10-letter words containing e, y, l
- looyenwork — a physical therapy intended to release muscle fibre adhesions
- lopsidedly — In a lopsided manner.
- love story — story about a romantic relationship
- lovelessly — Without love; in a loveless fashion.
- loveworthy — worthy of being loved
- low comedy — comedy that depends on physical action, broadly humorous or farcical situations, and often bawdy or vulgar jokes.
- loweringly — In a lowering manner; with cloudiness or threatening gloom.
- lucklessly — In a luckless way.
- lukewarmly — In a lukewarm manner, tepidly, without extremeness.
- lumberyard — a yard where lumber is stored for sale.
- lumpectomy — the surgical removal of a breast cyst or tumor.
- lunar year — year (def 4a).
- lundy isle — an island at the mouth of the Bristol Channel, off Devon, SW England: historic refuge for pirates and smugglers. 1.5 sq. mi. (4 sq. km).
- luteolysis — The structural and functional degradation of the corpus luteum, occurring at the end of the luteal phase of both the estrous and menstrual cycles in the absence of pregnancy.
- lye hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
- lyme grass — type of perennial dune grass
- lyme regis — a resort in S England, in Dorset, on the English Channel: noted for finds of prehistoric fossils. Pop: 4406 (2001)
- lyme-hound — lyam-hound.
- lymph node — any of the glandlike masses of tissue in the lymphatic vessels containing cells that become lymphocytes.
- lymphedema — the accumulation of lymph in soft tissue with accompanying swelling, often of the extremities: sometimes caused by inflammation, obstruction, or removal of lymph channels.
- lymphocyte — a type of white blood cell having a large, spherical nucleus surrounded by a thin layer of nongranular cytoplasm.
- lymphodema — (pathology) A condition of fluid retention caused by a compromised lymphatic system.
- lymphokine — any lymphocyte product, as interferon, that is not an antibody but may participate in the immune response through its effect on the function of other cells, as destroying antigen-coated cells or stimulating macrophages.
- lyophilise — Alternative spelling of lyophilize.
- lyophilize — (of tissue, blood, serum, or the like) to dry by freezing in a high vacuum.
- lyre snake — any of several mildly venomous colubrid snakes of the genus Trimorphodon, inhabiting rocky areas from the southwestern U.S. to Central America, having fangs in the rear of the upper jaw and a lyre-shaped marking on the head.
- lysenkoism — a genetic doctrine formulated by Lysenko and asserting that acquired characteristics are inheritable.
- lysigenous — caused by the breaking down of cells
- lysimetric — of or relating to the measurement of solubility
- lysogenize — to make lysogenic.
- macrocycle — (chemistry) a cyclic macromolecule, or a macrocyclic portion of a molecule.
- malay bear — a small, black bear, Ursus (Helarctos) malayanus, of Southeast Asian forests, having a light muzzle and yellow chest markings.
- malmesbury — William of, William of Malmesbury.
- manageably — that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
- manifestly — readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.
- marketably — readily salable.
- marmaladey — Covered with marmalade.
- martyrlike — Resembling or characteristic of a martyr.
- marylander — a person born or living in Maryland
- materially — to an important degree; considerably: Their endorsement didn't help materially.
- maternally — of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts.
- mawlamyine — Moulmein.
- may beetle — June bug (def 1).
- mcreynolds — James Clark, 1862–1946, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1914–41.
- measurably — capable of being measured.
- measuredly — In a measured fashion.
- medal play — play in which the score is reckoned by counting the strokes taken to complete the round.
- meddlingly — In a meddling manner.
- medievally — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages.
- mediocrely — In a mediocre way.