12-letter words containing l, y
- intramurally — In an intramural manner.
- intranasally — occurring within or administered through the nose.
- intravitally — during life
- intriguingly — to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate: The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work.
- inveterately — settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like: an inveterate gambler.
- invisibility — not visible; not perceptible by the eye: invisible fluid.
- invulnerably — In an invulnerable manner.
- ip telephony — (communications) (IPT, Internet Telephony) Use of IP data connections to exchange voice and fax data that have traditionally been carried over the public switched telephone network. During the late 1990s, an increasing number of telephone calls have been routed over the Internet. Calls made in this way avoid PSTN charges. Unlike traditional telephony, IP telephony is relatively unregulated. Companies providing these services are known as Internet Telephony Service Providers (ITSPs). They include telephone companies, cable TV companies and Internet Service Providers (ISPs). There are still many problems with voice quality, latency, compression algorithms, and quality of service. See also Computer Telephone Integration.
- irascibility — easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man.
- iridescently — In an iridescent manner.
- irrationally — without the faculty of reason; deprived of reason.
- irredeemably — not redeemable; incapable of being bought back or paid off.
- irreformably — in an irreformable manner
- irrefragably — In an irrefragable state or condition.
- irregularity — the quality or state of being irregular.
- irrelatively — In an irrelative manner.
- irrelevantly — not relevant; not applicable or pertinent: His lectures often stray to interesting but irrelevant subjects.
- irremediably — not admitting of remedy, cure, or repair: irremediable conduct.
- irremissibly — In an irremissible manner; unpardonably.
- irreprovably — in an irreprovable manner
- irresistably — Misspelling of irresistibly.
- irresistibly — not resistible; incapable of being resisted or withstood: an irresistible impulse.
- irresolutely — In an irresolute or wavering manner.
- irresolvably — In an irresolvable manner.
- irreverently — not reverent; manifesting or characterized by irreverence; deficient in veneration or respect: an irreverent reply.
- irreversibly — not reversible; incapable of being changed: His refusal is irreversible.
- irritability — the quality or state of being irritable.
- irritatingly — causing irritation; annoying; provoking: irritating questions.
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- isotonically — In an isotonic way.
- isotopically — With regard to isotopes.
- jelly fungus — any of various fungi of the order Tremellales, distinguished by gelatinous basidiocarp.
- jeopardously — with risk or peril
- job analysis — a detailed study of the requirements necessary to complete a job, taking into consideration chiefly the order of operation, material and machinery needed, and the necessary qualifications of workers.
- 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
- jubilee year — jubilee (def 5a).
- judgmentally — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
- jungle bunny — a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
- jungle-bunny — a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
- junk jewelry — cheap costume jewelry.
- juristically — of or relating to a jurist or to jurisprudence; juridical.
- just quietly — between you and me; confidentially
- justifyingly — to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
- karlovy vary — a city in W Czech Republic: mineral springs; Carlsbad Decrees (1819).
- keratohyalin — (biology) A protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus.
- keratoplasty — plastic surgery performed upon the cornea, especially a corneal transplantation.
- kernel style — K&R style