12-letter words containing s, i, a, l, o
- lapidicolous — living under stones
- lasciviously — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
- laticiferous — bearing or containing latex.
- latin school — a secondary school emphasizing instruction in Latin and Greek.
- latitudinous — having latitude, scope, range, breadth, etc., especially of ideas, interests, interpretations, or the like: a Renaissance man of latitudinous outlook.
- law of sines — a law stating that the ratio of a side of a plane triangle to the sine of the opposite angle is the same for all three sides.
- lay siege to — attack
- lectionaries — Plural form of lectionary.
- legalisation — Alternative spelling of legalization.
- legionnaires — Plural form of legionnaire.
- legislations — the act of making or enacting laws.
- leprosariums — Plural form of leprosarium.
- leptosomatic — a person of asthenic build.
- levalloisian — of, relating to, or characteristic of a distinctive late Lower and Middle Paleolithic method of preparing a stone core so that preformed thin, oval or triangular flakes with sharp edges could be struck from it.
- lex talionis — the principle or law of retaliation that a punishment inflicted should correspond in degree and kind to the offense of the wrongdoer, as an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; retributive justice.
- limacologist — a person who specialises in the study of slugs
- lion's share — the largest part or share, especially a disproportionate portion: The eldest son received the lion's share of the estate.
- liposarcomas — Plural form of liposarcoma.
- lipoxygenase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
- liquidations — Plural form of liquidation.
- litholatrous — of or relating to the worship of stones
- lithophagous — swallowing or feeding on stones
- loansharking — the practice of lending money at excessive rates of interest.
- lobeliaceous — belonging to the plant family Lobeliaceae.
- lobster tail — the flesh of the tail of any of various crustaceans, esp. the Cape crawfish, prepared as food, often by broiling in the shell
- localisation — Alternative spelling of localization.
- loco disease — locoism.
- locus standi — the right of a party to appear and be heard before a court
- loganberries — Plural form of loganberry.
- loganiaceous — belonging to the plant family Loganiaceae.
- logistically — of or relating to logistics.
- long-lasting — enduring or existing for a long period of time: a long-lasting friendship.
- long-waisted — of more than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a low waistline.
- longirostral — (of birds) having a long beak
- longstanding — existing or occurring for a long time: a longstanding feud.
- loquaciously — In a loquacious manner.
- loriciferans — Plural form of loriciferan.
- los alamitos — a town in S California.
- louise bogan — Louise, 1897–1970, U.S. poet.
- lubrications — Plural form of lubrication.
- lucubrations — Plural form of lucubration.
- lug foresail — a gaff foresail having no boom or sometimes a partial boom.
- macassar oil — an oil derived from materials said to be obtained from Macassar, formerly used as a hairdressing.
- macrofossils — Plural form of macrofossil.
- macroglossia — Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue.
- mademoiselle — (often initial capital letter) a French title of respect equivalent to “Miss”, used in speaking to or of a girl or unmarried woman: Mademoiselle Lafitte. Abbreviation: Mlle.
- madisonville — a city in W Kentucky.
- magnetotails — Plural form of magnetotail.
- magnoliopsid — (botany) a member of the class Magnoliopsida. Circumscription of this class will vary with the taxonomic system being used.
- main-topsail — a topsail set on the mainmast.