13-letter words containing a, l, y, m
- homosexuality — sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex.
- human ecology — ecology (def 4).
- humiliatingly — lowering the pride, self-respect, or dignity of a person; mortifying: Such a humiliating defeat was good for his overblown ego.
- hydrated lime — a soft, white, crystalline, very slightly water-soluble powder, Ca(OH) 2 , obtained by the action of water on lime: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements.
- hydraulic ram — a device by which the energy of descending water is utilized to raise a part of the water to a height greater than that of the source.
- hydroxylamine — an unstable, weakly basic, crystalline compound, NH 3 O, used as a reducing agent, analytical reagent, and chemical intermediate.
- hygrometrical — Alternative form of hygrometric.
- hymnal stanza — common measure (def 2).
- hymnal-stanza — common time.
- hyper-realism — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- hypercalcemia — an abnormally large amount of calcium in the blood.
- hyperglycemia — an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood.
- hyperlipaemia — Alternative form of hyperlipemia.
- hypermetrical — Hypermetric.
- hypermorality — conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.
- hypocalcaemia — (medical) alternative spelling of hypocalcemia.
- hypocalcaemic — of or relating to hypocalcaemia
- hypoglycaemia — (medical) alternative spelling of hypoglycemia.
- hypoglycaemic — Alternative spelling of hypoglycemic.
- hypolipidemia — (medicine) A lower than normal concentration of lipids in the blood.
- hypometabolic — Relating to hypometabolism.
- hyponymically — In a hyponymic way.
- hypsometrical — Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
- idiomatically — peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language or dialect: idiomatic French.
- imaginability — The quality of being imaginable.
- imaginatively — characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale.
- imagistically — (often initial capital letter) a theory or practice of a group of poets in England and America between 1909 and 1917 who believed that poetry should employ the language of common speech, create new rhythms, have complete freedom in subject matter, and present a clear, concentrated, and precise image.
- immateriality — state or character of being immaterial.
- impalpability — not palpable; incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch; intangible.
- impassability — The state or quality of being impassable.
- impassibility — The state or condition of being impassible.
- impeccability — faultless; flawless; irreproachable: impeccable manners.
- impermanently — In an impermanent manner.
- impersonality — absence of human character or of the traits associated with the human character: He feared the impersonality of a mechanized world.
- imperturbably — incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm: imperturbable composure.
- implacability — not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable: an implacable enemy.
- implicatively — In an implicative way.
- impolitically — In a way that is impolitic.
- importunately — urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so.
- impracticably — In an impracticable way.
- impractically — In an impractical manner.
- improbability — the quality or condition of being improbable; unlikelihood.
- improvability — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- incrementally — increasing or adding on, especially in a regular series: small, incremental tax hikes.
- informatively — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- informatorily — in an informatory fashion
- inimitability — incapable of being imitated or copied; surpassing imitation; matchless.
- initial rhyme — beginning rhyme.
- intemperately — given to or characterized by excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages.
- intradermally — within the dermis.