12-letter words containing l, o, n, e, y
- 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.
- double entry — a method in which each transaction is entered twice in the ledger, once to the debit of one account, and once to the credit of another.
- downy mildew — Also called false mildew. any fungus of the family Peronosporaceae, causing many plant diseases and producing a white, downy mass of conidiophores, usually on the under surface of the leaves of the host plant.
- dragonslayer — One who slays a dragon.
- early modern — designating or of the period of European history from the end of the Middle Ages (c. 1450) to c. 1750
- eco-friendly — environmentally safe
- economically — in a thrifty or frugal manner; with economy.
- eleemosynary — Of, relating to, or dependent on charity; charitable.
- eleemosynous — Describes a gift or donation made as an act of charity or almsgiving.
- elocutionary — Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.
- emolumentary — advantageous; tending towards emolument
- emotionality — The state or quality of being emotional.
- enantiostyly — the asymmetrical deflection of the style, either to the left or to the right of the floral axis
- encyclopedia — An encyclopedia is a book or set of books in which facts about many different subjects or about one particular subject are arranged for reference, usually in alphabetical order.
- encyclopedic — Comprehensive in terms of information.
- endogenously — In an endogenous manner.
- endophyllous — enclosed in a leaf or sheath
- engrossingly — In an engrossing way.
- enjoyability — The state or condition of being enjoyable.
- enteroclysis — A fluoroscopic X-ray of the small intestine.
- entropically — By means of or in relation to entropy.
- enzymologist — A specialist in enzymology.
- epoxylignane — (organic chemistry) Any lignane in which the two \u03b3-carbon atoms of the side chains are linked via an oxygen atom to form a tetrahydrofuran ring.
- ethnobiology — the branch of biology involving the study of the uses of plants and animals in various human societies
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- euphoniously — In a euphonious manner.
- evolutionary — Of or relating to evolution.
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- exorbitantly — In an exorbitant manner, excessively.
- extraneously — In an extraneous manner.
- flying mouse — pygmy glider.
- forbearingly — In a forbearing manner.
- forebodingly — a prediction; portent.
- forehandedly — Prudently, with thrift and foresight.
- forensically — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
- foreseeingly — by way of foreseeing
- fourteenthly — in (the) fourteenth place
- galvanometry — the method or process of determining the strength of electric currents.
- gangliectomy — (medicine) Excision of a ganglion; surgical removal of a mass of tissue.
- geosynclinal — Geology. pertaining to a synclinal fold that involves a relatively large part of the earth's surface.
- geosynclines — Plural form of geosyncline.
- glossy snake — a nocturnal burrowing snake, Arizona elegans, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico, having smooth, glistening scales of tan with brown blotches.
- glycogenesis — the formation of glycogen from monosaccharides in the body, especially glucose.
- glycogenetic — of or relating to the formation of sugar in the liver.
- glycogenosis — any of several inherited disorders of glycogen metabolism that result in excess accumulation of glycogen in various organs of the body.
- glycoprotein — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
- glyndebourne — an estate in SE England, in East Sussex: site of a famous annual festival of opera founded in 1934 by John Christie
- god's plenty — an abundant or overabundant quantity.
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- golden years — the years that follow retirement from work