11-letter words containing s, i, n, c, e
- lacerations — Plural form of laceration.
- lancet fish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- lapidescent — in the process of changing into stone
- 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.
- lemon stick — a lemon half with a peppermint stick stuck in it, through which the lemon juice is sucked.
- 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.
- liquescency — The quality or state of being liquescent.
- littlenecks — Plural form of littleneck.
- logicalness — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- long splice — a splice for forming a united rope narrow enough to pass through a block, made by unlaying the ends of two ropes for a considerable distance, overlapping the strands so as to make pairs of one strand from each rope, unlaying one of each pair, twisting the other strand into its place in the united rope, and tucking the yarns of the unlaid strand separately into place.
- lüdenscheid — a city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia: manufacturing centre for aluminium and plastics. Pop: 79 829 (2003 est)
- luminescent — the emission of light not caused by incandescence and occurring at a temperature below that of incandescent bodies.
- luminescing — Present participle of luminesce.
- macdesigner — A design CASE tool for the Mac from Excel Software, Inc.
- machineguns — Plural form of machinegun.
- machineries — an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses: the machinery of a factory.
- macintoshes — Plural form of macintosh.
- magnificoes — Plural form of magnifico.
- 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.
- main course — Nautical. a square mainsail.
- manchineels — Plural form of manchineel.
- manichaeism — the system of religious doctrines, including elements of Gnosticism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Buddhism, etc, taught by the Persian prophet Mani about the 3rd century ad. It was based on a supposed primordial conflict between light and darkness, or goodness and evil
- manneristic — a habitual or characteristic manner, mode, or way of doing something; distinctive quality or style, as in behavior or speech: He has an annoying mannerism of tapping his fingers while he talks. They copied his literary mannerisms but always lacked his ebullience.
- marcellinus — Saint, died a.d. 304, pope 296–304.
- marchioness — marquise (defs 1, 2).
- martensitic — Of or pertaining to the mineral martensite.
- masculinely — In a masculine manner.
- masculinize — Medicine/Medical. to produce certain male secondary sex characteristics in (a female).
- mechanicals — (US) mechanical fixtures and fittings.
- mechanistic — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
- medicaments — Plural form of medicament.
- medications — Plural form of medication.
- menaissance — a supposed re-emergence and acceptance of masculine virtues and behaviour
- mendacities — Plural form of mendacity.
- menoschesis — suppression of menstruation.
- mentalistic — the doctrine that objects of knowledge have no existence except in the mind of the perceiver.
- mercenaries — Plural form of mercenary.
- mercenarism — the state of being a mercenary
- merchandise — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
- mesalliance — a marriage with someone who is considered socially inferior; misalliance.
- mesocranial — mesocephalic
- mesognathic — having medium, slightly protruding jaws.
- mesonephric — one of the three embryonic excretory organs of vertebrates, becoming the functional kidney of fishes and amphibians and becoming part of the tubules or ductules in the reproductive systems of higher vertebrates.
- metternichs — Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von [kley-mens ven-tsuh l ney-paw-moo k loh-tahr fuh n,, loh-tahr] /ˈkleɪ mɛns ˈvɛn tsəl ˈneɪ pɔ mʊk ˈloʊ tɑr fən,, loʊˈtɑr/ (Show IPA), 1773–1859, Austrian statesman and diplomat.
- microgreens — the shoots of young salad plants, served as a vegetable dish
- microinches — Plural form of microinch.