9-letter words containing s, i, l, y
- hylozoism — the doctrine that matter is inseparable from life, which is a property of matter.
- idyllists — Plural form of idyllist.
- ileostomy — the construction of an artificial opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall, permitting drainage of the contents of the small intestine.
- immensely — vast; huge; very great: an immense territory.
- impiously — not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, etc.; irreligious; ungodly.
- insipidly — without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid: an insipid personality.
- insolency — Quality of being insolent.
- insolubly — In an insoluble manner; irresolubly, irresolvably.
- instantly — immediately; at once.
- insularly — of or relating to an island or islands: insular possessions.
- insulsity — stupidity
- intensely — existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat.
- inversely — in an inverse manner.
- invisibly — not visible; not perceptible by the eye: invisible fluid.
- irascibly — easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man.
- irksomely — In an irksome manner; tediously.
- ismailiya — a branch of Shiʿism, including in its number the Assassins and the Druses, having an esoteric philosophy and asserting Ismaʿil to be the seventh divinely inspired imam in the succession from Ali.
- isocyclic — homocyclic.
- isohyetal — a line drawn on a map connecting points having equal rainfall at a certain time or for a stated period.
- isopentyl — isoamyl.
- isopolity — equal rights of citizenship, as in different communities; mutual political rights.
- isopropyl — containing the isopropyl group.
- isopycnal — Also, isopycnal [ahy-suh-pik-nl] /ˌaɪ səˈpɪk nl/ (Show IPA). having the same density.
- issyk-kul — a mountain lake in NE Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan). 2250 sq. mi. (5830 sq. km).
- jellyfish — any of various marine coelenterates of a soft, gelatinous structure, especially one with an umbrellalike body and long, trailing tentacles; medusa.
- jestingly — Said, written or done in jest.
- joshingly — In a joshing manner; teasingly.
- katalysis — catalysis.
- ketolysis — the breaking down of ketones.
- keyclicks — Plural form of keyclick.
- kilobytes — Plural form of kilobyte.
- kissingly — lightly; gently.
- knavishly — In a knavish manner.
- ladybirds — Plural form of ladybird.
- ladysmith — a city in W Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa: besieged by Boers 1889–1900.
- lastingly — continuing or enduring a long time; permanent; durable: a lasting friendship.
- latensify — to increase the developability of (the latent image on a film or plate) after exposure.
- lathyrism — a disorder of humans and domestic animals caused by ingestion of the seeds of some legumes of the genus Lathyrus and marked by spastic paralysis and pain.
- lay aside — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lazy list — A list which is built using a non-strict constructor. Any head or tail of the list may be an unevaluated closure. Also known as streams since they may be used to carry a sequence of values from the output of one function to an input of another. See also Lazy evaluation.
- leisurely — acting, proceeding, or done without haste; unhurried; deliberate: a leisurely conversation.
- leprosity — the state of being leprous
- lifestyle — the habits, attitudes, tastes, moral standards, economic level, etc., that together constitute the mode of living of an individual or group.
- lily pons — Lily [lil-ee;; French lee-lee] /ˈlɪl i;; French liˈli/ (Show IPA), 1904–76, U.S. operatic soprano, born in France.
- lip-synch — the technical process by which this is done.
- lipolysis — the hydrolysis of fats into fatty acids and glycerol, as by lipase.
- lissomely — In a lissome manner; with supple grace.
- lithocyst — a sac, containing otoliths, found in many invertebrates, supposedly connected to hearing and orientation
- lobbyists — Plural form of lobbyist.
- loutishly — In a loutish manner.