11-letter words containing s, i, l, c, a
- lancet fish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- landscaping — a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
- landscapist — an artist who paints landscapes.
- lapidescent — in the process of changing into stone
- lasiocampid — (zoology) Any member of the Lasiocampidae.
- last-cyclic — denoting rules that apply only to main clauses
- latchstring — a string passed through a hole in a door, for raising the latch from the outside.
- latin cross — an upright or vertical bar crossed near the top by a shorter horizontal bar.
- law society — association of lawyers
- leaf insect — any of several orthopterous insects of the family Phillidae, of southern Asia and the East Indies, having a body that resembles a leaf in color and form.
- lecithinase — An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of lecithin.
- leucoplasia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- lex scripta — written law; statute law.
- licentiates — Plural form of licentiate.
- lifecasting — The creation of a three-dimensional copy of a living body by means of molding and casting techniques.
- linebackers — Plural form of linebacker.
- linecasting — the casting of an entire line of type in a slug.
- liposarcoma — (medicine) Any malignant tumour that originates in adipose tissue.
- lobachevski — Nikoˈlai Iˈvanovich (nikɔˈlaɪ iˈvɑnɔvɪtʃ ) ; nēk^ōlīˈ ēväˈn^ōvich) 1793-1856; Russ. mathematician
- logical sum — union (def 10a).
- logicalness — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- logistician — a person who is skilled in symbolic logic.
- logomachies — Plural form of logomachy.
- logomachist — One who starts fights about the meaning of words.
- lucid emacs — Xemacs
- lucio costa — Lúcio [loo-syoo] /ˈlu syu/ (Show IPA), 1902–98, Brazilian architect, chief designer of Brasilia.
- lumbricalis — lumbrical.
- macrofossil — a fossil large enough to be studied and identified without the use of a microscope.
- magic spell — incantation or curse
- main clause — a clause that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a predicate with a finite verb, as I was there in the sentence I was there when he arrived.
- maliciously — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- manchineels — Plural form of manchineel.
- marcellinus — Saint, died a.d. 304, pope 296–304.
- marcellus i — Saint, died a.d. 309, pope 308–309.
- marcescible — prone to fade or decay
- masculation — Making masculine; giving male characteristics.
- masculinely — In a masculine manner.
- masculinism — An ideology of masculinity; especially, an ideology opposed to, or opposed by, feminism.
- masculinist — Characterized by or denoting attitudes or values held to be typical of men.
- masculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- masculinize — Medicine/Medical. to produce certain male secondary sex characteristics in (a female).
- mechanicals — (US) mechanical fixtures and fittings.
- mentalistic — the doctrine that objects of knowledge have no existence except in the mind of the perceiver.
- meroblastic — (of certain eggs) undergoing partial cleavage, resulting in unequal blastomeres.
- mesalliance — a marriage with someone who is considered socially inferior; misalliance.
- mesoblastic — (biology) of, relating to, or resembling the mesoblast.
- mesocranial — mesocephalic
- mesopelagic — of, relating to, or living in the ocean at a depth of between 600 feet (180 meters) and 3000 feet (900 meters).
- metaplasmic — Cell Biology. the nonliving matter or inclusions, as starch or pigments, within a cell.
- metaplastic — the transformation of one type of tissue into another.