12-letter words containing y, a, m, o
- hypothalamic — Of or pertaining to the hypothalamus.
- hypothalamus — a region of the brain, between the thalamus and the midbrain, that functions as the main control center for the autonomic nervous system by regulating sleep cycles, body temperature, appetite, etc., and that acts as an endocrine gland by producing hormones, including the releasing factors that control the hormonal secretions of the pituitary gland.
- hypovolaemia — Alternative form of hypovolemia.
- hysteromania — unusually increased sexual desire in a woman
- idiodynamics — a system of beliefs in psychology emphasizing the role of the personality in choosing stimuli and in organizing responses.
- idiomaticity — peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language or dialect: idiomatic French.
- illuminatory — Increasing informative qualities; explanatory.
- immemorially — In an immemorial manner.
- immoderately — In an immoderate manner.
- immovability — incapable of being moved; fixed; stationary.
- impersonally — In an impersonal manner.
- implantology — the branch of dentistry dealing with the permanent implantation or attachment of artificial teeth in the jaw.
- in name only — not in fact or in practice
- incommutably — In an incommutable manner.
- incomparably — beyond comparison; matchless or unequaled: incomparable beauty.
- incompatibly — In an incompatible manner.
- incomputably — In an incomputable way.
- indo-malayan — of Indian and Malayan origin, sponsorship, etc.
- inflammatory — tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.: inflammatory speeches.
- intercompany — a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
- intimidatory — to make timid; fill with fear.
- intracompany — occurring within a company, especially between employees or branches of the company.
- irreformably — in an irreformable manner
- isoenzymatic — isoenzymic
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- john mauchly — (person) /jon W mok'*-lee/ (rhymes with "broccoli") Dr. John W. Mauchly, one of the developers of ENIAC.
- joint family — a type of extended family composed of parents, their children, and the children's spouses and offspring in one household.
- journeywoman — The female equivalent of a journeyman.
- joy, william — William Joy
- jury foreman — a member of a jury in a court of law who is chosen by the other members to act as spokesperson for the jury
- karyomapping — a technique for determining whether an embryo has inherited a genetic defect by analysing DNA taken from it and its close relatives
- keep company — a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
- know by name — to have heard of without having met
- kolyma range — a mountain range in NE Russia, in NE Siberia, extending about 1100 km (700 miles) between the Kolyma River and the Sea of Okhotsk. Highest peak: 1862 m (6109 ft)
- lachrymation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- lachrymatory — of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.
- lachrymiform — Shaped like a teardrop.
- 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)
- lampadedromy — (in ancient Greece) a relay race in which the runners or riders carried a lighted torch
- lampadomancy — a method of divination by studying the carbon deposits left by a burning lamp or candle
- lamprophyres — Plural form of lamprophyre.
- lamprophyric — belonging or relating to a lamprophyre
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- laryngospasm — An uncontrolled, spasmodic closure of the larynx.
- laundry room — utility room
- laundrywoman — laundress.
- laundrywomen — Plural form of laundrywoman.
- lay claim to — to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
- legal memory — a period of time, now usually established by statute, during which custom, conduct, or a state of affairs must have existed or continued in order for it to have taken on the force of law or to establish a legal right or title not otherwise provable.