12-letter words containing l, a, y, o, r
- sportability — suitability to be used in or as a sport
- straw yellow — a pale yellow; straw color.
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- sulfonylurea — any of a group of oral drugs, as tolbutamide, that stimulate the pancreas to secrete more insulin, used to treat diabetes
- supplicatory — to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
- symbololatry — the worship of symbols
- synchroflash — of or relating to photography employing a device that synchronizes the photoflash with the shutter.
- synchronical — happening at the same time
- tetrapyrrole — a chemical formed from four pyrrole rings
- theory-laden — (of an expression) capable of being understood only within the context of a specific theory, as for example superego, which requires the apparatus of Freudian theory in explanation
- thoracically — by way of the thorax; in the thorax
- to play fair — If you say that someone plays fair, you mean that they behave or act in a reasonable and honest way.
- tolerability — capable of being tolerated; endurable: His arrogance is no longer tolerable.
- torts lawyer — a lawyer who specializes in tort cases
- traumatology — a branch of surgery dealing with major wounds caused by accidents or violence.
- true anomaly — the anomaly of a planet; its angular distance from perihelion or aphelion.
- trypanocidal — (of a drug, agent, activity, etc) effective in killing trypanosomes
- tyrolean hat — a man's soft felt hat with a somewhat conical crown that is flat and creased at the top, a narrow brim partially turned up, and, usually, a feather for decoration
- unforgivably — in an unforgivable manner
- ungraciously — in an ungracious manner
- unheroically — in an unheroic manner
- unironically — pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery: an ironical compliment; an ironical smile.
- unobligatory — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- unpardonably — in a manner that is not excusable; disgracefully
- unreasonably — not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational: an unreasonable person.
- uproariously — characterized by or in a state of uproar; tumultuous.
- valley forge — a village in SE Pennsylvania: winter quarters of Washington's army 1777–78.
- vasodilatory — of or relating to the dilation of blood vessels
- verbal irony — irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning.
- video player — VCR: videotape recorder
- viola player — someone who plays the viola
- violet layer — a layer of particles in the upper atmosphere of the planet Mars, that scatters and absorbs certain electromagnetic radiation, thus preventing the blue, violet, and ultraviolet light waves from passing through
- voluntaryism — voluntarism (def 2).
- webliography — a list of electronic documents, websites, or other resources available on the World Wide Web, especially those relating to a particular subject: a student's annotated webliography on Shakespeare.
- yellow alert — (in military or civilian defense) the first alert given when enemy aircraft are discovered approaching a military installation, city, coastline, etc. Compare blue alert, red alert, white alert.
- yellowhammer — a common European bunting, Emberiza citrinella, the male of which is marked with bright yellow.
- yellowthroat — any of several American warblers of the genus Geothlypis, having a throat that is yellow, especially the common yellowthroat, G. trichas.
- youth leader — a person who has responsibility for the young people at a youth club etc