11-letter words containing l, y, c
- irrelevancy — irrelevance.
- irrevocably — not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree.
- ithyphallic — of or relating to the phallus carried in ancient festivals of Bacchus.
- ivory black — a fine black pigment made by calcining ivory.
- jockey club — an association for the regulation and promotion of thoroughbred horse racing, usually composed of racing officials and thoroughbred owners at a specific racetrack or in a particular region.
- judge lynch — the personification of lynch law.
- judiciously — using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic: judicious use of one's money.
- juridically — of or relating to the administration of justice.
- keratolytic — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- kinetically — pertaining to motion.
- kleptocracy — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- koilonychia — an abnormal condition in which the outer surfaces of the nails are concave; spoon nail.
- krasny luch — a city in SE Ukraine, E of Donetsk.
- krebs cycle — a cycle of enzyme-catalyzed reactions in living cells that is the final series of reactions of aerobic metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fatty acids, and by which carbon dioxide is produced, oxygen is reduced, and ATP is formed.
- labyrinthic — of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth.
- lachrymator — a chemical substance that causes the shedding of tears, as tear gas.
- lackey moth — a bombycid moth, Malacosoma neustria, whose brightly striped larvae live at first in a communal web often on fruit trees, of which they may become a pest
- laconically — using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply.
- lacrimatory — of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.
- lady chapel — a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary, attached to a church, and generally behind the high altar at the extremity of the apse.
- lady doctor — a doctor who is a female
- lady orchid — a tall graceful orchid, Orchis purpurea, with faintly scented purple-brown and green flowers with a pinkish or white lip
- lake annecy — a lake in E France, in the Alps
- laminectomy — the surgical removal of part of the posterior arch of a vertebra to provide access to the spinal canal, as for the excision of a ruptured disk.
- laparectomy — excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.
- laparoscopy — examination of the abdominal cavity or performance of minor abdominal surgery using a laparoscope.
- larcenously — In a larcenous manner.
- last-cyclic — denoting rules that apply only to main clauses
- law faculty — the department or division of a university concerned with teaching law
- law society — association of lawyers
- lawyer cane — any of various kinds of entangling and thorny vegetation, such as the rattan palm, esp in tropical areas
- league city — a town in S Texas.
- lecherously — given to or characterized by lechery; lustful.
- lecythiform — (biology, mycology) shaped like a bowling pin, a flask, or a bottle.
- legacy code — legacy system
- legacy duty — estate tax; inheritance tax
- leptodactyl — leptodactylous
- leschetizky — Theodor [tey-uh-dawr,, -dohr,, thee-] /ˈteɪ əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr,, ˈθi-/ (Show IPA), 1830–1915, Polish pianist and composer.
- leuconychia — White discoloration appearing on nails. Also known as white nails.
- leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
- leydig cell — any of the interstitial cells of the testes that produce androgens.
- liberty cap — a soft, conical cap given to a freed slave in ancient Rome at manumission of his servitude, used as a symbol of liberty, especially since the 18th century.
- lichenology — the branch of biology that studies lichens.
- lickerishly — In a lickerish manner.
- lieutenancy — the office, authority, incumbency, or jurisdiction of a lieutenant.
- liquescency — The quality or state of being liquescent.
- lithochromy — the art or practice of painting on stone
- lobachevsky — Nikolai Ivanovich [nyi-kuh-lahy ee-vah-nuh-vyich] /nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1856, Russian mathematician.
- local derby — a football match between two teams from the same area
- locutionary — pertaining to the act of conveying semantic content in an utterance, considered as independent of the interaction between the speaker and the listener.