9-letter words containing s, a, y, i
- autolysis — the destruction of cells and tissues of an organism by enzymes produced by the cells themselves
- babyishly — in a baby-like fashion; childishly
- baptistry — a part of a Christian church in which baptisms are carried out
- basic dye — a dye soluble in acid and insoluble in basic solution, consisting mostly of amino or imino compounds of xanthene or triarylmethane: used mainly for inks, carbon paper, and typewriter ribbon.
- basically — You use basically for emphasis when you are stating an opinion, or when you are making an important statement about something.
- bathybius — a gelatinous substance discovered on the Atlantic seabed, originally thought to be protoplasm, but later discovered to be inorganic
- baybars i — 1223–77, sultan of Egypt and Syria (1260–77), of the Mameluke dynasty
- beamishly — in a beamish manner; smilingly; radiantly
- bearishly — In a bearish manner.
- bestially — of, relating to, or having the form of a beast: the belief that a person could assume bestial form after death; the bestial signs of the zodiac.
- bialystok — a city in E Poland.
- białystok — a city in E Poland: belonged to Prussia (1795–1807) and to Russia (1807–1919). Pop: 315 000 (2005 est)
- biosafety — the precautions taken to control the cultivation and distribution of genetically modified crops and products
- busy-wait — (programming) To wait for an event by spinning through a tight loop or timed-delay loop that polls for the event on each pass, as opposed to setting up an interrupt handler and continuing execution on another part of the task. This is a wasteful technique, best avoided on time-sharing systems where a busy-waiting program may hog the processor.
- bypassing — a road enabling motorists to avoid a city or other heavy traffic points or to drive around an obstruction.
- caddisfly — any small mothlike insect of the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of hairy wings and aquatic larvae (caddisworms)
- caddishly — in a caddish manner
- callosity — hardheartedness
- camstairy — perverse or unruly
- cariosity — (medicine) caries.
- carnosity — an abnormal fleshy protrusion growing on any part of the body
- caryatids — Plural form of caryatid.
- caryopsis — a dry seedlike fruit having the pericarp fused to the seed coat of the single seed: produced by the grasses
- casuistry — Casuistry is the use of clever arguments to persuade or trick people.
- catalysis — Catalysis is the speeding up of a chemical reaction by adding a catalyst to it.
- cattishly — In a cattish manner.
- causality — Causality is the relationship of cause and effect.
- chairdays — old age, or the point in life when resting in a chair is the most comfortable way of passing time
- charybdis — a ship-devouring monster in classical mythology, identified with a whirlpool off the north coast of Sicily, lying opposite Scylla on the Italian coast
- chishtiya — a Sufi order of the Indian subcontinent.
- chrysalid — of or relating to a chrysalis
- chrysalis — A chrysalis is a butterfly or moth in the stage between being a larva and an adult.
- cityscape — an urban landscape; view of a city
- corydalis — any erect or climbing plant of the N temperate genus Corydalis, having finely-lobed leaves and spurred yellow or pinkish flowers: family Fumariaceae
- crayonist — (dated) An artist who uses crayons.
- cruiseway — a canal used for recreational purposes
- crybabies — Plural form of crybaby.
- cyclicals — Stocks in cyclical companies (those whose success varies with the seasonal or economic cycle).
- cymbalist — A musician who plays the cymbals.
- cystidean — any one of the order of fossil echinoderms Cystidea
- cytotaxis — movement of cells due to external stimulation
- dactylics — Plural form of dactylic.
- dactylist — someone who writes poetry in dactyls
- daisy 201 — An early system on G-15.
- daisy ham — a boned and smoked piece of pork from the pig's shoulder
- dashingly — In a dashing manner.
- day shift — a group of workers who work a shift during the daytime in an industry or occupation where a night shift or a back shift is also worked
- day-lewis — C(ecil). 1904–72, British poet, critic, and (under the pen name Nicholas Blake) author of detective stories; poet laureate (1968–72)
- daylights — consciousness or wits (esp in the phrases scare, knock, or beat the (living) daylights out of someone)
- dayspring — the dawn