9-letter words containing lec
- lectotype — a specimen designated as the type of a species or subspecies when no holotype was designated by the original author of the name.
- lecturers — Plural form of lecturer.
- lecturing — Present participle of lecture.
- millecent — a female given name.
- molecular — of or relating to or caused by molecules: molecular structure.
- molecules — Plural form of molecule.
- neglected — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- neglecter — A person who neglects, or takes no notice of something.
- neglector — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- olecranal — the part of the ulna beyond the elbow joint.
- olecranon — the part of the ulna beyond the elbow joint.
- parfleche — a rawhide that has been dried after having been soaked in a solution of lye and water to remove the hair.
- pelecypod — any mollusk of the class Pelecypoda (Lamellibranchiata), characterized by a bivalve shell enclosing the headless body and lamellate gills, comprising the oysters, clams, mussels, and scallops.
- pre-elect — to choose or select by vote, as for an office: to elect a mayor. Antonyms: reject.
- predilect — chosen in preference; preferred
- preselect — to select in advance; choose beforehand.
- recollect — to collect, gather, or assemble again (something scattered).
- reelected — to choose or select by vote, as for an office: to elect a mayor. Antonyms: reject.
- reflected — to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface: The mirror reflected the light onto the wall.
- reflecter — a critic or someone who casts reflections or thoughts
- reflector — a person or thing that reflects.
- scolecite — a monoclinic white zeolite mineral, a hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, CaAl 2 Si 3 O 1 0 ⋅, 3H 2 O, occurring in masses and in needle-shaped crystals.
- scolecoid — like or resembling a scolex
- selecting — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- selection — an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- selective — having the function or power of selecting; making a selection.
- selectman — (in most New England states) one of a board of town officers chosen to manage certain public affairs.
- sociolect — a variety of a language used by a particular social group; a social dialect.
- the elect — persons belonging to a specially privileged group
- tylectomy — the surgical excision of a lump or tumour
- unelected — chosen by vote, as for an office (contrasted with appointed): an elected official.
- vallecula — a furrow or depression.
- van vleck — John H(asbrouck) [haz-broo k] /ˈhæz brʊk/ (Show IPA), 1899–1980, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1977.