12-letter words containing l, a, y, o, r
- cotemporally — At the same time.
- cotyledonary — the primary or rudimentary leaf of the embryo of seed plants.
- counterrally — an opposing rally
- country lane — a narrow country road, often bordered by hedges
- courageously — possessing or characterized by courage; brave: a courageous speech against the dictator.
- cranioplasty — Surgical repair of a defect or deformity in the skull.
- crossability — the quality of being crossable
- cryoplankton — minute organisms, esp algae, living in ice, snow, or icy water
- cryosurgical — of or relating to cryosurgery
- cryptococcal — of, relating to, or caused by the Cryptococcus neoformans fungus
- crystal form — a symmetrical set of planes in space, associated with a crystal, having the same symmetry as the crystal class
- crystalloids — Plural form of crystalloid.
- cyberloafing — (informal) The use of computers by employees for purposes unrelated to work.
- cyclographic — of or relating to a cyclograph
- cyclopropane — a colourless flammable gaseous hydrocarbon, used in medicine as an anaesthetic; trimethylene. It is a cycloalkane with molecules containing rings of three carbon atoms. Formula: C3H6; boiling pt: –34°C
- cytoanalyzer — an electronic optical device for screening smears of cells suspected of being malignant.
- d'oyly carte — Richard. 1844–1901, British impresario noted for his productions of the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan
- day labourer — an unskilled worker hired and paid by the day
- deambulatory — a place for walking often with a covering overhead
- decoratively — In a decorative manner.
- deflationary — A deflationary economic policy or measure is one that is intended to or likely to cause deflation.
- delayed drop — a parachute descent with the opening of the parachute delayed, usually for a predetermined period
- demonstrably — capable of being demonstrated or proved.
- deregulatory — Of or pertaining to deregulation.
- derogatively — lessening; belittling; derogatory.
- derogatorily — tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory: a derogatory remark.
- dicarboxylic — containing two carboxyl groups in the molecule
- dipyridamole — a yellow crystalline powder, C 24 H 40 N 8 O 4 , used prophylactically for angina pectoris and in combination with other drugs to reduce thrombus formation.
- disastrously — causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
- discordantly — disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh.
- dishonorably — In a dishonorable manner.
- dollarocracy — a state in which private wealth determines the base of political power
- dolly varden — a woman's costume of the late 19th century, including a flower-trimmed, broad-brimmed hat and a dress consisting of a tight bodice and bouffant panniers in a flower print over a calf-length quilted petticoat.
- draconically — (often lowercase) Draconian.
- dragonslayer — One who slays a dragon.
- drug holiday — a brief period during which a patient stops taking a prescribed medication, especially an antidepressant, to recover some normal functions, reduce side effects, or maintain sensitivity to the drug.
- early modern — designating or of the period of European history from the end of the Middle Ages (c. 1450) to c. 1750
- ectrodactyly — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
- eleemosynary — Of, relating to, or dependent on charity; charitable.
- elocutionary — Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.
- emolumentary — advantageous; tending towards emolument
- entropically — By means of or in relation to entropy.
- erythroblast — An immature erythrocyte containing a nucleus.
- esoterically — In an esoteric manner.
- euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
- evolutionary — Of or relating to evolution.
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- exorbitantly — In an exorbitant manner, excessively.
- extemporally — In an extemporal manner.
- extraneously — In an extraneous manner.