Words starting with l
1 letter words starting with l
- l — the 12th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
- l bar — angle iron (def 2).
- l chain — Immunology. either of an identical pair of polypeptides in the antibody molecule that lie parallel to the upper parts of the heavy chain pair and are half the molecular weight.
- l sill — a sill for a building frame composed of a plate resting on the basement wall and a header or joist at the outer edge of the plate.
- l wave — an earthquake wave that travels around the earth's surface and is usually the third conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph.
2 letter words starting with l
- l- — having an asymmetrical, left-handed spatial arrangement of atoms
- l. — large.
- la — the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- la baie — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Chicoutimi.
- la belle dame sans merci — a ballad (1819) by Keats.
3 letter words starting with l
4 letter words starting with l
- l33t — a coded spelling system and language used in very informal communications on the Internet, featuring letters combined with numbers or special characters in place of letters that they may resemble, and including inventive misspellings, jargon, and slang.
- labe — a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- lace — a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
- lacw — leading aircraftwoman
5 letter words starting with l
- l/cpl — lance corporal
- laari — lari.
- laban — the father of Leah and Rachel and the father-in-law of Jacob. Gen. 24:29; 29:16–30.
- label — a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- labia — plural of labium.
6 letter words starting with l
- l'pool — Liverpool
- l-beam — an iron or steel bar, brace, or cleat in the form of an angle.
- l-dopa — Pharmacology. levodopa.
- l-line — one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- laager — a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
7 letter words starting with l
- l'amour — Louis (Dearborn) 1908–88, U.S. novelist.
- l'chaim — a toast used in drinking to a person's health or well-being.
- l-plate — In Britain, L-plates are signs with a red 'L' on them which you attach to a car to warn other drivers that you are a learner.
- l-shell — the second shell of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom and containing, when filled, eight electrons having principal quantum number 2.
- laaland — an island in SE Denmark, S of Zealand. 495 sq. mi. (1280 sq. km).
8 letter words starting with l
- l'chayim — a toast used in drinking to a person's health or well-being.
- l'enfant — ˈPierre Charles (ˈpjɛʀ ʃaʀl) ; pyer shȧrlˈ) 1754-1825; Fr. engineer & architect who served in the Am. Revolutionary army & drew up plans for Washington, D.C.
- l-driver — a learner-driver: a person who is learning to drive, has not yet passed the official driving test, and must be accompanied by a qualified driver and display L-plates on the car
- l-series — one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- la-chute — French La Chute. a novel (1957) by Albert Camus.
9 letter words starting with l
- l'allegro — L'Allegro.
- l-glucose — a sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , having several optically different forms, the common dextrorotatory form (dextroglucose, or -glucose) occurring in many fruits, animal tissues and fluids, etc., and having a sweetness about one half that of ordinary sugar, and the rare levorotatory form (levoglucose, or -glucose) not naturally occurring.
- labelling — a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- labellist — a person who wears only clothes with fashionable brand names
- labetalol — an alpha- and beta-adrenergic blocking agent, C 19 H 24 N 2 O 3 , used in the treatment of hypertension.
10 letter words starting with l
- l'hospital — Guillaume François Antoine de [gee-yohm frahn-swa ahn-twan duh] /giˈyoʊm frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan də/ (Show IPA), 1661–1704, French mathematician.
- labialized — pronounced with secondary labial articulation.
- labionasal — articulated with the lips and given resonance in the nasal cavity, as m.
- labiovelar — pronounced with simultaneous bilabial and velar articulations, as w.
- laboratory — a building, part of a building, or other place equipped to conduct scientific experiments, tests, investigations, etc., or to manufacture chemicals, medicines, or the like.
11 letter words starting with l
- l'ouverture — Toussaint L'Ouverture.
- l-radiation — one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- la-gioconda — Italian La Gioconda. a portrait (1503?–05?) by Leonardo da Vinci.
- labefaction — Deterioration or downfall.
- labiodental — articulated with the lower lip touching the upper front teeth, as f or v, or, rarely, with the upper lip touching the lower front teeth.
12 letter words starting with l
- labilization — to cause to become labile.
- laboratorial — a building, part of a building, or other place equipped to conduct scientific experiments, tests, investigations, etc., or to manufacture chemicals, medicines, or the like.
- laboratorian — a building, part of a building, or other place equipped to conduct scientific experiments, tests, investigations, etc., or to manufacture chemicals, medicines, or the like.
- laboratories — a building, part of a building, or other place equipped to conduct scientific experiments, tests, investigations, etc., or to manufacture chemicals, medicines, or the like.
- labyrinthian — of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth.
13 letter words starting with l
- labialization — to give a labial character to (a sound), for example, to round (a vowel).
- labiogression — location of the anterior teeth forward of their natural position.
- laboriousness — requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- labyrinthitis — inflammation of the inner ear, or labyrinth, characterized by dizziness, nausea, and visual disturbances.
- lacedaemonian — of or relating to ancient Sparta; Spartan.
14 letter words starting with l
- labradorescent — (of minerals) displaying a brilliant play of colours, as that shown by some forms of labradorite
- labyrinthodont — any member of several orders of small to large lizardlike terrestrial and freshwater amphibians, some ancestral to land vertebrates, forming the extinct subclass Labyrinthodonta that flourished from the Devonian through the Triassic periods, characterized by a solid, flattened skull and conical teeth.
- lady's-slipper — any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, the flowers of which have a protruding petal somewhat resembling a slipper: all species are reduced in numbers, some greatly.
- lady's-thistle — a composite plant, Silybum marianum, of the Mediterranean region, having glossy, spiny leaves and purplish-red flower heads.
- lady's-tresses — any orchid of the genus Spiranthes, having spikes of small flowers.
15 letter words starting with l
- labor-intensive — requiring or using a large supply of labor, relative to capital.
- lackadaisically — without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic: a lackadaisical attempt.
- lactovegetarian — Also called lactarian. a vegetarian whose diet includes dairy products.
- ladies'-tobacco — pussy-toes.
- ladies'-tresses — any of a genus (Spiranthes) of wild orchids with small, white flowers arranged spirally on spikes
16 letter words starting with l
- l-glyceraldehyde — the levorotatory optical isomer of glyceraldehyde.
- labour-intensive — Labour-intensive industries or methods of making things involve a lot of workers. Compare capital-intensive.
- lacto-vegetarian — a vegetarian whose diet includes dairy produce and eggs
- ladies'-eardrops — lady's-earrings.
- ladies'-earrings — lady's-earrings.
17 letter words starting with l
- lackadaisicalness — without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic: a lackadaisical attempt.
- ladies-in-waiting — plural of lady-in-waiting.
- lady-of-the-night — a tropical American shrub, Brunfelsia americana, of the nightshade family, having berrylike yellow fruit and fragrant white flowers.
19 letter words starting with l
- ladies-of-the-night — plural of lady-of-the-night.
20 letter words starting with l
- lacto-ovo-vegetarian — Also called lactovarian [lak-tuh-vair-ee-uh n] /ˌlæk təˈvɛər i ən/ (Show IPA), ovolactarian, ovo-lacto-vegetarian. a vegetarian whose diet includes dairy products and eggs.
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