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11-letter words containing l, y, i

  • alkyd resin — any synthetic resin made from a dicarboxylic acid, such as phthalic acid, and diols or triols: used in paints and adhesives
  • alleviatory — having the ability to reduce or moderate the severity of something
  • alley light — a searchlight mounted on a public-safety vehicle or other motor vehicle for sideways lighting.
  • allophylian — (of languages, especially those of Europe and Asia) neither Indo-European nor Semitic.
  • allyl resin — any of several thermosetting synthetic resins made by polymerizing esters of allyl alcohol with a dibasic acid. They are used as adhesives
  • alpha cygni — Deneb
  • amaryllises — Plural form of amaryllis.
  • amatorially — in an amatory manner
  • ambiguously — open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer.
  • ambitiously — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
  • ambivalency — uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things.
  • amblygonite — a white or greyish mineral consisting of lithium aluminium fluorophosphate in triclinic crystalline form. It is a source of lithium. Formula: (Li,Na)Al(PO4)(F,OH)
  • ambrosially — In an ambrosial manner.
  • amenability — ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable: an amenable servant.
  • amicability — characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable: an amicable settlement.
  • ammonolysis — solvolysis in liquid ammonia
  • amoxycillin — Obsolete spelling of amoxicillin.
  • amphibology — ambiguity of expression, esp when due to a grammatical construction, as in save rags and waste paper
  • amphistylar — (esp of a classical temple) having a set of columns at both ends or at both sides
  • ampullosity — pretentious, turgid, or bombastic use of language
  • amyloidosis — the deposition of amyloid in various tissues of the body, as occurs in certain chronic infections
  • amylopectin — the major component of starch (about 80 per cent), consisting of branched chains of glucose units. It is insoluble and gives a red-brown colour with iodine
  • anaglyptics — (arts) The art of carving or embossing in low relief.
  • analysation — Alternative form of analyzation.
  • analyticity — the property of being analytic
  • analyzation — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
  • anaphylaxis — extreme sensitivity to an injected antigen, esp a protein, following a previous injection
  • anastylosis — the restoration of a ruined monument or building by reassembling fallen parts and, when necessary, incorporating newmaterials.
  • angelically — of or belonging to angels: the angelic host.
  • angioplasty — a surgical technique for restoring normal blood flow through an artery narrowed or blocked by atherosclerosis, either by inserting a balloon into the narrowed section and inflating it or by using a laser beam
  • aniline dye — any synthetic dye originally made from raw materials, such as aniline, obtained from coal tar
  • animatingly — in a quickening, stirring or energizing manner
  • anisodactyl — (of the feet of passerine birds) having the first toe directed backwards and the other three toes directed forwards
  • anti-family — a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not: the traditional family. a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with the children they care for: a single-parent family.
  • anticruelty — the prevention of or opposition to cruelty
  • anticyclone — An anticyclone is an area of high atmospheric pressure which causes settled weather conditions and, in summer, clear skies and high temperatures.
  • antidotally — in the manner of an antidote
  • antileprosy — acting against leprosy
  • antislavery — opposed to slavery, esp slavery of Black people
  • antitypical — something that is foreshadowed by a type or symbol, as a New Testament event prefigured in the Old Testament.
  • antlion fly — any of various neuropterous insects of the family Myrmeleontidae, which typically resemble dragonflies and are most common in tropical regions
  • anxiolytics — Plural form of anxiolytic.
  • aphasiology — The study of linguistic problems resulting from brain damage.
  • aphetically — (linguistics) In an aphetic way: through aphesis.
  • apocalyptic — Apocalyptic means relating to the total destruction of something, especially of the world.
  • apophyllite — a white, colourless, pink, or green mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate of calcium, potassium, and fluorine in tetragonal crystalline form. It occurs in cracks in volcanic rocks. Formula: KCa4(Si4O10)2(OH1F).8H2O
  • appallingly — causing dismay or horror: an appalling accident; an appalling lack of manners.
  • appealingly — evoking or attracting interest, desire, curiosity, sympathy, or the like; attractive.
  • appeasingly — in an appeasing manner
  • applicatory — suitable for application
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