13-letter words containing e, l, y, s
- intravenously — through or within a vein. Abbreviation: IV.
- ipsilaterally — (anatomy, medicine) On the same side of the body.
- irreligiously — In an irreligious fashion.
- irrepressibly — incapable of being repressed or restrained; uncontrollable: irrepressible laughter.
- irresponsibly — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
- isle of youth — Isle of, an island in the Caribbean, a special municipality in S Cuba. 1182 sq. mi. (3060 sq. km).
- isometrically — of, relating to, or having equality of measure.
- january sales — sales held after Christmas to encourage customers back to the shops
- kentish glory — a moth, Endromis versicolora, common in north and central Europe, having brown variegated front wings and, in the male, orange hindwings
- king's yellow — a yellow or red crystalline substance, As 2 S 3 , occurring in nature as the mineral orpiment, and used as a pigment (king's yellow) and in pyrotechnics.
- kingsley amis — Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- kyrie eleison — (italics) the brief petition “Lord, have mercy,” used in various offices of the Greek Orthodox Church and of the Roman Catholic Church.
- lady mayoress — the wife of a lord mayor
- lady's mantle — any of various rosaceous plants of the N temperate genus Alchemilla, having small green flowers
- land registry — In Britain, a land registry is a government office where records are kept about each area of land in a country or region, including information about who owns it.
- laryngoscopes — Plural form of laryngoscope.
- laryngotomies — Plural form of laryngotomy.
- laser surgery — the surgical use of lasers.
- lasik surgery — laser surgery to correct short sight
- lavatory seat — the part on a toilet or lavatory which can be moved up or down and which is used for sitting on
- legacy system — (jargon) A computer system or application program which continues to be used because of the cost of replacing or redesigning it and often despite its poor competitiveness and compatibility with modern equivalents. The implication is that the system is large, monolithic and difficult to modify. If legacy software only runs on antiquated hardware the cost of maintaining this may eventually outweigh the cost of replacing both the software and hardware unless some form of emulation or backward compatibility allows the software to run on new hardware.
- legislatively — By legislation, by the method of enacting laws.
- leiomyomatous — a benign tumor composed of nonstriated muscular tissue.
- leptophyllous — (of plants) having long slender leaves
- levy en masse — the conscription of the civilian population in large numbers in the face of impending invasion
- liberty horse — (in a circus) a riderless horse that performs movements to verbal commands
- library paste — a white, smooth paste for paper and lightweight cardboard.
- library steps — a folding stepladder, especially one folding into another piece of furniture, as a table or chair.
- libyan desert — a desert in N Africa, in E Libya, W Egypt, and NW Sudan, W of the Nile: part of the Sahara. About 650,000 sq. mi. (1,683,500 sq. km).
- lickety-split — at great speed; rapidly: to travel lickety-split.
- light whiskey — a light-colored, mild whiskey aged in new or used casks for not less than four years
- limbic system — a ring of interconnected structures in the midline of the brain around the hypothalamus, involved with emotion and memory and with homeostatic regulatory systems.
- listenability — pleasant to listen to: soft, listenable music.
- literacy test — an examination to determine whether a person meets the literacy requirements for voting, serving in the armed forces, etc.; a test of one's ability to read and write.
- livery colors — the principal tinctures of a coat of arms, usually one color and one metal, used for liveries, standards, etc.
- livery stable — a stable where horses and vehicles are cared for or rented out for pay.
- lonely hearts — of or for people seeking counseling or companionship to bring love or romance into their lives: a lonely-hearts column in the newspaper.
- lonely-hearts — of or for people seeking counseling or companionship to bring love or romance into their lives: a lonely-hearts column in the newspaper.
- loosey-goosey — relaxed; calm; unperturbed: Despite the pressure, he was loosey-goosey throughout the game.
- lord's prayer — the, the prayer given by Jesus to His disciples, and beginning with the words Our Father. Matt. 6:9–13; Luke 11:2–4.
- lost property — lost and found.
- lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
- lymphopoiesis — the formation of lymphocytes.
- lysergic acid — a crystalline solid, C 16 H 16 N 2 O 2 , obtained from ergot or synthesized: used in the synthesis of LSD.
- magisterially — In a magisterial manner; authoritatively.
- martyrologies — Plural form of martyrology.
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- meaninglessly — In a meaningless manner; nonsensically.
- measurability — capable of being measured.
- mellifluously — sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding: a mellifluous voice; mellifluous tones.