11-letter words containing s, h, i, l
- lithographs — Plural form of lithograph.
- lithologist — One who studies lithology.
- lithophytes — Plural form of lithophyte.
- lithosphere — the solid portion of the earth (distinguished from atmosphere, hydrosphere).
- lithotomies — Plural form of lithotomy.
- lithotomous — of or relating to the surgical removal of a stone from the bladder
- lithotripsy — the pulverization and removal of urinary calculi using a lithotripter.
- liu shao qi — 1898–1974, Chinese Communist statesman; chairman of the People's Republic of China (1959–68); deposed during the Cultural Revolution
- livelihoods — Plural form of livelihood.
- lizard fish — any of several large-mouthed fishes of the family Synodontidae, having a lizardlike head.
- lobachevski — Nikoˈlai Iˈvanovich (nikɔˈlaɪ iˈvɑnɔvɪtʃ ) ; nēk^ōlīˈ ēväˈn^ōvich) 1793-1856; Russ. mathematician
- lock stitch — a sewing-machine stitch in which two threads are locked together at small intervals.
- logomachies — Plural form of logomachy.
- logomachist — One who starts fights about the meaning of words.
- longshoring — the work or occupation of a longshoreman.
- longsighted — Alternative spelling of long-sighted.
- loop stitch — any stitch, as the chain stitch, that uses loops in the pattern or process of working.
- loudhailers — Plural form of loudhailer.
- loutishness — The state or quality of being loutish, of behaving like a lout.
- lower sixth — the first year of the sixth form
- lüdenscheid — a city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia: manufacturing centre for aluminium and plastics. Pop: 79 829 (2003 est)
- lukewarmish — fairly or somewhat lukewarm
- lumpishness — The property of being lumpish.
- luskishness — the state or condition of being luskish
- lutheranism — of or relating to Luther, adhering to his doctrines, or belonging to one of the Protestant churches that bear his name.
- lymphokines — Plural form of lymphokine.
- lyophilised — (of tissue, blood, serum, or the like) to dry by freezing in a high vacuum.
- lyssophobia — a pathological fear of going insane.
- malt whisky — whisky, as Scotch, made entirely from malted barley.
- manchineels — Plural form of manchineel.
- marshalling — a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies. Compare field marshal.
- marshalship — The position or role of a marshal.
- mechanicals — (US) mechanical fixtures and fittings.
- meliphagous — feeding on honey
- melpomenish — Tragic; relating to tragedy in a literary or theatrical work.
- mesophilous — (of bacteria) growing best at moderate temperatures, between 25°C and 40°C.
- mesophyllic — (botany) Of or pertaining to the mesophyll of a leaf.
- mesothelial — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the mesothelium.
- mesothelium — epithelium of mesodermal origin, which lines the body cavities.
- met-english — A Fortran-like language designed at Metropolitan Life in the early 1960s. It had support for variable-length bit fields. Most MetLife DP in the 1960s and 1970s was in Met-English. It was originally developed for Honeywell machines, but many programs still run under IBM MVS via a Honeywell emulator.
- metalsmiths — Plural form of metalsmith.
- microlights — Plural form of microlight.
- microphylls — Plural form of microphyll.
- milch glass — milk glass.
- mill chisel — a woodworking chisel having a blade more than 8 inches (20 cm) long.
- millwrights — Plural form of millwright.
- mirthlessly — In a mirthless manner; sadly.
- misch metal — a pyrophoric alloy, containing approximately 50 percent cerium and 45 percent lanthanum, made from a mixture of various rare-earth chlorides by electrolysis.
- mishallowed — falsely hallowed or revered
- mishandling — to handle badly; maltreat: to mishandle a dog.