12-letter words containing i, l, t, e, y, o
- 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.
- goldsmithery — the occupation of a goldsmith
- gynecologist — a physician specializing in gynecology. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- haematolysis — Haemolysis.
- haematoxylin — Alternative spelling of hematoxylin.
- heliotherapy — treatment of disease by means of sunlight.
- hemimetaboly — Hemimetabolism.
- hepaticology — the scientific study of bryophyte plants known as hepatics or liverworts
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- 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).
- heteroploidy — (genetics) The state of being heteroploid.
- holy picture — a picture of a person or thing that is of religious importance
- holy thistle — lady's-thistle.
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydrophilite — a white mineral consisting of potassium and calcium
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hypnotisable — Alternative spelling of hypnotizable.
- hypnotizable — One who is susceptible to hypnosis.
- hypochlorite — a salt or ester of hypochlorous acid.
- hyposulphite — Also called hydrosulfite. a salt of hyposulfurous acid.
- hypothetical — assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case.
- immoderately — In an immoderate manner.
- incestuously — involving incest.
- inchoatively — in an inchoative or rudimentary fashion; initially
- incoherently — without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling: an incoherent sentence.
- incompletely — not complete; lacking some part.
- ineloquently — Without eloquence.
- infectiously — communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases.
- innovatively — tending to innovate, or introduce something new or different; characterized by innovation.
- inobediently — disobediently
- inordinately — not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine.
- intolerantly — In an intolerant manner; without toleration.
- ip telephony — (communications) (IPT, Internet Telephony) Use of IP data connections to exchange voice and fax data that have traditionally been carried over the public switched telephone network. During the late 1990s, an increasing number of telephone calls have been routed over the Internet. Calls made in this way avoid PSTN charges. Unlike traditional telephony, IP telephony is relatively unregulated. Companies providing these services are known as Internet Telephony Service Providers (ITSPs). They include telephone companies, cable TV companies and Internet Service Providers (ISPs). There are still many problems with voice quality, latency, compression algorithms, and quality of service. See also Computer Telephone Integration.
- irresolutely — In an irresolute or wavering manner.
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- keratohyalin — (biology) A protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus.
- lay siege to — attack
- leonine city — a district of Rome on the right bank of the Tiber fortified by Pope Leo IV
- leucocytosis — an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leukocytosis — an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- liberty bond — a single Liberty loan bond.
- liberty loan — any of the five bond issues of the U.S. government floated in World War I.
- liberty pole — Also called liberty tree. American History. a pole or tree, often with a liberty cap or a banner at the top, usually located on a village green or in a market square, used by the Sons of Liberty in many colonial towns as a symbol of protest against British rule and around which anti-British rallies were held.
- licentiously — In a licentious manner, rowdily, overwhelmed by passion and without control of appetites (especially sexual appetites).
- life history — the series of living phenomena exhibited by an organism in the course of its development from inception to death.
- light comedy — a play or film which deals with its subject matter in an amusing and lighthearted way
- likely story — dubious account
- lily-trotter — jaçana.
- liothyronine — A form of thyroid hormone used to treat hypothyroidism and myxedema coma.