12-letter words containing m, a, l, y, n
- galvanometry — the method or process of determining the strength of electric currents.
- gangliectomy — (medicine) Excision of a ganglion; surgical removal of a mass of tissue.
- haematoxylin — Alternative spelling of hematoxylin.
- haematoxylon — any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa. The heartwood yields the dye haematoxylin
- half-monthly — pertaining to a month, or to each month.
- harmonically — pertaining to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
- harmoniously — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
- hymenoplasty — (medicine) Plastic surgery affecting a woman's hymen, usually involving reconstruction to the unbroken condition ordinarily characteristic of virginity.
- illuminatory — Increasing informative qualities; explanatory.
- impenetrably — not penetrable; that cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered, etc.
- impersonally — In an impersonal manner.
- implantology — the branch of dentistry dealing with the permanent implantation or attachment of artificial teeth in the jaw.
- in name only — not in fact or in practice
- inadmissibly — In an inadmissible way.
- incommutably — In an incommutable manner.
- incomparably — beyond comparison; matchless or unequaled: incomparable beauty.
- incompatibly — In an incompatible manner.
- incomputably — In an incomputable way.
- indo-malayan — of Indian and Malayan origin, sponsorship, etc.
- inflammatory — tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.: inflammatory speeches.
- interminably — incapable of being terminated; unending: an interminable job.
- intramurally — In an intramural manner.
- 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.
- judgmentally — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
- kolyma range — a mountain range in NE Russia, in NE Siberia, extending about 1100 km (700 miles) between the Kolyma River and the Sea of Okhotsk. Highest peak: 1862 m (6109 ft)
- lachrymation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- lamp chimney — a glass tube that surrounds the wick in an oil lamp
- lampadomancy — a method of divination by studying the carbon deposits left by a burning lamp or candle
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- laryngospasm — An uncontrolled, spasmodic closure of the larynx.
- laundry mark — a symbol on a label on an article of clothing, bed-linen, etc, which specifies how the item should be washed and cared for, for example, at which temperature it should be washed at, whether it should be ironed, dry-cleaned, etc
- laundry room — utility room
- laundrywoman — laundress.
- laundrywomen — Plural form of laundrywoman.
- lognormality — the condition of having a natural logarithm with normal distribution
- lymphadenoma — an enlarged lymph node.
- lymphangioma — a benign tumor composed of dilated and newly formed lymph vessels.
- lymphangitis — inflammation of the lymphatic vessels.
- madonna lily — a lily, Lilium candidum, having clusters of pure white, bell-shaped flowers.
- magnetically — By or as by, magnetism.
- mains supply — electricity, water, or gas supplied to a building through wires or pipes
- malevolently — wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
- malnormality — (mathematics, group theory) The property of a subgroup H of a group G where, for any x in G but not in H, H and Hx intersect in the identity element.
- managerially — pertaining to management or a manager: managerial functions; the managerial class of society.
- manipulatory — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- mean anomaly — the anomaly of a mean planet; the angular distance of the planet from perihelion or aphelion.
- mean well by — to have good intentions or friendly, helpful feelings toward
- meanderingly — In a meandering or winding manner.
- meaningfully — full of meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeful; significant: a meaningful wink; a meaningful choice.