12-letter words containing r, y, s, a, n
- monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
- mornay sauce — a rich white sauce to which grated cheese, usually Swiss or Parmesan, and seasonings have been added
- morphosyntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
- nanocrystals — Plural form of nanocrystal.
- nasolacrymal — relating to the tear duct
- nature study — the study of plants and animals, especially by amateurs.
- nonstatutory — of, relating to, or of the nature of a statute.
- nosey parker — a persistently nosy, prying person; busybody.
- nurserymaids — Plural form of nurserymaid.
- nurserywoman — a woman who owns or operates a plant nursery.
- oropharynxes — Plural form of oropharynx.
- overanalysis — the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis).
- oyster plant — salsify.
- pantisocracy — a community, social group, etc, in which all have rule and everyone is equal
- paralysingly — in a manner that paralyses
- parasynapsis — the conjugation of chromosomes side by side; synapsis.
- parsley fern — a small bright green tufted European fern, Cryptogramma crispa, that grows on acid scree and rock in uplands
- pay increase — a rise in pay or salary
- penny shares — Penny shares are shares that are offered for sale at a low price.
- postcoronary — of, relating to, or occurring after a heart attack
- postliminary — of or relating to postliminy
- presbyterian — pertaining to or based on the principle of ecclesiastical government by presbyters or presbyteries.
- presentially — in a presential way
- press agency — news-reporting organization
- previsionary — having foresight
- progymnasium — (in Europe) a school that prepares pupils for secondary education (the gymnasium)
- prostacyclin — a prostaglandin, C 2 0 H 3 2 O 5 , that specifically inhibits the formation of blood clots.
- provisionary — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- put years on — to make (someone) feel or look much older
- reasonlessly — in a reasonless manner
- reassuringly — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
- recessionary — of, relating to, or causing recession, especially economic recession: recessionary market pressures.
- red nose day — a fund-raising day on behalf of the British charity organization Comic Relief, which culminates in a live telethon on BBC One
- residentiary — residing; resident.
- resyndicated — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
- reversionary — of, relating to, or involving a reversion.
- rhadamanthys — Classical Mythology. a son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his brothers Minos and Aeacus.
- rogue's yarn — a yarn of distinctive color, material, or twist, laid in a strand or strands of a rope to identify the owner or the maker.
- romney marsh — one of an English breed of hardy sheep, having coarse, long wool.
- royal assent — (in Britain) the formal signing of an act of Parliament by the sovereign, by which it becomes law
- royal tennis — court tennis.
- runaway star — a star with an unusually high proper motion, believed to result from its ejection from a nearby binary system when its companion star underwent a supernova explosion.
- saccharinely — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
- saccharinity — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
- sacramentary — a sacramentarian
- salary range — pay scale
- sand-sprayed — noting an exterior wall finish composed of mortar to which is added a mixture of sand and cement in equal parts while the mortar is still wet.
- sardonically — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- satyromaniac — a lascivious man; lecher.
- saunteringly — in a sauntering manner