9-letter words containing t, a, c, l, e
- lacerated — lacerated.
- lacerates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lacerate.
- lacertian — of or relating to lizards, or like a lizard
- lacertids — Plural form of lacertid.
- lacertine — belonging or relating to a lacertid
- laciniate — cut into narrow, irregular lobes; slashed; jagged.
- lactulose — (organic compound) A disaccharide of galactose and fructose formed when milk is heated.
- lactylate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a lactylic acid.
- lancaster — the English royal family that reigned 1399–1461, descended from John of Gaunt (Duke of Lancaster), and that included Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI. Compare York (def 1).
- lancelets — Plural form of lancelet.
- lancinate — to stab or pierce.
- larcenist — a person who commits larceny.
- latchkeys — Plural form of latchkey.
- latecomer — a person who arrives late: The latecomers were seated after the overture.
- latencies — Plural form of latency.
- lateritic — a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
- latescent — becoming latent
- laticifer — a tubular structure through which latex circulates in a plant.
- laticlave — (in ancient Rome) a broad purple stripe on the tunic of a Roman senator or high-ranking official, denoting their high social position
- latreutic — of or relating to latria.
- launcelot — Arthurian Romance. the greatest of Arthur's knights and the lover of Queen Guinevere.
- le cateau — a town in NE France: site (August 26, 1914) of the largest British battle since Waterloo, which led to the disruption of the German attack on the Allies. Pop: 6998 (2009)
- leachates — Plural form of leachate.
- lectorate — a lecturer in a college or university.
- left back — a defending player on the left side of the field
- left-face — a 90° turn to the left, especially as a marching command.
- lethargic — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- leucothea — a sea goddess, the deified Ino, who gave Odysseus a veil as a float after a storm had destroyed his raft.
- levitical — of or relating to the Levites.
- lich gate — a roofed gate to a churchyard under which a bier is set down during a burial service to await the coming of the clergyman.
- lift cage — the box of a lift, in the form of an open framework
- lightface — a type characterized by thin, light lines. This is a sample of lightface.
- locatable — to identify or discover the place or location of: to locate the bullet wound.
- locatelli — Pietro [pee-ey-troh;; Italian pye-traw] /piˈeɪ troʊ;; Italian ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1695–1764, Italian violinist and composer.
- locatives — Plural form of locative.
- locellate — split into secondary cells
- lock gate — one of the two gates of a lock
- loculated — Locular.
- lovecraft — H(oward) P(hillips) 1890–1937, U.S. horror-story writer.
- lubricate — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lucrative — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- lucubrate — to work, write, or study laboriously, especially at night.
- lunchmeat — luncheon meat.
- lych gate — a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used during funerals as a temporary shelter for the bier
- maculated — Simple past tense and past participle of maculate.
- maculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maculate.
- malachite — a green mineral, basic copper carbonate, Cu 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 , an ore of copper, used for making ornamental articles.
- maledicts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maledict.
- maleffect — an undesirable effect
- masculate — (obsolete, transitive) To make strong.