11-letter words containing l, y
- agonizingly — accompanied by, filled with, or resulting in agony or distress: We spent an agonizing hour waiting to hear if the accident had been serious or not.
- agony uncle — a man who writes the replies to readers' letters in an agony column
- agrobiology — the science of plant growth and nutrition in relation to agriculture
- agrostology — the branch of botany concerned with the study of grasses
- air cavalry — an infantry or reconnaissance unit transported by air to combat areas.
- air quality — the composition of the air in terms of how much pollution it contains
- air waybill — a document made out by the consignor of goods by air freight giving details of the goods and the name of the consignee
- airwaybills — Plural form of airwaybill.
- al hudaydah — a city in W Yemen, on the Red Sea.
- alcoholysis — chemical decomposition resulting from the interaction of a compound and an alcohol.
- alcyonarian — any of various colonial anthozoans of the subclass Alcyonaria with eight tentacles and other body parts in branches or segments of eight
- aldermanity — the body of aldermen
- alethiology — the branch of logic dealing with truth and error.
- aleuromancy — (in ancient times) the use of flour as a means of divination.
- alexithymia — an inability to recognize, understand, and describe emotions
- alienatedly — In an alienated way.
- alimentally — So as to serve for nourishment or food.
- alkalifying — Present participle of alkalify.
- alkalimetry — determination of the amount of alkali or base in a solution, measured by an alkalimeter or by volumetric analysis
- alkyd resin — any synthetic resin made from a dicarboxylic acid, such as phthalic acid, and diols or triols: used in paints and adhesives
- alkyl group — any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula C n H 2n+1 , derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons, as the methyl group, CH 3 −, or ethyl group, C 2 H 5 −.
- all the way — You use all the way to emphasize how long a distance is.
- allelopathy — the inhibitory effect of one living plant upon another by the release of toxic substances
- 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.
- alloy steel — steel that has been alloyed with one or more other metals or elements to improve specific properties such as strength or resistance to wear
- allyl group — the univalent group C 3 H 5 , derived from propylene.
- allyl resin — any of several thermosetting synthetic resins made by polymerizing esters of allyl alcohol with a dibasic acid. They are used as adhesives
- almond-eyed — having narrow oval eyes
- alpha cygni — Deneb
- alpha decay — the radioactive decay process resulting in emission of alpha particles
- alpha lyrae — Vega1
- alpha mummy — a woman who excels in the art of motherhood
- alt.country — a genre of country music originating in the 1990s and influenced by both early country music and contemporary rock music
- alternately — in an alternating sequence or position
- 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)
- amblyoscope — an instrument used to train an amblyopic eye to function properly.
- 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
- amorphously — lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless: the amorphous clouds.
- amoxycillin — Obsolete spelling of amoxicillin.
- amphibology — ambiguity of expression, esp when due to a grammatical construction, as in save rags and waste paper