12-letter words containing s, y, r, o
- imperviously — In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably.
- 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.
- indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
- ingloriously — In an inglorious manner.
- intercessory — having the function of interceding: an intercessory prayer.
- intersensory — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- intersociety — intersocietal
- iron pyrites — pyrite; fool's gold.
- irresolutely — In an irresolute or wavering manner.
- irresolvably — In an irresolvable manner.
- isoperimetry — the study of isoperimeters.
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- jeopardously — with risk or peril
- job security — chances of staying in employment
- jury process — the writ used to summon jurors
- kakistocracy — government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in power.
- karyokinesis — mitosis.
- keratoplasty — plastic surgery performed upon the cornea, especially a corneal transplantation.
- keyboardists — Plural form of keyboardist.
- 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.
- 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.
- lay a course — to sail on a planned course without tacking
- 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.
- 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
- lower saxony — a state in NW Germany. 18,294 sq. mi. (47,380 sq. km). Capital: Hanover.
- lubriciously — In a lubricious manner.
- lugubriosity — mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love.
- lugubriously — In a lugubrious manner.
- luxury goods — expensive non-essential items
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- macrocytosis — The presence of macrocytes in the blood.
- macrophysics — the branch of physics that deals with physical objects large enough to be observed and treated directly.
- magyarorszag — Hungarian name of Hungary.
- make history — do sth of great significance
- malodorously — With a bad smell.
- marshmallowy — Similar to a marshmallow.
- marvellously — In a marvellous manner.
- massotherapy — treatment by massage.
- master alloy — an alloy rich in certain elements, used in small quantities as an additive to melts of alloyed metal.
- masturbatory — the stimulation or manipulation of one's own genitals, especially to orgasm; sexual self-gratification.
- memory farts — (jargon, humour) The flatulent sounds that some MS-DOS box BIOSes (most notably AMI's) make when checking memory at boot time.
- memory smash — (jargon) A Xerox PARC term for writing to the location addressed by a dangling pointer.