  • kettle base — a bombé base to a piece of furniture.
  • kettledrums — a drum consisting of a hollow hemisphere of brass, copper, or fiberglass over which is stretched a skin, the tension of which can be modified by hand screws or foot pedals to vary the pitch.
  • khmelnitsky — a city in W Ukraine, SW of Kiev.
  • kinetoplast — A mass of mitochondrial DNA lying close to the nucleus in some flagellate protozoa.
  • kittenishly — In a kittenish manner.
  • kleene star — (text)   (Or "Kleene closure", named after Stephen Kleene) The postfix "*" operator used in regular expressions, Extended Backus-Naur Form, and similar formalisms to specify a match for zero or more occurrences of the preceding expression. For example, the regular expression "be*t" would match the string "bt", "bet", "beet", "beeeeet", and so on.
  • 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.
  • kostelanetz — André [ahn-drey] /ˈɑn dreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1901–80, U.S. orchestra conductor and pianist, born in Russia.
  • kulturkreis — formerly, a complex of related cultural traits assumed to diffuse or radiate outward as a unit in concentric waves or circles.
  • lacerations — Plural form of laceration.
  • lack-luster — lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.
  • lactiferous — producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
  • lactometers — Plural form of lactometer.
  • lake forest — a city in NE Illinois, N of Chicago, on Lake Michigan.
  • lancet fish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
  • landsknecht — a European mercenary foot soldier of the 16th century, armed with a pike or halberd.
  • landsteiner — Karl [kahrl;; German kahrl] /kɑrl;; German kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1868–1943, Austrian pathologist in the U.S.: Nobel Prize 1930.
  • langoustine — a large prawn, Nephrops norvegicus, used for food.
  • languescent — becoming languid
  • lanternfish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
  • lanthanides — Plural form of lanthanide.
  • lapidescent — in the process of changing into stone
  • laser light — light which is generated by a laser
  • laser sight — a device on a firearm that uses a laser to pinpoint impact.
  • last breath — When someone takes their last breath, they die.
  • last gospel — in the order of service for the Mass, the final reading of a Gospel lesson.
  • last minute — the time just preceding a deadline or when some decisive action must be taken.
  • last resort — desperate recourse
  • last supper — the supper of Jesus and His disciples on the eve of His Crucifixion. Compare Lord's Supper (def 1).
  • last-minute — the time just preceding a deadline or when some decisive action must be taken.
  • lastingness — The property of lasting; duration, permanence.
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