11-letter words containing y, l, i
- kailyardism — kaleyard school.
- keratolysis — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- keratolytic — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- khmelnitsky — a city in W Ukraine, SW of Kiev.
- kinesiology — the science dealing with the interrelationship of the physiological processes and anatomy of the human body with respect to movement.
- kinetically — pertaining to motion.
- king's lynn — a historic town in Norfolk, England.
- kite flying — an act or instance of flying a kite.
- kittenishly — In a kittenish manner.
- knowability — capable of being known.
- koilonychia — an abnormal condition in which the outer surfaces of the nails are concave; spoon nail.
- labiaplasty — (surgery) The moulding or shaping of the labia minora and/or labia majora.
- laboriously — requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- labyrinthal — Like a maze or labyrinth, intricate or convoluted. labyrinthine.
- labyrinthic — of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth.
- laconically — using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply.
- lacrimatory — of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.
- ladies' day — a special day set aside, either occasionally or regularly, on which women are encouraged to attend or participate in a certain activity at a reduced fee or at no cost: Friday was Ladies' Day at the ball park.
- lady friend — female companion
- lady orchid — a tall graceful orchid, Orchis purpurea, with faintly scented purple-brown and green flowers with a pinkish or white lip
- lady's maid — a maid who is a woman's personal attendant, as in dressing.
- lady-killer — a man who is irresistible to women or has the reputation for being so.
- ladyfingers — Plural form of ladyfinger.
- lamentingly — to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
- laminectomy — the surgical removal of part of the posterior arch of a vertebra to provide access to the spinal canal, as for the excision of a ruptured disk.
- lapidifying — Present participle of lapidify.
- laryngismus — Laryngospasm.
- last-cyclic — denoting rules that apply only to main clauses
- laudability — Laudableness.
- law society — association of lawyers
- lawyer vine — any of various kinds of entangling and thorny vegetation, such as the rattan palm, esp in tropical areas
- lay baptism — baptism administered by a lay-person.
- league city — a town in S Texas.
- lecythiform — (biology, mycology) shaped like a bowling pin, a flask, or a bottle.
- led display — a flat-screen device in which an array of light-emitting diodes can be selectively activated to display numerical and alphabetical information, used esp in pocket calculators, digital timepieces, measuring instruments, and in some microcomputers
- legationary — Relating to a legation.
- legendarily — of, relating to, or of the nature of a legend.
- leiomyomata — a benign tumor composed of nonstriated muscular tissue.
- lepidoptery — the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths.
- leschetizky — Theodor [tey-uh-dawr,, -dohr,, thee-] /ˈteɪ əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr,, ˈθi-/ (Show IPA), 1830–1915, Polish pianist and composer.
- leuconychia — White discoloration appearing on nails. Also known as white nails.
- leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
- lewy bodies — abnormal proteins that occur in the nerve cells of the cerebral cortex and the basal ganglia, causing Parkinson's disease and dementia
- ley farming — the alternation at intervals of several years of crop growing and grassland pasture
- leydig cell — any of the interstitial cells of the testes that produce androgens.
- lianyungang — a city in NE Jiangsu province, in E China.
- libellously — in a libellous manner
- liberty cap — a soft, conical cap given to a freed slave in ancient Rome at manumission of his servitude, used as a symbol of liberty, especially since the 18th century.
- lichenology — the branch of biology that studies lichens.
- lickerishly — In a lickerish manner.