10-letter words containing s, i, t, a
- lineaments — Plural form of lineament.
- linecaster — the casting of an entire line of type in a slug.
- linoleates — Plural form of linoleate.
- lipomatous — a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- liquidates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liquidate.
- lisianthus — Eustoma grandiflorum, now Eustoma exaltatum subsp. russellianum, a flowering plant.
- listenable — pleasant to listen to: soft, listenable music.
- lister bag — a canvas container used especially for supplying troops in the field with pure water.
- literacies — Plural form of literacy.
- literalism — adherence to the exact letter or the literal sense, as in translation or interpretation: to interpret the law with uncompromising literalism.
- literalist — adherence to the exact letter or the literal sense, as in translation or interpretation: to interpret the law with uncompromising literalism.
- 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.
- live steam — steam direct from the boiler and at full pressure, ready for use in work.
- livestream — to broadcast (an event) on the internet as it happens
- 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.
- localities — Plural form of locality.
- logarithms — Plural form of logarithm.
- logistical — of or relating to logistics.
- 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.
- 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.
- lubricants — Plural form of lubricant.
- lubricates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lubricate.
- luminarist — a painter concerned with precision in using light and shade
- lusitanian — (italics) a British luxury liner sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic on May 7, 1915: one of the events leading to U.S. entry into World War I.
- lustrating — Present participle of lustrate.
- lustration — to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.
- luxuriates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of luxuriate.
- lymphatics — Plural form of lymphatic.
- lysistrata — a comedy (411 b.c.) by Aristophanes.
- maastricht — a city in the SE Netherlands, on the Maas River.
- macchiatos — Plural form of macchiato.
- machinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of machinate.
- machinists — Plural form of machinist.
- macintrash — /mak'in-trash"/ The Apple Macintosh, as described by a hacker who doesn"t appreciate being kept away from the *real computer* by the interface. The term maggotbox has been reported in regular use in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. Compare Macintoy. See also beige toaster, WIMP environment, point-and-drool interface, drool-proof paper, user-friendly.
- mackintosh — Charles Rennie [ren-ee] /ˈrɛn i/ (Show IPA), 1868–1928, Scottish architect and designer.
- maestricht — Maastricht.
- magazinist — a person who writes for or edits a magazine.
- magistracy — the office or function of a magistrate.
- magistrals — Plural form of magistral.
- magistrand — a fourth-year university student
- magistrate — a civil officer charged with the administration of the law.
- magnetised — Simple past tense and past participle of magnetise.
- magnitudes — Plural form of magnitude.
- magstripes — Plural form of magstripe.
- main shaft — the principal shaft of a motor, transmission, etc. (distinguished from jackshaft).
- main store — main memory
- mainsheets — Plural form of mainsheet.