11-letter words containing n, t, y
- antecedency — the fact or condition of being antecedent
- antenatally — prenatal: an antenatal clinic.
- anteriority — situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- anthocyanin — any of a class of water-soluble glycosidic pigments, esp those responsible for the red and blue colours in flowers. They are closely related to vitamins E and P
- anthrophony — Any sound produced by human beings or their creations.
- anthroponym — a personal name.
- anti-enzyme — a substance that inhibits or counteracts the action of an enzyme.
- anti-family — a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not: the traditional family. a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with the children they care for: a single-parent family.
- antianxiety — acting against anxiety
- antibaryons — Plural form of antibaryon.
- antiboycott — opposed to boycotts
- anticruelty — the prevention of or opposition to cruelty
- anticryptic — serving to conceal an animal from its prey.
- anticyclone — An anticyclone is an area of high atmospheric pressure which causes settled weather conditions and, in summer, clear skies and high temperatures.
- antidotally — in the manner of an antidote
- antigravity — acting against the force of gravity
- antihyperon — the antiparticle of the hyperon
- antikythera — an island in the E Mediterranean, NW of Crete: archaeological site. 8½ sq. mi. (22 sq. km).
- antileprosy — acting against leprosy
- antimycotic — That inhibits the growth of fungi; antifungal.
- antiobesity — reducing or controlling obesity
- antiphonary — a bound collection of antiphons, esp for use in the divine office
- antipoverty — acting against poverty
- antipyresis — checking or preventing fever.
- antipyretic — preventing or alleviating fever
- antipyrotic — relieving the pain and stimulating the healing of burns.
- antisecrecy — opposed to secrecy, particularly in government
- antislavery — opposed to slavery, esp slavery of Black people
- antispyware — Designed or intended to combat or eliminate spyware on a computer system.
- antisubsidy — opposed to or acting against subsidization
- antithyroid — acting against excessive thyroid activity
- antityphoid — preventing or acting against typhoid
- antitypical — something that is foreshadowed by a type or symbol, as a New Testament event prefigured in the Old Testament.
- antlion fly — any of various neuropterous insects of the family Myrmeleontidae, which typically resemble dragonflies and are most common in tropical regions
- anxiolytics — Plural form of anxiolytic.
- apocynthion — the point at which a spacecraft in lunar orbit is farthest from the moon
- arrestingly — attracting or capable of attracting attention or interest; striking: an arresting smile.
- arrhenotoky — a form of parthenogenesis which produces only male offspring
- arytenoidal — relating to the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx and also to other parts relating to them
- as anything — You use as anything after an adjective to emphasize a quality that someone has.
- ascendantly — in an ascendant manner
- ash-shaytan — (in Muslim usage) Satan; the devil.
- asphyxiants — Plural form of asphyxiant.
- assentingly — in a concurring or complying manner
- astringency — An astringent taste.
- astrobotany — the branch of botany that investigates the possibility that plants grow on other planets
- astrophyton — The giant basket star, an early Mesozoic invertebrate.
- asynartetic — having or containing two different types of metre
- asynclitism — The position of a baby in the uterus such that the head is presenting first, tilted to the shoulder and thus no longer in line with the birth canal.
- at any cost — If you say that something must be done at any cost, you are emphasizing that it must be done, even if this requires a lot of effort or money.