8-letter words starting with LY
Every match in the dictionary, most common first.
20 words found
8-letter words 20
- lymphomaa neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer
- lynchingputting a person to death by mob action without due process of law
- lyricista person who writes the words for songs
- lyricismthe property of being suitable for singing
- lynchpina central cohesive source of support and stability
- lyrebirdAustralian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape
- lymphoidresembling lymph or lymphatic tissues
- lynchers
- lysozymean enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria
- lycopenecarotenoid that makes tomatoes red; may lower the risk of prostate cancer
- lysosomean organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells)
- lycopodsprimitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles
- lyddites
- lyophile
- lyrately
- lyricise
- lyricize
- lyriform
- lysogens
- lysogenythe condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material