9-letter words containing l, e, r, o, y
- gargoyles — Plural form of gargoyle.
- glory-pea — either of two trailing plants, Clianthus formosus or C. puniceus, of Australia and New Zealand, having showy red flowers.
- gloryhole — (nonstandard,rare) To have sex through a glory hole.
- glycerole — Dated form of glycerol.
- gyroplane — autogiro.
- herbology — the study or collecting of herbs, especially as a hobby.
- hierology — literature or learning regarding sacred things.
- holidayer — vacationer.
- holohedry — The condition of a crystal whose point group is identical to that of its lattice.
- holy year — a jubilee year.
- horribley — Misspelling of horribly.
- horse fly — any bloodsucking, usually large fly of the family Tabanidae, especially of the genus Tabanus, a serious pest of horses, cattle, etc.
- horseplay — rough or boisterous play or pranks.
- humoredly — (only in combination with good, bad or ill) American standard spelling of humouredly.
- hyalomere — the transparent part of a blood platelet, surrounding the chromomere.
- hydrocele — an accumulation of serous fluid, usually about the testis.
- hydrogels — Plural form of hydrogel.
- hydrolase — an enzyme that catalyzes hydrolysis.
- hydrolize — (intransitive) To undergo hydrolization.
- hydrolyse — Alternative spelling of hydrolyze.
- hydrolyte — a substance subjected to hydrolysis.
- hydrolyze — Break down (a compound) by chemical reaction with water.
- hyperbola — the set of points in a plane whose distances to two fixed points in the plane have a constant difference; a curve consisting of two distinct and similar branches, formed by the intersection of a plane with a right circular cone when the plane makes a greater angle with the base than does the generator of the cone. Equation: x 2 /a 2 − y 2 /b 2 = ±1.
- hyperbole — obvious and intentional exaggeration.
- irenology — the study of peace
- irksomely — In an irksome manner; tediously.
- jellyroll — a thin, rectangular layer of sponge cake, spread with fruit jelly and rolled up.
- kerflooey — Informal. to cease functioning, especially suddenly and completely; fall apart; fail: As soon as the storm hit, every light in town went kerflooey.
- key largo — one of the islands in the Florida Keys. 30 miles (48 km) long; 2 miles (3.2 km) wide.
- keylogger — the practice of using a software program or hardware device (keylogger) to record all keystrokes on a computer keyboard, either overtly as a surveillance tool or covertly as spyware: Many employers are making use of keylogging to monitor their employees' computer habits.
- layperson — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- legionary — of, relating to, or belonging to a legion.
- leprosery — a hospital for leprosy sufferers
- leprosity — the state of being leprous
- leprously — In a leprous way.
- linotyper — a person who uses a Linotype printing machine
- lover boy — a man who is successful with women
- lyomerous — of or relating to Lyomeri fish
- mayflower — (italics) the ship in which the Pilgrims sailed from Southampton to the New World in 1620.
- meliority — superiority.
- memorably — worth remembering; notable: a memorable speech.
- mereology — the formal study of the logical properties of the relation of part and whole
- metrology — the science of weights and measures.
- meyerhold — Vsevolod Emilievich, original name Karl Theodor Kasimir. 1874–c. 1940, Russian theatre director, noted for his experimental nonrealistic productions. He was arrested in 1939 and died in custody
- micropyle — Zoology. any minute opening in an ovum through which a spermatozoon can enter, as in many insects.
- monolayer — molecular film.
- moray eel — long fish
- myelogram — an x-ray photograph of the spinal cord, following administration of a radiopaque substance into the spinal subarachnoid space.
- myoneural — of or relating to both muscle and nerve.
- necrology — a list of persons who have died within a certain time.