9-letter words containing o, y, l
- lipolysis — the hydrolysis of fats into fatty acids and glycerol, as by lipase.
- lipolytic — Of or pertaining to lipolysis.
- lipotropy — the process of breaking down excess fat in the human body
- lissomely — In a lissome manner; with supple grace.
- lithocyst — a sac, containing otoliths, found in many invertebrates, supposedly connected to hearing and orientation
- lithology — Geology. (loosely) petrology. the physical characteristics of a rock or stratigraphic unit.
- lithotomy — surgery to remove one or more stones from an organ or duct.
- lobbyists — Plural form of lobbyist.
- lobectomy — excision of a lobe of an organ or gland.
- lobularly — in a lobular manner
- lock away — put in prison
- logically — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- logomachy — a dispute about or concerning words.
- logotypes — Plural form of logotype.
- lollingly — in a lolling manner
- lollywood — the Pakistani film industry, based in Lahore
- long play — a long-playing phonograph record.
- longevity — a long individual life; great duration of individual life: Our family is known for its longevity.
- longingly — strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home.
- loomingly — So as to loom.
- loony bin — an insane asylum or the psychiatric ward of a hospital.
- loquacity — the state of being loquacious; talkativeness; garrulity.
- lord lyon — the chief herald of Scotland
- lounsbury — Thomas Raynesford [reynz-ferd] /ˈreɪnz fərd/ (Show IPA), 1838–1915, U.S. linguist and educator.
- loutishly — In a loutish manner.
- lover boy — a man who is successful with women
- low-lying — lying near sea level or the ground surface. low-lying land.
- loyalists — Plural form of loyalist.
- loyalness — faithful to one's sovereign, government, or state: a loyal subject.
- loyalties — Plural form of loyalty.
- lycopolis — the Ancient Greek name for Asyut
- lycopsids — Plural form of lycopsid.
- lymington — a market town in S England, in SW Hampshire, on the Solent: yachting centre and holiday resort. Pop: 14 227 (2001)
- lymphomas — Plural form of lymphoma.
- lynch mob — A lynch mob is an angry crowd of people who want to kill someone without a trial, because they believe that person has committed a crime.
- lyocratic — noting a colloid owing its stability to the affinity of its particles for the liquid in which they are dispersed.
- lyomerous — of or relating to Lyomeri fish
- lyon bean — a vine, Mucuna niveum, of southern Asia and the Philippines, having showy clusters of white flowers and whitish hairy pods, grown widely as a forage crop.
- lyonnaise — (of food, especially fried potatoes) cooked with pieces of onion.
- lyonnesse — the mythical region where Sir Tristram was born, located near Cornwall in SW England and supposed to have been submerged by the sea.
- lyophiled — (of blood, serum, tissue, etc) freeze-dried
- lyophilic — noting a colloid the particles of which have a strong affinity for the liquid in which they are dispersed.
- lyophobic — noting a colloid the particles of which have little or no affinity for the liquid in which they are dispersed.
- lyotropic — noting any series of ions, salts, or radicals arranged in descending order relative to the magnitude of their effect on a given solvent.
- lyra viol — a lutelike musical instrument popular in the 16th and 17th centuries: the forerunner of the mandolin
- lysocline — the depth of the ocean at which the solubility of calcium carbonate increases substantially.
- lysogenic — harboring a temperate virus as a prophage or plasmid.
- lysosomal — Of, pertaining to, or originating in lysosomes.
- lysosomes — a cell organelle containing enzymes that digest particles and that disintegrate the cell after its death.
- lysozymes — Plural form of lysozyme.