12-letter words containing a, t, m, o, l, y
- haematolyses — Plural form of haematolysis.
- haematolysis — Haemolysis.
- haematoxylin — Alternative spelling of hematoxylin.
- haematoxylon — any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa. The heartwood yields the dye haematoxylin
- half-monthly — pertaining to a month, or to each month.
- hamartiology — the doctrine of sin in Christian theology
- hemimetaboly — Hemimetabolism.
- hepatomegaly — an abnormal enlargement of the liver, usually associated with liver disease or heart failure.
- humboldt bay — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in NW California.
- hydrothermal — noting or pertaining to the action of hot, aqueous solutions or gases within or on the surface of the earth.
- hygrothermal — (physics) Of or pertaining to both humidity and temperature.
- hymenoplasty — (medicine) Plastic surgery affecting a woman's hymen, usually involving reconstruction to the unbroken condition ordinarily characteristic of virginity.
- hypothalamic — Of or pertaining to the hypothalamus.
- hypothalamus — a region of the brain, between the thalamus and the midbrain, that functions as the main control center for the autonomic nervous system by regulating sleep cycles, body temperature, appetite, etc., and that acts as an endocrine gland by producing hormones, including the releasing factors that control the hormonal secretions of the pituitary gland.
- illuminatory — Increasing informative qualities; explanatory.
- immoderately — In an immoderate manner.
- immovability — incapable of being moved; fixed; stationary.
- implantology — the branch of dentistry dealing with the permanent implantation or attachment of artificial teeth in the jaw.
- incommutably — In an incommutable manner.
- incompatibly — In an incompatible manner.
- incomputably — In an incomputable way.
- inflammatory — tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.: inflammatory speeches.
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- joint family — a type of extended family composed of parents, their children, and the children's spouses and offspring in one household.
- lachrymation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- lachrymatory — of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- lay claim to — to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
- lognormality — the condition of having a natural logarithm with normal distribution
- lymphoblasts — Plural form of lymphoblast.
- macrodactyly — a condition of abnormally large fingers or toes
- malevolently — wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
- malnormality — (mathematics, group theory) The property of a subgroup H of a group G where, for any x in G but not in H, H and Hx intersect in the identity element.
- manipulatory — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- master alloy — an alloy rich in certain elements, used in small quantities as an additive to melts of alloyed metal.
- maxillectomy — Surgical removal of the maxilla.
- memorability — worth remembering; notable: a memorable speech.
- meteorically — of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
- methodically — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- microanalyst — One who carries out microanalysis.
- microcrystal — a microscopic crystal.
- microtonally — In a microtonal manner.
- milquetoasty — Meek, timid.
- misportrayal — the act of portraying.
- molecularity — the number of molecules or atoms that participate in an elementary process.
- monastically — In a monastic manner.
- monkey trial — John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- monumentally — resembling a monument; massive or imposing.
- mouldability — a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.