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8-letter words containing la

  • lacteous — milky; of the color of milk.
  • lactific — yielding milk
  • lactogen — (biochemistry) A polypeptide placental hormone, part of the somatotropin family, with structure and function similar to those of growth hormone. It modifies the metabolic state of the mother during pregnancy to facilitate the energy supply of the fetus.
  • lactones — Plural form of lactone.
  • lactonic — any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
  • lacunars — Plural form of lacunar.
  • lacunary — Of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of a lacuna.
  • lacunose — full of or having lacunae.
  • lacunule — a small lacuna.
  • laddered — (of tights, stockings, etc) Having a ladder in them.
  • ladleful — the amount that fills a ladle.
  • ladrones — a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific, E of the Philippines: divided into Guam, a possession of the U.S., and the North Marianas, formally under U.S. trusteeship. 453 sq. mi. (1127 sq. km).
  • lady day — Billie ("Lady Day") 1915–59, U.S. jazz singer.
  • ladybird — any of numerous small, round, often brightly colored and spotted beetles of the family Coccinellidae, feeding chiefly on aphids and other small insects, but including several forms that feed on plants.
  • ladybugs — Plural form of ladybug.
  • ladyfied — Simple past tense and past participle of ladyfy.
  • ladyfish — a game fish, Elops saurus, of warm seas, closely related to but smaller than the tarpon.
  • ladyhood — The quality or state of being a lady or ladylike.
  • ladylike — like a lady.
  • ladylove — a beloved woman; sweetheart or mistress.
  • ladypalm — a type of small palm of the genus Rhapis, popularly grown as an indoor plant
  • ladyship — (often initial capital letter) the form used in speaking of or to a woman having the title of Lady (usually preceded by her or your).
  • laetitia — a female given name.
  • laetrile — a controversial drug, purported to cure cancer, prepared from the pits of apricots or peaches and containing about 6 percent cyanide by weight: banned by the FDA.
  • laevulin — a polysaccharide occurring in the tubers of certain helianthus plants
  • laforgue — Jules (ʒyl). 1860–87, French symbolist poet. An originator of free verse, he had a considerable influence on modern poetry
  • lag bolt — lag screw
  • lag line — a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
  • lagering — a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
  • lagerlof — Selma (Ottiliana Lovisa) [sel-mah awt-ti-lee-ah-nah loo-vi-sah] /ˈsɛl mɑ ˌɔt tɪ liˈɑ nɑ ˈlu vɪˌsɑ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1940, Swedish novelist and poet: Nobel Prize 1909.
  • laggards — Plural form of laggard.
  • laghouat — a city in N Algeria.
  • lagoonal — Of or pertaining to a lagoon, especially one behind a coral reef.
  • lagrange — Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), Comte, 1736–1813, French mathematician and astronomer.
  • laguerre — Edmond-Nicolas [ed-mawn-nee-kaw-lah] /ɛd mɔ̃ ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1834–86, French mathematician.
  • lahontan — Lake, an Ice Age lake in W Nevada and NE California, about 8600 sq. mi. (22,000 sq. km): remnants include Carson Sink, Pyramid Lake.
  • laically — As a layman.
  • laicized — Simple past tense and past participle of laicize.
  • laid out — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
  • laid-off — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
  • laidback — Alternative spelling of laid-back.
  • laingian — of or based on R. D. Laing's theory that mental illnesses are understandable as natural responses to stress in family and social situations
  • laitance — a milky deposit on the surface of new cement or concrete, usually caused by too much water.
  • lak cell — lymphokine-activated killer cell: one of a number of white blood cells removed from a patient's whole blood and cultured with interleukin-2: used experimentally for reinfusion into the body to shrink malignant tumors.
  • lake van — a salt lake in E Turkey, at an altitude of 1650 m (5400 ft): fed by melting snow and glaciers. Area: 3737 sq km (1433 sq miles)
  • lake zug — a lake in N central Switzerland, in Zug and Schwyz cantons. Area: 39 sq km (15 sq miles)
  • lakehead — Thunder Bay.
  • lakeland — a city in central Florida.
  • lakelike — Resembling a lake or some aspect of one.
  • lakeport — a port city located on the shore of a lake, especially one of the Great Lakes.
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