12-letter words containing a, n, t, o, y
- roentgen ray — (sometimes lowercase) x-ray.
- romantically — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- roundaboutly — in a roundabout manner
- royal antler — the third prong from the base of a stag's antler.
- royal assent — (in Britain) the formal signing of an act of Parliament by the sovereign, by which it becomes law
- royal tennis — court tennis.
- salpingotomy — incision of a Fallopian tube.
- satyromaniac — a lascivious man; lecher.
- semiautonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
- serotaxonomy — the study of the taxonomy of proteins using serological methods
- snotty-faced — having visible nasal mucus on the face
- snow crystal — a crystal of ice sufficiently heavy to fall from the atmosphere.
- sorting yard — sorting tracks.
- spotsylvania — a village in NE Virginia: the scene of Civil War battles between the armies of Grant and Lee, May 8–21, 1864.
- stanley pool — a lake between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo-Brazzaville, formed by a widening of the River Congo. Area: 829 sq km (320 sq miles)
- station days — days on which ceremonies are held in station churches
- steady-going — steadfast; faithful; unchanging: steady-going service to the cause of justice.
- sternutatory — Also, sternutative. causing or tending to cause sneezing.
- stonyhearted — unfeeling; pitiless; cruel
- stop payment — an order by the drawer of a check to his or her bank not to pay a specified check.
- sub-attorney — a lawyer; attorney-at-law.
- sycophantish — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- sycophantism — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- sycophantize — to act the sycophant
- synantherous — with united anthers
- synaptosomal — pertaining to a synaptosome
- synarthrodia — synarthrosis.
- synarthroses — immovable articulation; a fixed or immovable joint; suture.
- synarthrosis — immovable articulation; a fixed or immovable joint; suture.
- syndactylous — having fingers, or toes, united
- syndiotactic — (of a polymer molecule) having a regular alternation of opposite configurations at successive regularly spaced positions along the chain. See also configuration (def 4).
- take pity on — show compassion, mercy
- technography — the description and study of the arts and sciences in their geographical and ethnic distribution and historical development.
- tectonically — of or relating to building or construction; constructive; architectural.
- ternary form — a musical form in three sections, with the third usually an exact repetition of the first.
- teutonically — of or relating to the ancient Teutons.
- thaumatogeny — the belief that the origin of life was the result of a miracle
- the kootenay — a lake in British Columbia: fed chiefly by the Kootenay; drains into the Columbia River
- theory-laden — (of an expression) capable of being understood only within the context of a specific theory, as for example superego, which requires the apparatus of Freudian theory in explanation
- tommy atkins — any private of the British army.
- towaway zone — See example at towaway.
- toynbee hall — a residential settlement in East London, named after Arnold Toynbee (1852–83), a British economist and social reformer
- tragic irony — dramatic irony in tragic drama.
- transmogrify — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
- true anomaly — the anomaly of a planet; its angular distance from perihelion or aphelion.
- trypanocidal — (of a drug, agent, activity, etc) effective in killing trypanosomes
- typification — to serve as a typical example of; exemplify.
- tyrolean hat — a man's soft felt hat with a somewhat conical crown that is flat and creased at the top, a narrow brim partially turned up, and, usually, a feather for decoration
- unflamboyant — not flamboyant
- unnoticeably — attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.