11-letter words containing e, c, t, y
- tycho brahe — Tycho [tee-koh;; Danish ty-koh] /ˈti koʊ;; Danish ˈtü koʊ/ (Show IPA), 1546–1601, Danish astronomer.
- typecasting — the practice of casting an actor repeatedly in the same kind of role, esp because of his or physical appearance or previous success in such roles
- typicalness — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- tyrannicide — the act of killing a tyrant.
- uncertainly — not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
- uncertainty — the state of being uncertain; doubt; hesitancy: His uncertainty gave impetus to his inquiry.
- unencrypted — not enciphered or encoded; not encrypted: Unencrypted data sent over the Internet can be intercepted by hackers.
- unethically — lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
- unperfectly — imperfectly
- vaginectomy — excision of part or all of the vagina.
- valedictory — bidding goodbye; saying farewell: a valedictory speech.
- vanity case — a small luggage bag or case for holding cosmetics or toiletries.
- vectorially — Mathematics. a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4). such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition. such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system. any generalization of the above quantities.
- velocimetry — the measurement of the speed of sound in fluids
- verticality — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- vice-county — any of the geographical units into which the British Isles are divided for purposes of botanical and zoological recording, corresponding wherever possible to county boundaries
- viceroyalty — the dignity, office, or period of office of a viceroy.
- vichy water — a natural mineral water from springs at Vichy, containing sodium bicarbonate, other alkaline salts, etc., used in the treatment of digestive disturbances, gout, etc.
- victoryless — without victory
- voyeuristic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a voyeur or of voyeurism.
- water cycle — the natural sequence through which water passes into the atmosphere as water vapor, precipitates to earth in liquid or solid form, and ultimately returns to the atmosphere through evaporation.
- yachtswomen — Irregular plural form of yachtswoman.
- yackety-yak — noisy, continuous, and trivial talk or conversation
- yoctosecond — one septillionth (10 -24) of a second. Abbreviation: ysec, ys.
- you betcha! — absolutely, certainly
- youskevitch — Igor [ee-gawr] /ˈi gɔr/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, U.S. ballet dancer, born in Russia.
- youth crime — crime committed by juvenile offenders
- yttrocerite — (mineralogy) A violet-blue mineral, a hydrous fluoride of cerium, yttrium, and calcium.
- zygomycetes — any of a wide variety of common fungi constituting the phylum Zygomycota of the kingdom Fungi (or the class Zygomycetes of the kingdom Plantae), in which sexual reproduction is by the formation of zygospores.