11-letter words containing e, y, i
- 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.
- law society — association of lawyers
- lawyer vine — 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.
- lecythiform — (biology, mycology) shaped like a bowling pin, a flask, or a bottle.
- led display — a flat-screen device in which an array of light-emitting diodes can be selectively activated to display numerical and alphabetical information, used esp in pocket calculators, digital timepieces, measuring instruments, and in some microcomputers
- legationary — Relating to a legation.
- legendarily — of, relating to, or of the nature of a legend.
- leiomyomata — a benign tumor composed of nonstriated muscular tissue.
- lepidoptery — the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths.
- leschetizky — Theodor [tey-uh-dawr,, -dohr,, thee-] /ˈteɪ əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr,, ˈθi-/ (Show IPA), 1830–1915, Polish pianist and composer.
- leuconychia — White discoloration appearing on nails. Also known as white nails.
- leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
- lewy bodies — abnormal proteins that occur in the nerve cells of the cerebral cortex and the basal ganglia, causing Parkinson's disease and dementia
- ley farming — the alternation at intervals of several years of crop growing and grassland pasture
- leydig cell — any of the interstitial cells of the testes that produce androgens.
- libellously — in a libellous manner
- 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.
- lichenology — the branch of biology that studies lichens.
- lickerishly — In a lickerish manner.
- lienyunkang — Lianyungang.
- lieutenancy — the office, authority, incumbency, or jurisdiction of a lieutenant.
- ligamentary — Of or relating to ligaments.
- lightsomely — (archaic) In a lightsome manner.
- like billyo — (intensifier)
- likeability — readily or easily liked; pleasing: a likable young man.
- limitlessly — In an limitless way.
- linear type — 1. (theory, programming) An attribute of values which are used exactly once: they are neither duplicated nor destroyed. Such values require no garbage collection, and can safely be updated in place, even if they form part of a data structure. Linear types are related to the linear logic of J.-Y Girard. They extend Schmidt's notion of single threading, provide an alternative to Hudak and Bloss' update analysis, and offer a practical complement to Lafont and Holmström's elegant linear languages.
- lingenberry — The lingonberry.
- lingeringly — In a lingering manner, persistently, tending to remain.
- lingonberry — mountain cranberry.
- liquescency — The quality or state of being liquescent.
- literaryism — habitual use of literary forms
- lithophytes — Plural form of lithophyte.
- liveability — Alternative spelling of livability.
- loiteringly — in a loitering manner
- look lively — hurry
- low-density — having a low concentration.
- lucratively — In a lucrative manner, profitably.
- lumberingly — With heavy, clumsy movements.
- lydian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from F to F.
- lymphokines — Plural form of lymphokine.
- lymphopenia — a reduction in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.
- lyon-office — Heralds' Office.
- lyophilised — (of tissue, blood, serum, or the like) to dry by freezing in a high vacuum.
- lyophilized — Simple past tense and past participle of lyophilize.
- lyophilizer — Freeze-drying equipment; freeze-dryer.
- lysogenesis — production of a lysogen.
- maddeningly — driving to madness or frenzy: a maddening thirst.
- maiden lady — an unmarried woman