10-letter words containing s, i, c, l, e
- in circles — a circle inscribed within a triangle.
- inbalances — Plural form of inbalance.
- inceptisol — a soil so young that horizons have just begun to form: especially prevalent in tundra areas.
- incisively — penetrating; cutting; biting; trenchant: an incisive tone of voice.
- inculcates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inculcate.
- inculpates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inculpate.
- incurables — Plural form of incurable.
- inesculent — Inedible.
- influences — Plural form of influence.
- inoculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inoculate.
- inosculate — Join by intertwining or fitting closely together.
- insectlike — Resembling an insect in any of various attributes such as form, behavior, or sound.
- insecurely — subject to fears, doubts, etc.; not self-confident or assured: an insecure person.
- insociable — unsociable.
- insolvency — the condition of being insolvent; bankruptcy.
- intellects — Plural form of intellect.
- interclass — between classes; involving different classes.
- interlaces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlace.
- interlocks — Plural form of interlock.
- involucres — Plural form of involucre.
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- isoelastic — noting or pertaining to a substance or system exhibiting uniform elasticity throughout.
- isoleucine — a crystalline amino acid, C 6 H 13 O 2 , occurring in proteins, that is essential to the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: I. Abbreviation: Ile;
- isoplethic — Relating to isopleths.
- italicised — to print in italic type.
- italicizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of italicize.
- jesuitical — of or relating to Jesuits or Jesuitism.
- jus civile — the rules and principles of law derived from the customs and legislation of Rome, as opposed to those derived from the customs of all nations (jus gentium) or from fundamental ideas of right and wrong implicit in the human mind (jus naturale)
- kiloparsec — a unit of distance, equal to 1000 parsecs. Abbreviation: kpc.
- lac insect — a scale insect, Laccifer lacca, of southeast Asia, the female of which secretes lac, a substance used in the preparation of shellac, wax, etc.
- lacustrine — of or relating to a lake.
- lancashire — a county in NW England. 1174 sq. mi. (3040 sq. km).
- lancetfish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- larvicides — Plural form of larvicide.
- laser disc — video, audio format: optical disc
- laticifers — Plural form of laticifer.
- lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.
- legalistic — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- lemniscate — a plane curve generated by the locus of the point at which a variable tangent to a rectangular hyperbola intersects a perpendicular from the center to the tangent. Equation: r 2 = 2 a 2 cosθ.
- leptosomic — a person of asthenic build.
- lewis acid — any substance capable of forming a covalent bond with a base by accepting a pair of electrons from it.
- lexicalise — Alternative spelling of lexicalize.
- licensable — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- licensures — the granting of licenses, especially to engage in professional practice.
- licentious — sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd.
- lich stone — a large stone on which to rest a coffin momentarily at the entrance to a cemetery.
- life class — nude drawing lesson
- life space — a spatial representation of all the forces that control a person's behaviour
- lightfaces — Plural form of lightface.
- liliaceous — of or like the lily.