8-letter words containing l, y, e
- lumberly — heavy and unwieldy
- lumpenly — in a lumpen manner
- lunately — in a lunate or crescent form
- lycaenid — A member of the taxonomic family 'Lycaenidae'.
- lychgate — A roofed gateway to a churchyard, formerly used during burials for sheltering a coffin until the clergyman’s arrival.
- lycopene — a red crystalline substance, C 40 H 56 , that is the main pigment of certain fruits, as the tomato and paprika, and is a precursor to carotene in plant biosynthesis.
- lynchers — to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.
- lyrebird — an Australian passerine bird of the genus Menura, the male of which has a long tail that is lyrate when spread.
- lyricise — to write lyrics.
- lyricize — to write lyrics.
- lysander — died 395 b.c, Spartan naval commander and statesman.
- lysergic — Used in designation of lysergic acid, lysergic acid diethylamide.
- lysithea — a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- lysogens — Plural form of lysogen.
- lysogeny — the state of being lysogenic.
- lysosome — a cell organelle containing enzymes that digest particles and that disintegrate the cell after its death.
- lysozyme — an enzyme that is destructive of bacteria and functions as an antiseptic, found in tears, leukocytes, mucus, egg albumin, and certain plants.
- maidenly — pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a maiden: a maidenly blush.
- malarkey — speech or writing designed to obscure, mislead, or impress; bunkum: The claims were just a lot of malarkey.
- mannerly — having or showing good manners; courteous; polite.
- markedly — strikingly noticeable; conspicuous: with marked success.
- masterly — like or befitting a master, as in skill or art; worthy of a master; very skillful: a masterly presentation of the budget.
- mattedly — in a matted manner
- maturely — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- mayapple — American plant
- mayfield — a city in SW Kentucky.
- mayflies — Plural form of mayfly.
- maypoles — Plural form of maypole.
- mccauley — Mary Ludwig Hays, real name of Molly Pitcher.
- mckinley — William, 1843–1901, 25th president of the U.S. 1897–1901.
- meagerly — deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
- meagrely — In a meagre way; poorly; inadequately.
- mealybug — any of several scalelike, homopterous insects of the families Pseudococcidae and Eriococcidae that are covered with a powdery wax secretion and feed on plants.
- medially — situated in or pertaining to the middle; median; intermediate.
- medianly — In a median direction.
- mel kaye — (person) The hero of The Story of Mel, a Real Programmer. The preface to the manuals for the Royal McBee LGP-30 ACT 1 (Algebraic Compiler and Translator) compiler (dated 1959) contain the following attribution from Clay S. Boswell, Jr. (apparently ACT 1's designer): I wish to acknowledge my appreciation to the many people who offered suggestions and criticisms of the ACT 1 System. In particular, Mel Kaye of Royal McBee who did the bulk of the programming. (2008-08-04)
- mellowly — In a mellow manner.
- menially — lowly and sometimes degrading: menial work.
- menology — a calendar of the months.
- mentally — in or with the mind or intellect; intellectually.
- merrilyn — a female given name.
- mersalyl — a salt of sodium, C13H16HgNNaO6, which was formerly used as a diuretic
- mesially — Toward the central plane of a body with bilateral symmetry.
- mesnalty — the estate of a mesne lord.
- mesylate — (organic chemistry) methanesulfonate.
- metaboly — the ability of some cells, esp protozoans, to alter their shape
- methoxyl — containing the methoxy group.
- methylal — a colorless, flammable, volatile liquid, C 3 H 8 O 2 , having a chloroformlike odor, used chiefly as a solvent, in perfumery, and in organic synthesis.
- methylic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the methyl group.
- metopryl — a colourless liquid, C4H10O, that is related to ether and was formerly used as an anaesthetic