12-letter words containing r, o, y, a, l, i
- honorability — (American spelling) Alternative form of honourability.
- horizontally — at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.
- horrifically — causing horror.
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydrological — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydronically — in a hydronic manner; in a manner relating to a heating system that uses water
- hydroplaning — a seaplane.
- hydrosalpinx — A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
- hyper-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- hyperbolical — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- hyperlogical — reasoning in accordance with the principles of logic, as a person or the mind: logical thinking.
- hypervolemia — (medicine) An abnormal increase in the volume of blood circulating through the body.
- hypoallergic — Hypoallergenic.
- hypocritical — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
- ichthyolatry — The worship of fishes, or of fish-shaped idols.
- idolatrously — In an idolatrous manner.
- illuminatory — Increasing informative qualities; explanatory.
- illustratory — Serving to illustrate.
- immemorially — In an immemorial manner.
- immoderately — In an immoderate manner.
- impersonally — In an impersonal manner.
- inclusionary — (of zoning, housing programs, etc.) stipulating that a certain percentage of new housing will be priced within the reach of middle-income buyers or renters.
- incomparably — beyond comparison; matchless or unequaled: incomparable beauty.
- inflammatory — tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.: inflammatory speeches.
- inflationary — of, pertaining to, reflective of, or causing inflation: inflationary prices.
- inordinately — not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine.
- intolerantly — In an intolerant manner; without toleration.
- irrationally — without the faculty of reason; deprived of reason.
- irreformably — in an irreformable manner
- irreprovably — in an irreprovable manner
- irresolvably — In an irresolvable manner.
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- keratohyalin — (biology) A protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus.
- labouriously — Alternative form of laboriously.
- lachrymation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- lachrymiform — Shaped like a teardrop.
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lamprophyric — belonging or relating to a lamprophyre
- leopard lily — a tall lily, Lilium pardalinum, of California, having drooping, orange-red flowers with purple speckles, a yellow base, and recurved petal tips.
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- liberty loan — any of the five bond issues of the U.S. government floated in World War I.
- library book — a book owned by a library
- lognormality — the condition of having a natural logarithm with normal distribution
- lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- 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.
- manipulatory — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- 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.