Words containing leo
3 letter words containing leo
- leo — (Giovanni Vincenzo Pecci) 1810–1903, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1878–1903.
4 letter words containing leo
5 letter words containing leo
- cleon — died 422 bc, Athenian demagogue and military leader
- ileo- — indicating the ileum
- jaleo — A lively dance of Andalusian origin, or the music or handclapping which accompanies it.
- leona — a female given name.
- leone — Giovanni [jaw-vahn-nee] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), 1908–2001, Italian political leader: prime minister 1963, 1968; president 1971–78.
6 letter words containing leo
- cleoid — a claw-shaped dental instrument used to remove carious material from a cavity.
- cleome — any herbaceous or shrubby plant of the mostly tropical capparidaceous genus Cleome, esp C. spinosa, cultivated for their clusters of white or purplish flowers with long stamens
- leoben — a city in E central Austria, in Styria on the Mur River: lignite mining. Pop: 25 804 (2001)
- leones — Plural form of leone.
- leonid — any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
7 letter words containing leo
- galileo — (Galileo Galilei) 1564–1642, Italian physicist and astronomer.
- galleon — a large sailing vessel of the 15th to the 17th centuries used as a fighting or merchant ship, square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and generally lateen-rigged on one or two after masts.
- leofric — died 1057, earl of Mercia c1030–57 (husband of Lady Godiva).
- leonard — Sugar Ray (Ray Charles Leonard) born 1956, U.S. boxer.
- leonids — the meteor showers visible annually about November 16: they appear to radiate from the constellation Leo
8 letter words containing leo
- caerleon — a town in SE Wales, in Newport county borough on the River Usk: traditionally the seat of King Arthur's court. Pop: 9392 (2001)
- cameleon — Obsolete form of chameleon.
- galleons — Plural form of galleon.
- ileotomy — (surgery) cutting into the ileum; ileostomy.
- leonidas — died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
9 letter words containing leo
- bleomycin — a glycopeptide antibiotic drug used in the treatment of cancer and Hodgkin's Disease
- chameleon — A chameleon is a kind of lizard whose skin changes colour to match the colour of its surroundings.
- cleobulus — flourished 560 b.c, Greek sage and lyric poet, a native and tyrant of Lindus, Rhodes.
- cleopatra — a yellow butterfly, Gonepteryx cleopatra, the male of which has its wings flushed with orange
- coleopter — an aircraft that has an annular wing with the fuselage and engine on the centre line
10 letter words containing leo
- chamaeleon — a faint constellation lying between Volans and the South celestial pole
- chameleons — Plural form of chameleon.
- coleoptera — the largest order in the animal kingdom; the beetles
- coleoptile — a protective sheath around the plumule in grasses
- coleorhiza — a protective sheath around the radicle in grasses
11 letter words containing leo
- antinucleon — an antiproton or an antineutron
- anucleolate — lacking a nucleolus or nucleoli.
- chameleonic — any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Chamaeleontidae, characterized by the ability to change the color of their skin, very slow locomotion, and a projectile tongue.
- coleopteral — of or relating to the Coleoptera
- coleopteran — any of the insects of the cosmopolitan order Coleoptera, in which the forewings are modified to form shell-like protective elytra. The order includes the beetles and weevils
12 letter words containing leo
- antinucleons — Plural form of antinucleon.
- coleopterans — Plural form of coleopteran.
- coleopterist — a person who studies the Coleoptera
- coleopterous — belonging to the order Coleoptera
- coleorrhizae — protective sheath enclosing grass seedlings
13 letter words containing leo
- atroceruleous — a deep blue-black color.
- biospeleology — the study of organisms that live in caves.
- chameleonlike — any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Chamaeleontidae, characterized by the ability to change the color of their skin, very slow locomotion, and a projectile tongue.
- ileocolostomy — the surgical formation of an artificial opening between the ileum and the colon.
- malleoincudal — Of or relating to both the malleus and the incus.
14 letter words containing leo
- galeopithecine — of, relating to, or resembling the flying lemur (Galeopithecus)
- galeopithecoid — of or resembling a flying lemur
- internucleonic — internuclear
- leopard's-bane — any composite plant of the genus Doronicum, of Europe and Asia, having alternate, usually clasping leaves and heads of yellow flowers.
- mononucleotide — (genetics) A single nucleotide.
15 letter words containing leo
- dysteleological — Of or pertaining to dysteleology.
- endonucleolytic — relating to endonuclease
- internucleotide — occurring or existing between nucleotides
- mononucleotides — Plural form of mononucleotide.
- multinucleolate — having two or more nucleoli
16 letter words containing leo
- chemonucleolysis — treatment for a herniated spinal disk in which chymopapain is injected into the disk to dissolve tissue.
- nucleophilically — In a nucleophilic manner.
- oligonucleotides — Plural form of oligonucleotide.
- paleoclimatology — the branch of paleogeography dealing with the study of paleoclimates.
17 letter words containing leo
- dideoxynucleotide — (biochemistry) Any nucleotide formed from a deoxynucleotide by loss of a second hydroxy group from the deoxyribose group.
- micropaleontology — the branch of paleontology dealing with the study of microscopic fossils.
- paleoanthropology — the study of the origins and predecessors of the present human species, using fossils and other remains.
- paleobiochemistry — the study of biochemical processes that occurred in fossil life forms.
- paleobiogeography — the study of the distribution of ancient plants and animals and their relation to ancient geographic features.
18 letter words containing leo
- paleoclimatologist — the branch of paleogeography dealing with the study of paleoclimates.
19 letter words containing leo
- deoxyribonucleoside — a compound composed of deoxyribose and either a purine or a pyrimidine.
- deoxyribonucleotide — an ester of a deoxyribonucleoside and phosphoric acid; a constituent of DNA.
- paleoanthropologist — the study of the origins and predecessors of the present human species, using fossils and other remains.
20 letter words containing leo
- deoxyribonucleotides — Plural form of deoxyribonucleotide.
22 letter words containing leo
- deoxyribonucleoprotein — any of a class of nucleoproteins that yield DNA upon partial hydrolysis.
24 letter words containing leo
- oligodeoxyribonucleotide — (biochemistry) Any oligonucleotide composed of deoxyribose monomemers.
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