10-letter words containing n, y, s
- insurgency — the state or condition of being insurgent.
- interplays — Plural form of interplay.
- invasively — In an invasive manner.
- invasivity — (uncountable) The condition of being invasive.
- isocyanate — a salt or ester of isocyanic acid.
- isocyanide — a compound containing an isocyano group.
- isocyanine — a member of the group of cyanine dyes.
- isodynamic — pertaining to or characterized by equality of force, intensity, or the like.
- isoenzymes — Plural form of isoenzyme.
- isopycnals — Plural form of isopycnal.
- jabotinsky — Vladimir, 1880–1940, Russian Zionist leader in Palestine.
- jellybeans — Plural form of jellybean.
- jouysaunce — joy
- jovysaunce — joy
- joyfulness — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
- joyousness — The state of being joyous.
- justifying — Present participle of justify.
- keypunches — Plural form of keypunch.
- keyserling — Hermann Alexander [her-mahn ah-le-ksahn-duh r] /ˈhɛr mɑn ˌɑ lɛˈksɑn dər/ (Show IPA), Count, 1880–1946, German philosopher and writer.
- klendusity — (in plants) the ability to resist disease
- kyrgyzstan — official name of Kirghizia.
- labyrinths — Plural form of labyrinth.
- lady's man — a man who strives especially to please women and to attract their attention and admiration.
- lake nyasa — a lake in central Africa at the S end of the Great Rift Valley: the third largest lake in Africa, drained by the Shire River into the Zambezi. Area: about 28 500 sq km (11 000 sq miles)
- laryngeals — Plural form of laryngeal.
- laryngitis — inflammation of the larynx, often with accompanying sore throat, hoarseness or loss of voice, and dry cough.
- lay person — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- lazy susan — a revolving tray for foods, condiments, etc., placed usually at the center of a dining table.
- lazy tongs — extensible tongs for grasping objects at a distance, consisting of a series of pairs of crossing pieces, each pair pivoted together in the middle and connected with the next pair at the extremities.
- lengthways — Lengthwise.
- linguistry — the study of language
- lonesomely — In a lonesome manner, in a way missing companionship.
- longsomely — lengthily, slowly, and tediously
- low sunday — the first Sunday after Easter.
- luminosity — luminance (def 2).
- luminously — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
- lundy isle — an island at the mouth of the Bristol Channel, off Devon, SW England: historic refuge for pirates and smugglers. 1.5 sq. mi. (4 sq. km).
- lyre snake — any of several mildly venomous colubrid snakes of the genus Trimorphodon, inhabiting rocky areas from the southwestern U.S. to Central America, having fangs in the rear of the upper jaw and a lyre-shaped marking on the head.
- lysenkoism — a genetic doctrine formulated by Lysenko and asserting that acquired characteristics are inheritable.
- lysigenous — caused by the breaking down of cells
- lysogenize — to make lysogenic.
- macanalyst — An analysis CASE tool for the Macintosh from Excel Software, Inc.
- malinovsky — Rodion Yakovlevich [ruh-dyi-awn yah-kuh-vlyi-vyich] /rə dyɪˈɔn ˈyɑ kə vlyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1967, Russian army officer: minister of defense of the U.S.S.R. 1957–67.
- manifestly — readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.
- mansionary — a resident or dweller
- many-sided — having many sides.
- mary janes — flat or low-heeled shoes for women or girls, usually with a rounded toe and a single strap that buckles across the instep
- mason city — a city in N Iowa.
- mastodynia — (medicine) mastalgia; pain in the breast.
- mayonnaise — a thick dressing of egg yolks, vinegar or lemon juice, oil, and seasonings, used for salads, sandwiches, vegetable dishes, etc.