10-letter words containing n, t, y
- butylation — the introduction of butyl into a compound
- by dint of — If you achieve a result by dint of something, you achieve it by means of that thing.
- candy-coat — sugarcoat (def 2).
- candytufts — Plural form of candytuft.
- canon city — a town in central Colorado.
- canonicity — the fact or quality of being canonical
- canterbury — a late 18th-century low wooden stand with partitions for holding cutlery and plates: often mounted on casters
- cartomancy — the telling of fortunes with playing cards
- castellany — the office or position of a castellan
- catalysing — Present participle of catalyse.
- catalyzing — Present participle of catalyze.
- catchpenny — designed to have instant appeal, esp in order to sell quickly and easily without regard for quality
- cautionary — A cautionary story or a cautionary note to a story is one that is intended to give a warning to people.
- cecutiency — the state of or tendency to full or partial blindness
- centrality — the state or condition of being central
- centricity — pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- certainity — Misspelling of certainty.
- certaynely — Archaic spelling of certainly.
- certifying — Present participle of certify.
- ceylon tea — a tea from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- chernovtsy — a city in Ukraine on the Prut River: formerly under Polish, Austro-Hungarian, and Romanian rule; part of the Soviet Union (1947–91). Pop: 237 000 (2005 est)
- chimneypot — a short pipe on the top of a chimney, which increases the draught and directs the smoke upwards
- chlorinity — the amount of chlorine present in water, esp sea-water
- choanocyte — any of the flagellated cells in sponges that maintain a flow of water through the body. A collar of protoplasm surrounds the base of the flagellum
- chronicity — constant; habitual; inveterate: a chronic liar.
- clay stone — argillite.
- claymation — the techniques of animation applied to clay models
- claystones — argillite.
- clonotypes — Plural form of clonotype.
- cnidocysts — a nematocyst.
- co-payment — payment required of an insured person for that portion of medical expenses not paid by the insurance company; specif., a fixed fee required for each prescription, visit to a doctor, etc.
- coenocytes — Plural form of coenocyte.
- coenocytic — an organism made up of a multinucleate, continuous mass of protoplasm enclosed by one cell wall, as in some algae and fungi.
- coeternity — existence for, from, or in eternity with another being
- coherently — logically connected; consistent: a coherent argument.
- colocynths — Plural form of colocynth.
- commentary — A commentary is a description of an event that is broadcast on radio or television while the event is taking place.
- commonalty — the ordinary people as distinct from those with authority, rank, or title, esp when considered as a political and social unit or estate of the realm
- competency — Competency means the same as competence.
- concinnity — a harmonious arrangement of parts, esp in literary works, speeches, etc
- concretely — constituting an actual thing or instance; real: a concrete proof of his sincerity.
- condignity — merit earned through good works while in a state of grace, and having a just claim on such rewards as heavenly glory. Compare congruity (def 4).
- condylarth — any of the primitive ungulate mammals of the extinct order Condylarthra, from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs, having a slender body, low-crowned teeth, and five-toed feet, each toe ending in a small hoof.
- conformity — If something happens in conformity with something such as a law or someone's wishes, it happens as the law says it should, or as the person wants it to.
- conjointly — In a conjoint manner; jointly or together.
- conjunctly — bound in close association; conjoined; combined; united: conjunct ideas; conjunct influences.
- consectary — a consequence or conclusion
- consistory — the court of a diocese (other than Canterbury) administering ecclesiastical law
- constantly — not changing or varying; uniform; regular; invariable: All conditions during the three experiments were constant.