10-letter words containing y, n
- lengthways — Lengthwise.
- lenitively — In a lenitive manner.
- leyden jar — a device for storing electric charge, consisting essentially of a glass jar lined inside and outside, for about two-thirds of its height, with tinfoil.
- lienectomy — splenectomy.
- liminality — the transitional period or phase of a rite of passage, during which the participant lacks social status or rank, remains anonymous, shows obedience and humility, and follows prescribed forms of conduct, dress, etc.
- limitingly — In a limiting manner.
- lin yutang — (Lin Yü-t'ang) 1895–1976, Chinese author and philologist.
- lincomycin — a toxic antibiotic, C 18 H 34 N 2 O 6 S, isolated from Streptomyces lincolnensis, used in its hydrochloride form for the treatment of serious Gram-positive penicillin-resistant infections.
- linguistry — the study of language
- liquefying — Present participle of liquefy; Alternative spelling of liquifying.
- liquifying — Present participle of liquify.
- lithomancy — Divination with the use of precious or semi-precious stones, gemstones, or normal stones by either interpreting the light they reflect (crystallomancy), or how they fall (sortilege).
- loganberry — the large, dark-red, acid fruit of a plant, Rubus ursinus loganobaccus.
- london eye — London's big wheel
- lonesomely — In a lonesome manner, in a way missing companionship.
- long jenny — an in-off up the cushion into a far pocket
- longsomely — lengthily, slowly, and tediously
- looyenwork — a physical therapy intended to release muscle fibre adhesions
- loungingly — in a lounging manner
- low sunday — the first Sunday after Easter.
- low-flying — Low-flying aircraft or birds are flying very close to the ground, or lower than normal.
- loweringly — In a lowering manner; with cloudiness or threatening gloom.
- lullabying — Present participle of lullaby.
- luminosity — luminance (def 2).
- luminously — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
- lunar year — year (def 4a).
- lundy isle — an island at the mouth of the Bristol Channel, off Devon, SW England: historic refuge for pirates and smugglers. 1.5 sq. mi. (4 sq. km).
- luxuriancy — Obsolete form of luxuriance.
- lyam-hound — a bloodhound.
- lye hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
- lying down — to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. Antonyms: stand.
- lymantriid — (zoology) Any of the moth family Lymantriidae.
- lyme-hound — lyam-hound.
- lymph node — any of the glandlike masses of tissue in the lymphatic vessels containing cells that become lymphocytes.
- lymphokine — any lymphocyte product, as interferon, that is not an antibody but may participate in the immune response through its effect on the function of other cells, as destroying antigen-coated cells or stimulating macrophages.
- lynn canal — a natural inlet in SE Alaska between Skagway and Juneau, also a historic gateway to the Klondike region. About 90 miles (145 km) long.
- lyre snake — any of several mildly venomous colubrid snakes of the genus Trimorphodon, inhabiting rocky areas from the southwestern U.S. to Central America, having fangs in the rear of the upper jaw and a lyre-shaped marking on the head.
- lysenkoism — a genetic doctrine formulated by Lysenko and asserting that acquired characteristics are inheritable.
- lysigenous — caused by the breaking down of cells
- lysogenize — to make lysogenic.
- macanalyst — An analysis CASE tool for the Macintosh from Excel Software, Inc.
- magnifying — Present participle of magnify.
- main entry — the principal entry of an item in a reference text, often placed in alphabetical order.
- make money — make a profit
- malignancy — the quality or condition of being malignant.
- malinovsky — Rodion Yakovlevich [ruh-dyi-awn yah-kuh-vlyi-vyich] /rə dyɪˈɔn ˈyɑ kə vlyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1967, Russian army officer: minister of defense of the U.S.S.R. 1957–67.
- man friday — a male assistant to an administrator or executive; right-hand man.
- manageably — that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
- maniacally — of or relating to mania or a maniac.
- manifestly — readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.