9-letter words containing s, y, t, l
- hexastyle — having six columns, as a portico or the facade of a classical temple.
- histology — the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues.
- holotypes — Plural form of holotype.
- holystone — a block of soft sandstone used in scrubbing the decks of a ship.
- homestyle — simple and unpretentious, evoking the comforts of home: homestyle cooking; home-style hospitality.
- homostyly — (in plants) the condition of having all the flowers with styles of only one length, rather than of different lengths
- hostilely — of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy: a hostile nation.
- hostility — a hostile state, condition, or attitude; enmity; antagonism; unfriendliness.
- hylobates — Plural form of hylobate.
- hypoblast — the endoderm.
- hypostyle — having many columns carrying the roof or ceiling: a hypostyle hall.
- 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.
- instantly — immediately; at once.
- insulsity — stupidity
- intensely — existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat.
- 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.
- jestingly — Said, written or done in jest.
- k&r style — (programming) An ugly, obsolete, deprecated source code indent style that looks like this: if (cond) { } The basic indent is eight spaces (or one tab) per level; less commonly four. It is named after Kernighan & Ritchie because the examples in K&R are formatted this way. It is also called "kernel style" (because the Unix kernel was written in it) or Egyptian brackets. This style was popular when programmers worked on small displays, or when printing code on paper, becuase it saves vertical space. It should be avoided because the opening brace is easy to miss at the end of a long condition in an "if" or "while" statement and it makes it hard to pair up braces.
- katalyses — catalysis.
- katalysis — catalysis.
- ketolysis — the breaking down of ketones.
- kilobytes — Plural form of kilobyte.
- klystrons — Plural form of klystron.
- lace stay — that part of an Oxford shoe into which eyelets and laces are inserted.
- 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.
- latchkeys — Plural form of latchkey.
- 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 waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- layabouts — Plural form of layabout.
- 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.
- leastways — at least; at any rate; leastwise.
- 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.
- lithocyst — a sac, containing otoliths, found in many invertebrates, supposedly connected to hearing and orientation
- lobbyists — Plural form of lobbyist.
- logotypes — Plural form of logotype.
- loutishly — In a loutish manner.
- loyalists — Plural form of loyalist.
- loyalties — Plural form of loyalty.
- lustfully — full of or motivated by lust, greed, or the like: He was an emperor lustful of power.
- lymphitis — (archaic) lymphadenopathy.
- lyndhurst — a township in NE New Jersey.
- lyricists — Plural form of lyricist.
- lysimeter — an instrument for determining the amount of water-soluble matter in soil.
- lyubertsy — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, SE of Moscow.