12-letter words containing i, l, t, e, y
- 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.
- kitty litter — litter (sense 4)
- kylie effect — the increased awareness of breast cancer caused by the publicity surrounding its diagnosis in Kylie Minogue, born 1968, Australian singer and actress
- labyrinthine — of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth.
- latchkey kid — variant form of latchkey child
- lay siege to — attack
- leachability — to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
- learnability — (uncountable) the condition of being learnable.
- left-justify — If printed text is left-justified, each line begins at the same distance from the left-hand edge of the page or column.
- legal entity — a person or organization that can enter into contracts, and take part in legal action
- legitimately — according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
- lenticularly — in a lenticular manner
- 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.
- liberatingly — In a liberating manner.
- liberty bell — the bell of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, rung on July 8, 1776, to announce the adoption of the Declaration of Independence; since then a national symbol of liberty: moved to a special exhibition pavilion behind Independence Hall on January 1, 1976.
- liberty bond — a single Liberty loan bond.
- liberty hall — a place or condition of complete liberty
- 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.
- liberty ship — a slow cargo ship built in large numbers for the U.S. merchant marine during World War II and having a capacity of about 11,000 deadweight tons.
- libertyville — a town in NE Illinois.
- licentiously — In a licentious manner, rowdily, overwhelmed by passion and without control of appetites (especially sexual appetites).
- lieutenantry — the post or commission of a lieutenant
- life annuity — any annuity that is contingent upon the survival of the annuitant or annuitants, especially an annuity that terminates with the death of a single annuitant.
- life history — the series of living phenomena exhibited by an organism in the course of its development from inception to death.
- life tenancy — holding a tenancy until the holder dies
- 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.
- little bitty — extremely small; tiny.
- little rhody — Rhode Island (used as a nickname).
- little-bitty — extremely small; tiny.
- live yoghurt — yoghurt that contains live bacteria
- loosely-knit — associated or linked in a loose way
- lyophilizate — A lyophilizate is a freeze-dried product.
- lyric writer — someone who writes lyrics
- lysogenicity — the quality or condition of being lysogenic
- lysolecithin — any compound of lecithin produced by the removal of one of the fatty acid groups by hydrolysis
- magnetically — By or as by, magnetism.
- mail gateway — (messaging) A machine that connects two or more electronic mail systems (including dissimilar mail systems) and transfers messages between them. Sometimes the mapping and translation can be quite complex, and it generally requires a store and forward scheme whereby the message is received from one system completely before it is transmitted to the next system, after suitable translations.
- majestically — characterized by or possessing majesty; of lofty dignity or imposing aspect; stately; grand: the majestic Alps.
- malleability — the state of being malleable, or capable of being shaped, as by hammering or pressing: the extreme malleability of gold.
- malt whiskey — Malt whiskey or malt is whiskey that is made from malt.
- maxillectomy — Surgical removal of the maxilla.
- meditatively — given to, characterized by, or indicative of meditation; contemplative.
- memorability — worth remembering; notable: a memorable speech.
- mentally ill — having a mental illness.