10-letter words containing l, y
- hypersleep — (scifi) A form of suspended animation in which the body's functions are not merely slowed down but halted entirely.
- hyphenless — Without a hyphen.
- hypoblasts — Plural form of hypoblast.
- hypocotyls — Plural form of hypocotyl.
- hypodermal — Zoology. an underlayer of epithelial cells in arthropods and certain other invertebrates that secretes substances for the overlying cuticle or exoskeleton.
- hypohalite — (chemistry) any salt of a hypohalous acid, having a general formula M(OX)n.
- hypolimnia — Plural form of hypolimnion.
- hypolithic — growing beneath rocks.
- hypolydian — denoting a plagal mode represented by the diatonic scale from D to D
- hypomotile — Less than usually motile.
- hypoplasia — Pathology. abnormal deficiency of cells or structural elements.
- hypoptilum — (ornithology) An aftershaft.
- hypothecal — (microbiology, planktology) Of or pertaining to the hypotheca, the lower half of the shell of certain types of plankton.
- hypsophyll — a leaf located beneath a spore-bearing leaf
- hysterical — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- hystorical — Nonstandard spelling of historical.
- iconically — of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
- iconolatry — the worship or adoration of icons.
- ideal type — a construct abstracted from experience in which individual elements are combined to form a whole that is conceptually independent of empirical factors or variables, but against which particular examples of the appropriate class found in life can be measured.
- ignobility — of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base: his ignoble purposes.
- ignorantly — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- illatively — By means of illation.
- illegality — illegal condition or quality; unlawfulness.
- illiteracy — a lack of ability to read and write.
- illocality — Want of locality or place.
- illuminary — Illuminative.
- illusively — illusory.
- illusorily — causing illusion; deceptive; misleading.
- imaginably — capable of being imagined or conceived.
- imbecility — an instance or point of weakness; feebleness; incapability.
- immaculacy — free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean: immaculate linen.
- immanently — remaining within; indwelling; inherent.
- immaturely — not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.
- imminently — likely to occur at any moment; impending: Her death is imminent.
- immobility — the quality or condition of being immobile or irremovable.
- immodestly — not modest in conduct, utterance, etc.; indecent; shameless.
- immorality — immoral quality, character, or conduct; wickedness; evilness.
- immortally — not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying: our immortal souls.
- immotility — A lack of motility (the inability to move).
- immunology — the branch of science dealing with the components of the immune system, immunity from disease, the immune response, and immunologic techniques of analysis.
- impalpably — In an impalpable manner.
- impassably — In an impassable manner.
- impassibly — In an impassible manner.
- impeccably — faultless; flawless; irreproachable: impeccable manners.
- imperially — of, like, or pertaining to an empire.
- implacably — not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable: an implacable enemy.
- implicitly — implied, rather than expressly stated: implicit agreement.
- imployment — Obsolete spelling of employment.
- impolitely — In an impolite manner; uncivilly; rudely.
- imposingly — very impressive because of great size, stately appearance, dignity, elegance, etc.: Notre Dame, Rheims, and other imposing cathedrals of France.