12-letter words containing n, y, s
- attorneyship — The office or profession of an attorney.
- autoanalysis — Psychoanalysis. self-analysis.
- autogenously — In an autogenous manner; spontaneously.
- autohypnosis — the process or result of self-induced hypnosis
- autonomously — Government. self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only. pertaining to an autonomy, or a self-governing community.
- barodynamics — the branch of mechanics concerned with heavy structures
- beauty salon — A beauty salon is the same as a beauty parlour.
- beseechingly — to implore urgently: They besought him to go at once.
- bioastronomy — the branch of biology which deals with the study or the discovery of life forms on other planets or in space
- biosynthesis — the formation of complex compounds from simple substances by living organisms
- biosynthetic — of, relating to, or characterized by biosynthesis, the formation of chemical compounds by a living organism, or a laboratory process modeled after these reactions in living organisms.
- biscay green — a yellowish green.
- biscayne bay — an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the SE coast of Florida, separating the cities of Miami and Miami Beach.
- blisteringly — causing a blister or blisters.
- body english — a follow-through motion of the body, as after bowling a ball, in a semi-involuntary or joking effort to control the ball's movement
- body scanner — a machine using X-rays and a computer, used in medicine to look for signs of disease, or in security operations to look for drugs, weapons, etc
- bone density — the degree of compactness of bone
- bradykinesia — abnormal slowness of physical movement, esp as an effect of Parkinson's disease
- bronchoscopy — an examination by means of a bronchoscope.
- buying spree — the hurried acquisition by a company, of goods, assets, or other companies
- by all means — You can say 'by all means' to tell someone that you are very willing to allow them to do something.
- by any means — in any way possible; at all; somehow
- by reason of — If one thing happens by reason of another, it happens because of it.
- byelorussian — Byelorussian means belonging or relating to Byelorussia or to its people or culture.
- caliginosity — darkness
- calumniously — in a calumnious manner
- canary grass — any of various grasses of the genus Phalaris, esp P. canariensis, that is native to Europe and N Africa and has straw-coloured seeds used as birdseed
- candy stripe — a pattern of bright stripes of one color against a plain background, used chiefly in fabrics.
- car industry — the industry concerned with the manufacture and selling of automobiles
- carryings-on — wild, extravagant, or immoral behavior
- cartoonishly — in a cartoonish manner
- cash economy — an economic system, or part of one, in which financial transactions are carried out in cash rather than via direct debit, standing order, bank transfer, or credit card
- cash payment — an immediate payment in cash
- censoriously — In a censorious manner.
- changelessly — In a changeless manner.
- chemosensory — sensitive to chemical stimuli, as the sensory nerve endings that mediate taste and smell.
- cherrystones — Plural form of cherrystone.
- chimneysweep — Alternative form of chimney sweep.
- chinese copy — an exact copy of an original
- christianity — Christianity is a religion that is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ and the belief that he was the son of God.
- christophany — an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
- chronosystem — A pattern of events and transitions over the course of a person's life.
- chrysophanol — (organic compound) A chemical compound found in rhubarb.
- chylomicrons — Plural form of chylomicron.
- chymotrypsin — a powerful proteolytic enzyme secreted from the pancreas in the form of chymotrypsinogen, being converted to the active form by trypsin
- clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
- clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
- clap eyes on — to catch sight of
- clergyperson — a member of the clergy
- clytemnestra — the wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed on his return from the Trojan War