12-letter words containing l, y
- monogamously — In a monogamous manner.
- monophyletic — Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
- monophyllous — consisting of one leaf, as a calyx.
- monosyllabic — having only one syllable, as the word no.
- monosyllable — a word of one syllable, as yes or no.
- monotonously — lacking in variety; tediously unvarying: the monotonous flat scenery.
- monotriglyph — (in the Doric order) any intercolumniation having one whole triglyph.
- monumentally — resembling a monument; massive or imposing.
- moralizingly — In a moralizing fashion.
- morphonology — morphophonemics (def 1).
- mortifyingly — In a mortifying manner; so as to cause great embarrassment.
- mosquito fly — dragonfly (def 1).
- motionlessly — In a motionless manner; without moving.
- motivelessly — Without a motive.
- motorbicycle — a small, lightweight motorcycle.
- motorcycling — Present participle of motorcycle.
- motorcyclist — a motor vehicle similar to a bicycle but usually larger and heavier, chiefly for one rider but sometimes having two saddles or an attached sidecar for passengers.
- mouldability — a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- movable type — type from which text is printed directly in which each character is on a separate piece of metal.
- mulligatawny — a curry-flavored soup of East Indian origin, made with chicken or meat stock.
- multi-parity — of or relating to a multipara.
- multi-storey — A multi-storey building has several floors at different levels above the ground.
- multianalyte — Multiple analytes.
- multiformity — having many different shapes, forms, or kinds.
- multilayered — having two or more layers.
- multiplicity — a large number or variety: a multiplicity of errors.
- multipotency — (cytology, developmental biology) The ability of a progenitor cell to develop into a limited number of cell types.
- multisensory — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- multiutility — a public utility that provides more than one essential service, such as gas and electricity
- multiversity — a university with several campuses, each of which has many schools, divisions, etc.
- mumblety-peg — a children's game played with a pocketknife, the object being to cause the blade to stick in the ground or a wooden surface by flipping the knife in a number of prescribed ways or from a number of prescribed positions.
- municipality — a city, town, or other district possessing corporate existence and usually its own local government.
- munificently — In a munificent manner.
- murphy's law — the facetious proposition that if something can go wrong, it will.
- mutationally — In a mutational manner.
- myclobutanil — A triazole fungicide that works by inhibiting ergosterol biosynthesis.
- myelopoiesis — (biology) The regulated formation of myeloid cells.
- myofibrillar — Of or pertaining to myofibrils.
- myofilaments — Plural form of myofilament.
- myoneuralgia — myalgia.
- myrmecophile — An invertebrate or plant that has a symbiotic relationship with ants, such as being tended and protected by ants or living inside an ants' nest.
- myrmecophily — symbiosis with ants
- myrtle beach — a town in E South Carolina.
- mystagogical — someone who instructs others before initiation into religious mysteries or before participation in the sacraments.
- mysteriously — full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
- mystery play — a medieval dramatic form based on a Biblical story, usually dealing with the life, death, and resurrection of Christ.
- mystifyingly — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- mythological — of or relating to mythology.
- mythologized — Simple past tense and past participle of mythologize.
- mythologizer — One who, or that which, mythologizes.