12-letter words containing l, y, m
- interminably — incapable of being terminated; unending: an interminable job.
- intramurally — In an intramural manner.
- irredeemably — not redeemable; incapable of being bought back or paid off.
- irreformably — in an irreformable manner
- irremediably — not admitting of remedy, cure, or repair: irremediable conduct.
- irremissibly — In an irremissible manner; unpardonably.
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- john mauchly — (person) /jon W mok'*-lee/ (rhymes with "broccoli") Dr. John W. Mauchly, one of the developers of ENIAC.
- joint family — a type of extended family composed of parents, their children, and the children's spouses and offspring in one household.
- jolly jumper — any light sail set above a skysail; flying kite.
- joy, william — William Joy
- judgmentally — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
- key lime pie — a custardlike pie made with lime juice, condensed milk, eggs, and flavorings and served in a pastry shell.
- kolyma range — a mountain range in NE Russia, in NE Siberia, extending about 1100 km (700 miles) between the Kolyma River and the Sea of Okhotsk. Highest peak: 1862 m (6109 ft)
- kremlinology — the study of the government of the former Soviet Union, especially the study of those factors governing its foreign affairs.
- lachrymation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- lachrymatory — of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.
- lachrymiform — Shaped like a teardrop.
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lady's-smock — a N temperate plant, Cardamine pratensis, with white or rose-pink flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- lady's-thumb — a smartweed, Polygonum persicaria, of the buckwheat family, having pink or purplish flowers and lance-shaped leaves with a spot resembling a thumbprint.
- lamp chimney — a glass tube that surrounds the wick in an oil lamp
- lampadedromy — (in ancient Greece) a relay race in which the runners or riders carried a lighted torch
- lampadomancy — a method of divination by studying the carbon deposits left by a burning lamp or candle
- lamprophyres — Plural form of lamprophyre.
- lamprophyric — belonging or relating to a lamprophyre
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- laryngospasm — An uncontrolled, spasmodic closure of the larynx.
- laundry mark — a symbol on a label on an article of clothing, bed-linen, etc, which specifies how the item should be washed and cared for, for example, at which temperature it should be washed at, whether it should be ironed, dry-cleaned, etc
- laundry room — utility room
- laundrywoman — laundress.
- laundrywomen — Plural form of laundrywoman.
- lay claim to — to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
- legal memory — a period of time, now usually established by statute, during which custom, conduct, or a state of affairs must have existed or continued in order for it to have taken on the force of law or to establish a legal right or title not otherwise provable.
- legal system — judicial structures and processes: law
- legitimately — according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
- lemon yellow — a clear, yellowish-green color.
- lese majesty — Law. a crime, especially high treason, committed against the sovereign power. an offense that violates the dignity of a ruler.
- lese-majesty — Law. a crime, especially high treason, committed against the sovereign power. an offense that violates the dignity of a ruler.
- leze majesty — lese majesty (def 1).
- light comedy — a play or film which deals with its subject matter in an amusing and lighthearted way
- linked rhyme — a rhyme in which the end of one line together with the first sound of the next line forms a rhyme with the end of another line.
- locomobility — the ability to move from one place to another
- locomotivity — the capability of moving from one place to another
- lognormality — the condition of having a natural logarithm with normal distribution
- lyme disease — an acute inflammatory disease caused by a tick-borne spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi , characterized by recurrent episodes of decreasing severity in which joint swelling, fever, and rash occur, sometimes with cardiac or nervous system complications.
- lymph system — Anatomy, Zoology. the system by which lymph is returned from the cells to the blood and by which white blood cells are produced in response to inflammation or presence of antigens; in mammals, the system includes the lymph glands, vessels and sinuses through which lymph is carried, and lymphoid tissues, as bone marrow and the thymus.
- lymphadenoma — an enlarged lymph node.
- lymphangioma — a benign tumor composed of dilated and newly formed lymph vessels.
- lymphangitis — inflammation of the lymphatic vessels.