11-letter words containing t, o, r, u, l
- litter lout — a person who tends to drop refuse in public places
- locust bird — any of various pratincoles, esp Glareola nordmanni (black-winged pratincole), that feed on locusts
- locutionary — pertaining to the act of conveying semantic content in an utterance, considered as independent of the interaction between the speaker and the listener.
- lotus sutra — a central scripture of Mahayana Buddhism, emphasizing that anyone can attain enlightenment
- lotus-eater — Classical Mythology. a member of a people whom Odysseus found existing in a state of languorous forgetfulness induced by their eating of the fruit of the legendary lotus; one of the lotophagi.
- 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.
- low-country — Often, Low-Country. of or relating to the Low Countries.
- lower court — any court other than the highest court in a jurisdiction
- lubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lubritorium — a place, as in a service station, for the lubrication of motor vehicles
- lucubration — laborious work, study, thought, etc., especially at night.
- lucubratory — Composed by candlelight, or at night.
- lucy stoner — a person who advocates the retention of the maiden name by married women. Compare Stone (def 5).
- lunar month — month (def 5).
- lunar orbit — path or movement of the moon around the earth
- lunar-month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- luoravetlan — Chukotian.
- luteotropic — affecting the corpus luteum.
- luteotropin — prolactin.
- luxuriation — The act of enjoying or experiencing luxury.
- lythraceous — belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.
- malt liquor — beer having a relatively high alcohol content, usually 5 to 8 percent.
- manipulator — a person who manipulates.
- metrosexual — a heterosexual, usually urban male who pays much attention to his personal appearance and cultivates an upscale lifestyle.
- microtubule — a hollow cylindrical structure in the cytoplasm of most cells, involved in intracellular shape and transport.
- mitropoulos — Dimitri [dih-mee-tree;; Greek th ee-mee-tree] /dɪˈmi tri;; Greek ðiˈmi tri/ (Show IPA), 1897–1960, Greek symphony orchestra conductor in the U.S.
- mole-hunter — a person who hunts for moles
- monoculture — the use of land for growing only one type of crop.
- monstrously — frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.
- mossbluiter — the bittern
- mount pearl — a town in Newfoundland, in E Canada, on the SE part of the island, S of St. John's.
- mouth ulcer — oral sore
- multiauthor — having numerous or many authors
- multicarbon — having several carbon atoms
- multichrome — chromium.
- multicolour — (chiefly, British, and, Canada) alternative spelling of multicolor.
- multicourse — a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- multifactor — Of or pertaining to more than one factor.
- multifloral — Of or relating to more than one (variety of) flower.
- multiformat — Accessible in more than one format.
- multiparous — of or relating to a multipara.
- multiperiod — Relating to multiple periods.
- multiperson — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- multiplexor — multiplexing
- multisource — Employing multiple sources.
- multistorey — Alternative spelling of multi-storey.
- mustard oil — oil expressed from the seed of mustard, used chiefly in making soap.
- muster roll — to assemble (troops, a ship's crew, etc.), as for battle, display, inspection, orders, or discharge.
- neuroblasts — Plural form of neuroblast.
- neuroleptic — (chiefly of a drug) tending to reduce nervous tension by depressing nerve functions.