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11-letter words containing n, y

  • alkalifying — Present participle of alkalify.
  • alkyd resin — any synthetic resin made from a dicarboxylic acid, such as phthalic acid, and diols or triols: used in paints and adhesives
  • allophylian — (of languages, especially those of Europe and Asia) neither Indo-European nor Semitic.
  • allyl resin — any of several thermosetting synthetic resins made by polymerizing esters of allyl alcohol with a dibasic acid. They are used as adhesives
  • almond-eyed — having narrow oval eyes
  • alpha cygni — Deneb
  • alt.country — a genre of country music originating in the 1990s and influenced by both early country music and contemporary rock music
  • alternately — in an alternating sequence or position
  • ambivalency — uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things.
  • amblygonite — a white or greyish mineral consisting of lithium aluminium fluorophosphate in triclinic crystalline form. It is a source of lithium. Formula: (Li,Na)Al(PO4)(F,OH)
  • amenability — ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable: an amenable servant.
  • amenity bed — (in Britain) a hospital bed whose occupant receives free treatment but pays for nonmedical advantages, such as privacy
  • amethystine — Like amethyst, especially when referring to colour.
  • aminopyrine — a colorless, crystalline powder, C13H17N3O, sometimes used to reduce fever or pain: may cause agranulocytosis
  • ammonifying — Present participle of ammonify.
  • ammonolysis — solvolysis in liquid ammonia
  • amniography — an x-ray examination of the amniotic sac after the injection of an opaque solution, performed to permit visualization of the umbilical cord and the placenta.
  • amoxycillin — Obsolete spelling of amoxicillin.
  • amphictyony — (in ancient Greece) a religious association of states for the maintenance of temples and the cults connected with them
  • amphikaryon — a diploid nucleus.
  • amphithyron — amphithyra (def 1).
  • amylopectin — the major component of starch (about 80 per cent), consisting of branched chains of glucose units. It is insoluble and gives a red-brown colour with iodine
  • anaglyptics — (arts) The art of carving or embossing in low relief.
  • analogously — having analogy; corresponding in some particular: A brain and a computer are analogous.
  • analysation — Alternative form of analyzation.
  • analyticity — the property of being analytic
  • analyzation — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
  • anaphylaxis — extreme sensitivity to an injected antigen, esp a protein, following a previous injection
  • anapophysis — a small process of a vertebra, especially of a lumbar or thoracic vertebra.
  • anastylosis — the restoration of a ruined monument or building by reassembling fallen parts and, when necessary, incorporating newmaterials.
  • ancestrally — Pertaining to ancestry.
  • anchor baby — a term used to refer to a baby born to an undocumented mother in a country where the baby becomes a citizen at birth, especially when the birth is planned to facilitate eventual legal residency for the family.
  • anchor buoy — a buoy used to indicate the location of an underwater anchor.
  • and company — You can say and company after mentioning a person's name, to refer also to the people who are associated with that person.
  • androgynous — In biology, an androgynous person, animal, or plant has both male and female sexual characteristics.
  • anecdotally — in an anecdotal manner
  • anemography — the technique of recording wind measurements
  • anencephaly — congenital malformation of the skull with absence of all or part of the brain
  • angelically — of or belonging to angels: the angelic host.
  • angelolatry — the worship of angels
  • angelophany — the appearance of an angel before a human
  • angiography — a method of obtaining an X-ray of blood vessels by injecting into them a substance, such as one containing iodine, that shows up as opaque on an X-ray picture
  • angioplasty — a surgical technique for restoring normal blood flow through an artery narrowed or blocked by atherosclerosis, either by inserting a balloon into the narrowed section and inflating it or by using a laser beam
  • aniline dye — any synthetic dye originally made from raw materials, such as aniline, obtained from coal tar
  • animatingly — in a quickening, stirring or energizing manner
  • anisodactyl — (of the feet of passerine birds) having the first toe directed backwards and the other three toes directed forwards
  • anne boleyn — Anne, 1507–36, second wife of Henry VIII of England: mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
  • anniversary — An anniversary is a date which is remembered or celebrated because a special event happened on that date in a previous year.
  • anomalously — deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or rule; irregular; abnormal: Advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe.
  • anonymising — Present participle of anonymise.
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