11-letter words containing o, y, s, t
- inconstancy — not constant; changeable; fickle; variable: an inconstant friend.
- incuriosity — The quality or state of lacking curiosity.
- ingeniosity — The quality of being ingenious; ingenuity; skill; cunning.
- insectology — entomology.
- insinuatory — Insinuative.
- inspiratory — of or relating to inspiration or inhalation.
- isoantibody — (formerly) an alloantibody.
- isobutylene — a colorless, very volatile liquid or flammable gas, C 4 H 8 , used chiefly in the manufacture of butyl rubber.
- isorhythmic — a structural feature characteristic of the Ars Nova motet, consisting of a single rhythmic phrase pattern repeated, usually in the tenor, throughout the composition.
- isotonicity — (uncountable) The state of being isotonic.
- ivory coast — a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence 1960. 127,520 sq. mi. (330,275 sq. km). Capital: Abidjan.
- jejunostomy — an artificial opening from the jejunum through the abdominal wall, created for the drainage of jejunal contents or for feeding.
- keratolysis — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- keratoscopy — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
- key station — a radio or television station that originates most of a network's broadcasting.
- keyboardist — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
- kinky boots — boots with a very high heel and pointed toe, reaching to the thigh and often made of a shiny material, which are intended to look provocative and sexy
- law society — association of lawyers
- lay to rest — the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep: a good night's rest.
- lightsomely — (archaic) In a lightsome manner.
- lithophytes — Plural form of lithophyte.
- lithotripsy — the pulverization and removal of urinary calculi using a lithotripter.
- litigiously — In a litigious manner.
- loathsomely — In a way that is loathsome.
- loony tunes — Informal. loony1 .
- loony-tunes — Informal. loony1 .
- loose bytes — Commonwealth hackish term for the padding bytes or shims many compilers insert between members of a record or structure to cope with alignment requirements imposed by the machine architecture.
- lost colony — a settlement of British colonists whom Walter Raleigh sent to Roanoke Island (now part of North Carolina) in 1587 and of whom no trace was found after 1591.
- low-density — having a low concentration.
- lucy stoner — a person who advocates the retention of the maiden name by married women. Compare Stone (def 5).
- lymphoblast — a large, metabolically active lymphocyte shortly before it enters into mitosis.
- lymphocytes — Plural form of lymphocyte.
- lyosorption — the adsorption of a liquid on a solid surface, esp of a solvent on suspended particles
- lythraceous — belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.
- macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
- macrosystem — A programming system in which small constructs (macros) represent groups of machine instructions.
- mammoplasty — reconstruction or alteration in size or contour of the female breast.
- master copy — an original copy, stencil, tape, etc, from which duplicates are made
- masticatory — of, relating to, or used in or for mastication.
- mastocytoma — A tumor consisting of mastocytes, commonly found in animals.
- mastoplasty — (surgery) Plastic surgery of a breast to alter its shape or size.
- matronymics — Plural form of matronymic.
- mayoralties — Plural form of mayoralty.
- melanocytes — Plural form of melanocyte.
- mentoplasty — plastic surgery to correct a functional or cosmetic deformity of the chin.
- mesotherapy — a cosmetic procedure in which minute doses of medication, vitamins, etc, are injected repeatedly into the mesodermal tissue under the skin to promote fat loss
- metoposcopy — the prediction of a person's fortune, or the reading of a person's character, through the examination of the forehead or face
- microphytes — Plural form of microphyte.
- microsystem — A microscopic system, especially a system using microscopic electromechanical components.
- misanthropy — hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind.