11-letter words containing n, o, i, l, y
- lichenology — the branch of biology that studies lichens.
- lingonberry — mountain cranberry.
- loading bay — dock where cargo is loaded
- locutionary — pertaining to the act of conveying semantic content in an utterance, considered as independent of the interaction between the speaker and the listener.
- loiteringly — in a loitering manner
- longanimity — patient endurance of hardship, injuries, or offense; forbearance.
- longinquity — long distance; remoteness
- low-density — having a low concentration.
- lydian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from F to F.
- lymphokines — Plural form of lymphokine.
- lymphopenia — a reduction in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.
- lymphotoxin — a glycoprotein that is released by antigen-stimulated or mitogen-stimulated T cells and is toxic to various other cells.
- lyon-office — Heralds' Office.
- lyosorption — the adsorption of a liquid on a solid surface, esp of a solvent on suspended particles
- lysogenesis — production of a lysogen.
- mandatorily — authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
- melanocytic — Of or pertaining to melanocytes.
- methylation — the process of replacing a hydrogen atom with a methyl group.
- metonymical — having the nature of metonymy.
- microcolony — A microscopic colony of cells (especially of bacteria).
- minocycline — a long-acting, broad-spectrum, semisynthetic antibiotic drug, C 2 3 H 2 7 N 3 O 7 , derived from tetracycline.
- molendinary — a mill
- molybdenite — a soft, graphitelike mineral, molybdenum sulfide, MoS 2 , occurring in foliated masses or scales: the principal ore of molybdenum.
- momentarily — for a moment; briefly: to pause momentarily.
- monadically — Biology. any simple, single-celled organism. any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- monkey tail — any of various light or short ropes or lines.
- moronically — Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment: I wonder why they elected that narrow-minded moron to Congress.
- multicounty — involving or relating to several counties
- myelination — the formation of a myelin sheath.
- myofilament — a threadlike filament of actin or myosin that is a component of a myofibril.
- myoinositol — an isomer of inositol found in muscle
- nationality — the status of belonging to a particular nation, whether by birth or naturalization: the nationality of an immigrant.
- nefariously — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- neighbourly — (British, Canada) Showing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.
- new biology — the branch of biology that deals with the nature of biological phenomena at the molecular level through the study of DNA and RNA, proteins, and other macromolecules involved in genetic information and cell function, characteristically making use of advanced tools and techniques of separation, manipulation, imaging, and analysis.
- nilpotently — In a nilpotent fashion.
- nitrobenzyl — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any of three isomeric univalent radicals derived from nitrobenzene.
- noiselessly — accompanied by or making little or no noise; silent; quiet: a noiseless step; a noiseless typewriter.
- nomadically — of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
- non-lyrical — (of poetry) having the form and musical quality of a song, and especially the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic poetry.
- non-reality — the state or quality of being real.
- non-typical — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- non-utility — the state or quality of being useful; usefulness: This chemical has no utility as an agricultural fertilizer.
- nonanalytic — not analytic or relating to analysis
- nonculinary — not culinary, not relating to cookery or the kitchen
- noncyclical — Not cyclical.
- nondelivery — Failure to provide or deliver goods.
- nonfatality — An incident that is not a fatality.
- nonliterary — pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature: literary history.
- nonmilitary — Not belonging to, characteristic of, or involving the armed forces; civilian.