11-letter words containing l, y, m
- berkeleyism — any philosophical system or doctrine derived from the views of Bishop Berkeley.
- beseemingly — in a manner that is beseeming
- bibliomancy — prediction of the future by interpreting a passage chosen at random from a book, esp the Bible
- bimillenary — marking a two-thousandth anniversary
- bipyramidal — relating to a symmetrical structure consisting of two pyramids
- black molly — a jet-black molly, a color form especially of Poecilia latipinna or P. sphenops, popular as an aquarium fish.
- black money — that part of a nation's income that relates to its black economy
- blameworthy — deserving disapproval or censure
- blood money — If someone makes a payment of blood money to the family of someone who has been killed, they pay that person's family a sum of money as compensation.
- bloody mary — A Bloody Mary is a drink made from vodka and tomato juice.
- blue monday — a Monday regarded as a depressing workday in contrast to the pleasant relaxation of the weekend.
- blue myrtle — blueblossom.
- bottom lady — a pimp's most reliable prostitute.
- bryophyllum — a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae with the ability to produce plantlets on their leaves or floral stems
- bumbleberry — a mixture of berries used in pie fillings and in preserves
- bumblepuppy — a game of whist played carelessly or contrary to rules and conventions.
- calorimetry — measurement of the quantity of heat
- campanology — the art or skill of ringing bells musically
- capsulotomy — (surgery) incision into a capsule, especially into the lens of the eye when removing cataracts.
- carbylamine — any of a group of organic cyanides containing the radical NC
- cataclysmal — of, relating to, or resulting from a cataclysm.
- cataclysmic — A cataclysmic event is one that changes a situation or society very greatly, especially in an unpleasant way.
- cephalotomy — the dissection of the head
- ceylon moss — a red East Indian seaweed, Gracilaria lichenoides, from which agar is made
- chalazogamy — (of plants) the process of fertilization whereby the pollen tube penetrates the embryosac through the chalaza rather than through the micropyle
- charmlessly — in a charmless manner
- cherry plum — a small widely planted Asian rosaceous tree, Prunus cerasifera, with white flowers and red or yellow cherry-like fruit
- chimneylike — resembling a chimney
- chlamydeous — (of plants) relating to or possessing sepals and petals
- chlorimetry — the methods and procedures used to determine the amount of chlorine present in a preparation
- chrysomelid — a vibrantly-coloured beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae that eats the leaves of plants
- chylomicron — a minute droplet of fat, found in blood and chyle, that is the form in which dietary fat is carried in these fluids
- clamorously — full of, marked by, or of the nature of clamor.
- cleistogamy — self-pollination and fertilization of an unopened flower, as in the flowers of the violet produced in summer
- clergywoman — a female member of the clergy
- clergywomen — Plural form of clergywoman.
- climatology — the study of climate
- clindamycin — an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections
- collenchyma — a strengthening and supporting tissue in plants, consisting of elongated living cells whose walls are thickened with cellulose and pectins
- collenchyme — Botany. a gelatinous, thickened, and usually elongated cell that is part of a layer of modified tissue in some plants.
- colorimetry — the analysis or measurement of color by means of a colorimeter
- columnarity — the fact or quality of being columnar
- combatively — In a combative way.
- combustibly — In a combustible manner.
- come-all-ye — a street ballad or folk song
- comedically — from a comedic point of view or in a comedic manner
- comedy club — a club where stand-up comedians perform
- comfortably — If you do something comfortably, you do it easily.
- commendably — worthy of praise: She did a commendable job of informing all the interested parties.
- commensally — In a commensal manner.