12-letter words containing l, y, n, c, e
- hells canyon — a canyon on the Snake River in S Idaho and along the Oregon border: 125 miles (210 km) long with a maximum depth of about 7900 feet (2408 meters).
- hexacarbonyl — (inorganic chemistry) Any compound having six carbonyl groups.
- honey locust — a thorny North American tree, Gleditsia triacanthos, of the legume family, having small, compound leaves and pods with a sweet pulp.
- honeysuckles — Plural form of honeysuckle.
- hydrocyclone — A hydrocyclone is a vessel used for separating two liquids with different densities, by the circular movement of fluid.
- hygienically — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
- inaccessibly — In an inaccessible manner.
- inaccurately — In an inaccurate manner; incorrectly; inexactly.
- incestuously — involving incest.
- inchoatively — in an inchoative or rudimentary fashion; initially
- incidentally — apart or aside from the main subject of attention, discussion, etc.; by the way; parenthetically.
- incoherently — without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling: an incoherent sentence.
- incompletely — not complete; lacking some part.
- increasingly — growing larger or greater; enlarging; augmenting.
- indecisively — characterized by indecision, as persons; irresolute; undecided.
- indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
- indefectibly — In an indefectible manner.
- indelicately — In an indelicate manner.
- indexicality — (philosophy) The quality or state of being indexical.
- indicatively — showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive (usually followed by of): behavior indicative of mental disorder.
- indiscreetly — not discreet; lacking prudence, good judgment, or circumspection: an indiscreet remark.
- ineffaceably — not effaceable or eradicable; indelible: an ineffaceable impression.
- inelasticity — not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
- ineradicably — not eradicable; not capable of being eradicated, rooted out, or completely removed.
- inexplicably — not explicable; incapable of being accounted for or explained.
- inexplicitly — not explicit or clear; not clearly stated.
- inextricably — from which one cannot extricate oneself: an inextricable maze.
- infectiously — communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases.
- interfaculty — an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily.
- iridescently — In an iridescent manner.
- kona cyclone — a slow-moving cyclone occuring during the winter over the subtropical Pacific Ocean.
- lamp chimney — a glass tube that surrounds the wick in an oil lamp
- lanceolately — in a lanceolate way or form
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
- lenticularly — in a lenticular manner
- leonine city — a district of Rome on the right bank of the Tiber fortified by Pope Leo IV
- leper colony — a place where people who have leprosy live in quarantine
- licentiously — In a licentious manner, rowdily, overwhelmed by passion and without control of appetites (especially sexual appetites).
- life tenancy — holding a tenancy until the holder dies
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- lysogenicity — the quality or condition of being lysogenic
- lysolecithin — any compound of lecithin produced by the removal of one of the fatty acid groups by hydrolysis
- magnetically — By or as by, magnetism.
- mecamylamine — a ganglion-blocking drug administered orally to lower high blood pressure. Formula: C11H21N
- mechanically — having to do with machinery: a mechanical failure.
- mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.
- mesocyclones — Plural form of mesocyclone.
- mnemonically — assisting or intended to assist the memory.
- monkey block — Nautical. a single block that swivels.