10-letter words containing s, i, a, l, o
- labionasal — articulated with the lips and given resonance in the nasal cavity, as m.
- labourious — Lb nonstandard Alternative form of from=UK.
- laccoliths — Plural form of laccolith.
- laconicism — laconic brevity.
- lactosuria — the presence of lactose in the urine
- lamingtons — Plural form of lamington.
- lampoonist — One who lampoons.
- langostino — langoustine.
- laniferous — wool-bearing: sheep and other laniferous animals.
- lanuginose — covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
- lanuginous — covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
- lascivious — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
- laudations — Plural form of laudation.
- lavatories — Plural form of lavatory.
- laviscious — (nonstandard) Lascivious.
- legislator — a person who gives or makes laws.
- leiomyomas — Plural form of leiomyoma.
- leontiasis — a lionlike facial distortion.
- leptospira — any of several spirally shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Leptospira, certain species of which are pathogenic for human beings.
- liaisoning — Present participle of liaison.
- 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.
- liliaceous — of or like the lily.
- lineswoman — a female official, as in tennis, soccer, ice hockey, and football, who assists the referee.
- linoleates — Plural form of linoleate.
- lipomatous — a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- lithoclast — an instrument used to break up bladder stones
- lithophysa — a cavity or hollow found in volcanic rocks, caused by expanding gas
- litigators — Plural form of litigator.
- liu shaoqi — 1898–1973, Chinese Communist leader: head of state 1959–66.
- loan-shift — change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning “profession” to the word calling through the influence of Latin vocātio.
- local sign — the information from a receptor in the eye or the skin signifying respectively a direction in space or a given point on the body
- localising — Present participle of localise.
- localities — Plural form of locality.
- localizers — Plural form of localizer.
- logarithms — Plural form of logarithm.
- logistical — of or relating to logistics.
- lombrosian — of or relating to the doctrine propounded by the Italian criminologist Cesare Lombroso that criminals are a product of hereditary and atavistic factors and can be classified as a definite abnormal type
- lookalikes — Plural form of lookalike.
- loquacious — talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest.
- loquatious — Misspelling of loquacious.
- loss ratio — the ratio of the losses paid or accrued by an insurer to premiums earned, usually for a period of one year.
- lossmaking — a business that consistently operates at a loss.
- lovastatin — a drug, C 24 H 36 O 8 , that reduces the levels of fats in the blood by altering the enzyme activity in the liver that produces lipids.
- lustration — to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.
- macrolides — Plural form of macrolide.
- mailperson — A mailman or mailwoman.
- malinovsky — Rodion Yakovlevich [ruh-dyi-awn yah-kuh-vlyi-vyich] /rə dyɪˈɔn ˈyɑ kə vlyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1967, Russian army officer: minister of defense of the U.S.S.R. 1957–67.
- malinowski — Bronislaw Kasper [bron-uh-slahf kas-per;; Polish braw-nee-slahf kahs-puh r] /ˈbrɒn əˌslɑf ˈkæs pər;; Polish brɔˈni slɑf ˈkɑs pər/ (Show IPA), 1884–1942, Polish anthropologist in the U.S.
- malnourish — Lb transitive To feed insufficiently, to cause malnutrition.
- médaillons — a portion of food, especially meat or poultry, cut or served in a round or oval shape.