11-letter words containing s, t, c, l
- 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.
- lectureship — the office of lecturer.
- legal costs — the costs of a court action; the judge decides which side should pay them
- lemon stick — a lemon half with a peppermint stick stuck in it, through which the lemon juice is sucked.
- leschetizky — Theodor [tey-uh-dawr,, -dohr,, thee-] /ˈteɪ əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr,, ˈθi-/ (Show IPA), 1830–1915, Polish pianist and composer.
- letterspace — to space out (the letters of a word or line) for balance or emphasis.
- leucoplasts — Plural form of leucoplast.
- lex scripta — written law; statute law.
- licentiates — Plural form of licentiate.
- lickspittle — a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady.
- lifecasting — The creation of a three-dimensional copy of a living body by means of molding and casting techniques.
- light music — music for popular entertainment
- lightsticks — Plural form of lightstick.
- lightstruck — (of beer) Spoiled by exposure to light, which causes riboflavin to react with and break down the isohumulones.
- lightswitch — Alternative spelling of light switch.
- linecasting — the casting of an entire line of type in a slug.
- linguistics — the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics.
- liposuction — the surgical withdrawal of excess fat from local areas under the skin by means of a small incision and vacuum suctioning.
- littlenecks — Plural form of littleneck.
- lobectomies — Plural form of lobectomy.
- lobsterback — redcoat.
- local stamp — stamp (def 22).
- lock stitch — a sewing-machine stitch in which two threads are locked together at small intervals.
- locomotions — Plural form of locomotion.
- locomotives — Plural form of locomotive.
- locorestive — having a tendency to rest in one place
- locust bean — carob.
- locust bird — any of various pratincoles, esp Glareola nordmanni (black-winged pratincole), that feed on locusts
- logistician — a person who is skilled in symbolic logic.
- logomachist — One who starts fights about the meaning of words.
- loop stitch — any stitch, as the chain stitch, that uses loops in the pattern or process of working.
- lost colony — a settlement of British colonists whom Walter Raleigh sent to Roanoke Island (now part of North Carolina) in 1587 and of whom no trace was found after 1591.
- lotusscript — (language) A Visual BASIC-like scripting language for Lotus Notes and Lotus SmartSuite. LotusScript is object-oriented and can be used for complex Notes programming, although Java is also available.
- lucio costa — Lúcio [loo-syoo] /ˈlu syu/ (Show IPA), 1902–98, Brazilian architect, chief designer of Brasilia.
- lucy stoner — a person who advocates the retention of the maiden name by married women. Compare Stone (def 5).
- luminescent — the emission of light not caused by incandescence and occurring at a temperature below that of incandescent bodies.
- lymphocytes — Plural form of lymphocyte.
- lythraceous — belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.
- malcontents — Plural form of malcontent.
- malefactors — Plural form of malefactor.
- maltese cat — a bluish-gray variety of the domestic cat.
- masculation — Making masculine; giving male characteristics.
- 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.
- masterclass — a small class for advanced students, especially a class in performance skills conducted by a distinguished musician.
- matchlessly — In a matchless manner.
- melanocytes — Plural form of melanocyte.
- melioristic — the doctrine that the world tends to become better or may be made better by human effort.
- mentalistic — the doctrine that objects of knowledge have no existence except in the mind of the perceiver.