12-letter words containing l, y, i, n, g
- cyclogenesis — the formation and development of a low-pressure storm system
- cyclolignane — (organic chemistry) Any lignane having an additional ring.
- cyclostyling — Present participle of cyclostyle.
- decalcifying — Present participle of decalcify.
- decreasingly — In a decreasing manner.
- demulsifying — to break down (an emulsion) into separate substances incapable of re-forming the emulsion that was broken down.
- depressingly — In a depressing manner.
- descendingly — In a descending manner.
- desolatingly — in a way that desolates, in a desolating fashion
- despairingly — given to despair or hopelessness.
- discerningly — showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding: a discerning critic of French poetry.
- disgruntedly — In a disgruntled manner.
- disgustingly — causing disgust; offensive to the physical, moral, or aesthetic taste.
- dismissingly — In a dismissing manner; dismissively.
- disturbingly — upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.
- dry puddling — puddling in a furnace with a bottom of sand.
- dry-cleaning — Dry-cleaning is the action or work of dry-cleaning things such as clothes.
- eighteenthly — in the eighteenth place
- electrifying — Present participle of electrify.
- enchantingly — In an enchanting manner.
- engrossingly — In an engrossing way.
- entrancingly — In an entrancing manner.
- entreatingly — In an entreating manner.
- 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
- exemplifying — Present participle of exemplify.
- exhaustingly — In an exhausting manner.
- flash drying — Flash drying is a stage in a process to make something bigger, in which a paste-like feed is broken up and dried at the same time.
- flatteringly — In a flattering manner.
- flickeringly — In a flickering manner.
- fly-by-night — not reliable or responsible, especially in business; untrustworthy: a fly-by-night operation.
- flying field — a small landing field with short runways and facilities for servicing airplanes on a lesser scale than an airport.
- flying jenny — Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a merry-go-round, especially a relatively small or unadorned one.
- flying lemur — either of two lemurlike mammals, Cynocephalus variegatus, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, or C. volans, of the Philippines, having broad folds of skin on both sides of the body to aid in gliding from tree to tree: now rare.
- flying mouse — pygmy glider.
- flying shear — (in a continuous rolling mill) a shear that moves with the piece being cut.
- flying squad — a trained, mobile group of police officers, business executives, labor officials, or the like, capable of performing specialized tasks whenever or wherever sent, often for use in emergencies.
- flying start — a start, as in sailboat racing, in which the entrants begin moving before reaching the starting line.
- flying visit — A flying visit is a visit that only lasts a very short time.
- flying wedge — a fast-moving group of law-enforcement officers in a compact, wedge-shaped formation that can infiltrate crowds or protect someone effectively.
- forbearingly — In a forbearing manner.
- forbiddingly — In a forbidding manner.
- forebodingly — a prediction; portent.
- foreseeingly — by way of foreseeing
- frangibility — The state or quality of being frangible.
- frightenedly — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
- fuliginosity — The condition or quality of being fuliginous; sootiness.
- fuliginously — In a fuliginous manner.
- fungicidally — in a fungicidal manner