12-letter words containing s, o, l, y
- impersonally — In an impersonal manner.
- imperviously — In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably.
- incautiously — In an incautious manner; with a lack of caution.
- incestuously — involving incest.
- 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.
- inconsolably — not able to be comforted or consoled; disconsolate: She was inconsolable when her son died.
- inconstantly — In an inconstant manner.
- indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
- indigenously — originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often followed by to): the plants indigenous to Canada; the indigenous peoples of southern Africa.
- indissolubly — not dissoluble; incapable of being dissolved, decomposed, undone, or destroyed.
- infectiously — communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases.
- ingloriously — In an inglorious manner.
- inhospitably — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
- iniquitously — In an iniquitous manner.
- insolubility — incapable of being dissolved: insoluble salts.
- insouciantly — free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.
- irresolutely — In an irresolute or wavering manner.
- irresolvably — In an irresolvable manner.
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- isotonically — In an isotonic way.
- isotopically — With regard to isotopes.
- jeopardously — with risk or peril
- job analysis — a detailed study of the requirements necessary to complete a job, taking into consideration chiefly the order of operation, material and machinery needed, and the necessary qualifications of workers.
- keratoplasty — plastic surgery performed upon the cornea, especially a corneal transplantation.
- kosher-style — (of a cuisine, restaurant, etc.) featuring traditional Jewish dishes, but not adhering to the dietary laws: kosher-style cooking.
- labouriously — Alternative form of laboriously.
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lady's-smock — a N temperate plant, Cardamine pratensis, with white or rose-pink flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- lamprophyres — Plural form of lamprophyre.
- languorously — characterized by languor; languid.
- laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
- laryngoscopy — an examination by means of a laryngoscope.
- laryngospasm — An uncontrolled, spasmodic closure of the larynx.
- lasciviously — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
- lay a course — to sail on a planned course without tacking
- lay hands on — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- lay siege to — attack
- lay store by — to value or reckon as important
- leon trotsky — Leon (Lev or Leib, Davidovich Bronstein) 1879–1940, Russian revolutionary and writer: minister of war 1918–25.
- leucocytosis — an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leukocytosis — an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- libidinosity — lustfulness
- libidinously — In a libidinous manner.
- licentiously — In a licentious manner, rowdily, overwhelmed by passion and without control of appetites (especially sexual appetites).
- life history — the series of living phenomena exhibited by an organism in the course of its development from inception to death.
- likely story — dubious account
- lipoxygenase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
- logistically — of or relating to logistics.
- looney-tunes — crazy; demented
- loosely-knit — associated or linked in a loose way