9-letter words containing s, y, a
- asynapsis — failure of pairing of chromosomes at meiosis
- asyndesis — (psychiatry) A pattern of discourse (in speech or writing) that is a sequence of unrelated or only remotely related ideas.
- asyndetic — (of a catalogue or index) without cross references
- asyndeton — the omission of a conjunction between the parts of a sentence
- asynergia — lack of coordination between muscles or parts, as occurs in cerebellar disease
- asystoles — Plural form of asystole.
- asystolic — Pertaining to asystole.
- atmolysis — a method of separating gases that depends on their differential rates of diffusion through a porous substance
- attorneys — Plural form of attorney.
- atypicals — Plural form of atypical.
- auriscopy — (medicine) Examination of the ear using an auriscope.
- austerely — severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding: an austere teacher.
- austerity — Austerity is a situation in which people's living standards are reduced because of economic difficulties.
- autolycus — a crater in the NW quadrant of the moon about 38 km in diameter and 3000 m deep
- autolysed — Simple past tense and past participle of autolyse.
- autolyses — the breakdown of plant or animal tissue by the action of enzymes contained in the tissue affected; self-digestion.
- autolysin — any agent that produces autolysis
- autolysis — the destruction of cells and tissues of an organism by enzymes produced by the cells themselves
- autoscopy — the experience of hallucination in which one sees oneself from outside one's own body
- aux cayes — former name of Les Cayes.
- awesomely — causing or inducing awe; inspiring an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, or fear: an awesome sight.
- ayahuasca — a Brazilian plant, Banisteriopsis caapi, that has winged fruits and yields a powerful hallucinogenic alkaloid sometimes used to treat certain disorders of the central nervous system: family Malpighiaceae
- aylesbury — a town in SE central England, administrative centre of Buckinghamshire. Pop: 69 021 (2001)
- ayr stone — a fine-grained stone used for polishing marble and as a whetstone.
- b bursary — the lower of two bursaries available for students entering university, polytechnic, etc
- baby seat — a seat anchored to the body of the car, with straps to buckle across the baby
- baby spot — a small spotlight, usually 250–400 watts, used to highlight a specific section of a stage setting or acting area.
- baby step — (in the game of giant steps) the shortest step permitted a player, executed by placing the heel of one foot against the toe of the other and drawing the back foot up to the front foot.
- babycakes — (slang) Term of endearment for a young woman.
- babyhouse — A place for children's dolls and dolls' furniture.
- babyishly — in a baby-like fashion; childishly
- backstays — Plural form of backstay.
- backstory — the events which take place before, and which help to bring about, the events portrayed in a film
- backyards — Plural form of backyard.
- badassery — (slang) The behaviour or quality of a badass.
- ballyhoos — Plural form of ballyhoo.
- baptistry — a part of a Christian church in which baptisms are carried out
- barnyards — Plural form of barnyard.
- base year — a year used as an index for some phenomenon measured in other years
- bashfully — In a bashful manner.
- 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.
- bastardly — of no value; worthless.
- bastardry — malicious or cruel behaviour
- bathybius — a gelatinous substance discovered on the Atlantic seabed, originally thought to be protoplasm, but later discovered to be inorganic
- bay shore — a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- bay state — Massachusetts
- baybars i — 1223–77, sultan of Egypt and Syria (1260–77), of the Mameluke dynasty
- beamishly — in a beamish manner; smilingly; radiantly
- beardsley — Aubrey (Vincent). 1872–98, English illustrator: noted for his stylized black-and-white illustrations, esp those for Oscar Wilde's Salome and Pope's Rape of the Lock