12-letter words containing c, e, i, l, y
- eternal city — Rome2
- etymological — (not comparable) Of or relating to etymology.
- etymologicum — an etymological dictionary
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
- excitability — (uncountable) The state of being excitable.
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- extractively — in an extractive manner
- fascinatedly — In a fascinated manner; with fascination.
- felicitously — In a felicitous manner.
- fenian cycle — the cycle of legends describing and glorifying the bravery, battles, and wandering life of the Irish Fenians, especially under the leadership of Finn.
- field hockey — a game played on a rectangular field having a netted goal at each end, in which two teams of 11 players each compete in driving a small leather-covered ball into the other's goal, each player being equipped with a stick having a curved end or blade that is flat on one side and rounded on the other.
- filthy lucre — money: to lose one's health for the sake of filthy lucre.
- flickeringly — In a flickering manner.
- folk society — an often small, homogeneous, and isolated community or society functioning chiefly through primary contacts and strongly attached to its traditional ways of living.
- forensically — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
- frenetically — In a frenetic manner.
- frolicsomely — In a frolicsome manner.
- gangliectomy — (medicine) Excision of a ganglion; surgical removal of a mass of tissue.
- gas cylinder — container for storing gas
- geodetically — pertaining to geodesy.
- geologically — of, relating to, or based on geology.
- geosynclinal — Geology. pertaining to a synclinal fold that involves a relatively large part of the earth's surface.
- geosynclines — Plural form of geosyncline.
- glacier lily — a dogtooth violet, Erythronium grandiflorum, of the lily family, native to western North America, having bright yellow flowers.
- glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
- glycerolipid — (organic chemistry) Any lipid based on glycerol.
- glycerolysis — chemical decomposition resulting from the interaction of a compound and glycerol.
- glycogenesis — the formation of glycogen from monosaccharides in the body, especially glucose.
- glycogenetic — of or relating to the formation of sugar in the liver.
- glycogenosis — any of several inherited disorders of glycogen metabolism that result in excess accumulation of glycogen in various organs of the body.
- glycopeptide — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
- glycoprotein — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
- glycosidases — Plural form of glycosidase.
- gravity cell — a cell containing two electrolytes that have different specific gravities.
- gynecologist — a physician specializing in gynecology. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- helichrysums — Plural form of helichrysum.
- hellaciously — In a hellacious manner.
- hepaticology — the scientific study of bryophyte plants known as hepatics or liverworts
- heraldically — of, relating to, or characteristic of heralds or heraldry: heraldic form; heraldic images; heraldic history; a heraldic device.
- herbicidally — from a herbicidal point of view
- hermetically — so as to be airtight: hermetically sealed.
- heterocyclic — of or relating to the branch of chemistry dealing with cyclic compounds in which at least one of the ring members is not a carbon atom (contrasted with homocyclic).
- hexadactylic — having six fingers or toes
- hieratically — In a hieratic way.
- hieroglyphic — Also, hieroglyphical. designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
- holy picture — a picture of a person or thing that is of religious importance
- hydraulicked — (of an extracted mineral) excavated using water
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hygienically — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.