12-letter words containing o, y
- autoanalysis — Psychoanalysis. self-analysis.
- autoanalyzer — any of various automatic devices that test and analyze chemicals, blood, etc.
- autoantibody — an antibody reacting with an antigen that is a part of the organism in which the antibody is formed
- autocatalyse — to cause an internal, self-produced, chemical reaction
- autocatalyze — To cause, or to undergo autocatalysis.
- autoeciously — in an autoecious manner
- autogenously — In an autogenous manner; spontaneously.
- autohypnosis — the process or result of self-induced hypnosis
- autohypnotic — Of or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing.
- autoimmunity — (pathology, immunology) The condition where one's immune system attacks one's own tissues, i.e., an autoimmune disorder.
- automaticity — the condition of being automatic, or the degree of this
- automobility — the use of motor cars
- autonomously — Government. self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only. pertaining to an autonomy, or a self-governing community.
- autoptically — in an autoptical manner
- autorhythmic — That generates its own rhythm.
- avariciously — characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous.
- avoidability — The possibility of avoiding; the state or condition of being avoidable.
- aykhona wena — an exclamation expressive of surprise, pain, pleasure, etc
- ayuntamiento — (in Spain) a municipal council
- azithromycin — A macrolide antibiotic derived from erythromycin.
- azophenylene — phenazine.
- b lymphocyte — B cell.
- b-lymphocyte — a type of lymphocyte, originating in bone marrow, that produces antibodies
- baby boomlet — a period of increase in the birthrate, smaller than a baby boom, as in the U.S. during the 1980s and 1990s.
- baby brother — a younger brother
- baby monitor — a device that transmits sounds made by a baby to another room
- baby-bouncer — a seat on springs suspended from a door frame, etc, in which a baby may be placed for exercise
- back country — The back country is an area that is a long way from any city and has very few people living in it.
- backroom boy — You can refer to a man as a backroom boy when he does important work in an organization and has good ideas but is not seen or known about by the public.
- bacteriology — Bacteriology is the science and the study of bacteria.
- balloon tyre — a pneumatic tyre containing air at a relatively low pressure and having a wide tread
- bank holiday — A bank holiday is a public holiday.
- bank robbery — theft from a bank
- barodynamics — the branch of mechanics concerned with heavy structures
- barratrously — In a barratrous manner.
- battle royal — a fight, esp with fists or cudgels, involving more than two combatants; melee
- battleworthy — capable of engaging in combat; ready for battle: a decline in the nation's battleworthy forces.
- bay of fundy — an inlet of the Atlantic in SE Canada, between S New Brunswick and W Nova Scotia: remarkable for its swift tides of up to 21 m (70 ft)
- bayonet bulb — an electric light bulb which is inserted into the socket against spring pressure and turned so that pins on its side engage in slots in the socket
- be in embryo — Something that is in embryo is at a very early stage of its development.
- beauty salon — A beauty salon is the same as a beauty parlour.
- bedroom eyes — sexy eyes
- behaviorally — manner of behaving or acting.
- belly button — Your belly button is the small round thing in the centre of your stomach.
- bench jockey — a player on the bench who taunts opposing players, the officials, etc.
- benevolently — characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings: a benevolent attitude; her benevolent smile.
- benzoapyrene — a carcinogenic chemical in tobacco smoke
- benzyl group — the univalent group C 7 H 7 –, derived from toluene.
- betws-y-coed — a village in N Wales, in Conwy county borough, on the River Conwy: noted for its scenery. Pop: 534 (2001)
- beyond doubt — You say that something is beyond doubt or beyond reasonable doubt when you are certain that it is true and it cannot be contradicted or disproved.