11-letter words containing a, c, e, y
- hypocentral — (geology) Of or pertaining to the hypocentre of an earthquake.
- hypokalemic — Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- hypothecary — of or relating to a hypothec.
- hypothecate — to pledge to a creditor as security without delivering over; mortgage.
- identically — similar or alike in every way: The two cars are identical except for their license plates.
- immedicably — In an immedicable way; incurably.
- imprecatory — to invoke or call down (evil or curses), as upon a person.
- in abeyance — If something is in abeyance, it is not operating or being used at the present time.
- in any case — an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something: Sailing in such a storm was a case of poor judgment.
- in chancery — (of a suit) pending in a court of equity
- incertainty — (obsolete) Uncertainty.
- incessantly — continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending: an incessant noise.
- increasedly — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- indexically — In an indexical way.
- ineluctably — incapable of being evaded; inescapable: an ineluctable destiny. Synonyms: inevitable, unavoidable, irrevocable, unpreventable, unstoppable, inexorable. Antonyms: certain, sure, fated.
- ineptocracy — (countable, pejorative) A government characterized by incompetent leaders.
- inescapably — incapable of being escaped, ignored, or avoided; ineluctable: inescapable responsibilities.
- inexcusably — incapable of being excused or justified.
- interagency — made up of, involving, or representing two or more government agencies: interagency cooperation.
- intercalary — interpolated; interposed.
- intricately — having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved: an intricate maze.
- irrelevancy — irrelevance.
- irrevocably — not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree.
- isocyanides — Plural form of isocyanide.
- jabberwocky — a playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words; nonsense; gibberish.
- jackanapery — (dated, pejorative) The behaviour of a jackanapes.
- johnny cake — a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.
- johnny-cake — a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.
- keratectomy — excision of part of the cornea.
- keratolytic — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- keratoscopy — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
- kinetically — pertaining to motion.
- kleptocracy — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- lackey moth — a bombycid moth, Malacosoma neustria, whose brightly striped larvae live at first in a communal web often on fruit trees, of which they may become a pest
- lady chapel — a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary, attached to a church, and generally behind the high altar at the extremity of the apse.
- lake annecy — a lake in E France, in the Alps
- laminectomy — the surgical removal of part of the posterior arch of a vertebra to provide access to the spinal canal, as for the excision of a ruptured disk.
- laparectomy — excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.
- larcenously — In a larcenous manner.
- law society — association of lawyers
- lawyer cane — any of various kinds of entangling and thorny vegetation, such as the rattan palm, esp in tropical areas
- league city — a town in S Texas.
- legacy code — legacy system
- legacy duty — estate tax; inheritance tax
- leptodactyl — leptodactylous
- leuconychia — White discoloration appearing on nails. Also known as white nails.
- leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
- liberty cap — a soft, conical cap given to a freed slave in ancient Rome at manumission of his servitude, used as a symbol of liberty, especially since the 18th century.
- lieutenancy — the office, authority, incumbency, or jurisdiction of a lieutenant.
- lobachevsky — Nikolai Ivanovich [nyi-kuh-lahy ee-vah-nuh-vyich] /nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1856, Russian mathematician.