11-letter words containing h, y, a, l
- hypoaeolian — of a specific mode of church music
- hypoblastic — Of, or relating to the hypoblast.
- hypocaloric — That is low in dietary calories.
- hypocentral — (geology) Of or pertaining to the hypocentre of an earthquake.
- hypoglossal — situated under the tongue.
- hypohalites — Plural form of hypohalite.
- hypokalemia — an abnormally low concentration of potassium in the blood.
- hypokalemic — Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- hypophyseal — Alternative spelling of hypophysial.
- hypophysial — pituitary gland.
- hypoplastic — Pathology. abnormal deficiency of cells or structural elements.
- hypothalami — Plural form of hypothalamus.
- hypothallus — a layer of hyphae rimming the thallus of certain lichens.
- hypothermal — lukewarm; tepid.
- hypovolemia — A decreased volume of circulating blood in the body.
- hysteresial — relating to the retardation of an effect following upon its cause
- ichthyoidal — Like a fish; ichthyoid.
- infraphylum — (taxonomy) A taxon below subphylum and above superclass.
- inheritably — capable of being inherited.
- ithyphallic — of or relating to the phallus carried in ancient festivals of Bacchus.
- ithyphallus — an erect phallus
- keyhole saw — a compass saw for cutting keyholes, etc.
- koilonychia — an abnormal condition in which the outer surfaces of the nails are concave; spoon nail.
- krasny luch — a city in SE Ukraine, E of Donetsk.
- labyrinthal — Like a maze or labyrinth, intricate or convoluted. labyrinthine.
- labyrinthic — of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth.
- lachrymator — a chemical substance that causes the shedding of tears, as tear gas.
- lackey moth — a bombycid moth, Malacosoma neustria, whose brightly striped larvae live at first in a communal web often on fruit trees, of which they may become a pest
- lady chapel — a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary, attached to a church, and generally behind the high altar at the extremity of the apse.
- lady orchid — a tall graceful orchid, Orchis purpurea, with faintly scented purple-brown and green flowers with a pinkish or white lip
- lamprophony — loudness and clarity of voice.
- lamprophyre — any dark intrusive rock in which dark minerals occur both as phenocrysts and as groundmass.
- laughworthy — worthy of being laughed at
- lay brother — a man who has taken religious vows and habit but is employed by his order chiefly in manual labor.
- lay hold of — to seize or grasp
- leuconychia — White discoloration appearing on nails. Also known as white nails.
- leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
- lipoatrophy — (medicine) The loss of subcutaneous fatty tissue.
- lithography — the art or process of producing a picture, writing, or the like, on a flat, specially prepared stone, with some greasy or oily substance, and of taking ink impressions from this as in ordinary printing.
- litholapaxy — the procedure of removing bladder stones by crushing them and extracting them through a catheter
- loathsomely — In a way that is loathsome.
- lobachevsky — Nikolai Ivanovich [nyi-kuh-lahy ee-vah-nuh-vyich] /nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1856, Russian mathematician.
- logotherapy — (psychotherapy) A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life.
- lucky charm — an object that is believed to bring its owner good luck
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- lycanthropy — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- lymph gland — any of the glandlike masses of tissue in the lymphatic vessels containing cells that become lymphocytes.
- lymphangial — pertaining to the lymphatic vessels.
- lymphoblast — a large, metabolically active lymphocyte shortly before it enters into mitosis.
- lymphopenia — a reduction in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.