12-letter words containing m, o, r, a, l, y
- inflammatory — tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.: inflammatory speeches.
- irreformably — in an irreformable manner
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- 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.
- lachrymatory — of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.
- lachrymiform — Shaped like a teardrop.
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lampadedromy — (in ancient Greece) a relay race in which the runners or riders carried a lighted torch
- lamprophyres — Plural form of lamprophyre.
- lamprophyric — belonging or relating to a lamprophyre
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- laryngospasm — An uncontrolled, spasmodic closure of the larynx.
- laundry room — utility room
- laundrywoman — laundress.
- laundrywomen — Plural form of laundrywoman.
- legal memory — a period of time, now usually established by statute, during which custom, conduct, or a state of affairs must have existed or continued in order for it to have taken on the force of law or to establish a legal right or title not otherwise provable.
- lognormality — the condition of having a natural logarithm with normal distribution
- lymphography — lymphangiography.
- macrocephaly — Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
- macrodactyly — a condition of abnormally large fingers or toes
- 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.
- malodorously — With a bad smell.
- manipulatory — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- marshmallowy — Similar to a marshmallow.
- marvellously — In a marvellous manner.
- master alloy — an alloy rich in certain elements, used in small quantities as an additive to melts of alloyed metal.
- memorability — worth remembering; notable: a memorable speech.
- memorial day — Also called Decoration Day. a day, May 30, set aside in most states of the U.S. for observances in memory of dead members of the armed forces of all wars: now officially observed on the last Monday in May.
- meridionally — In a meridional manner.
- meteorically — of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
- microanalyst — One who carries out microanalysis.
- microcephaly — having a head with a small braincase.
- microcrystal — a microscopic crystal.
- microtonally — In a microtonal manner.
- miraculously — In a miraculous manner.
- misportrayal — the act of portraying.
- molecularity — the number of molecules or atoms that participate in an elementary process.
- money player — a person who performs best under pressure, especially in a competitive situation.
- monkey trial — John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- moralizingly — In a moralizing fashion.
- myofibrillar — Of or pertaining to myofibrils.
- myoneuralgia — myalgia.
- nasolacrymal — relating to the tear duct
- non-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- nonformulary — Not formulary.
- norway maple — a European maple, Acer platanoides, having bright-green leaves, grown as a shade tree in the U.S.
- olfactometry — The study and measurement of smells.
- ornamentally — In an ornamental way.
- paranormally — in a paranormal manner; by paranormal means