9-letter words containing t, a, i, y
- antitypes — Plural form of antitype.
- antonymic — having the opposite meaning, relating to antonyms
- anythings — a thing of any kind.
- apriority — the quality or fact of being a priori
- arability — the suitability of land for growing crops
- arbitrary — If you describe an action, rule, or decision as arbitrary, you think that it is not based on any principle, plan, or system. It often seems unfair because of this.
- arhythmia — arrhythmia.
- arhythmic — Having no rhythm.
- army list — an official list of all serving commissioned officers of the army and reserve officers liable for recall
- artillery — Artillery consists of large, powerful guns which are transported on wheels and used by an army.
- arylation — to introduce one or more aryl groups into (a compound).
- arytenoid — denoting either of two small cartilages of the larynx that are attached to the vocal cords
- asininity — the quality or state of being asinine; stupidity
- assay kit — equipment used to carry out an analysis, esp a determination of the amount of metal in an ore or the amounts of impurities in a precious metal
- assiduity — constant and close application
- astonying — Present participle of astony.
- asyndetic — (of a catalogue or index) without cross references
- asystolic — Pertaining to asystole.
- at livery — being kept in a livery stable
- atmolysis — a method of separating gases that depends on their differential rates of diffusion through a porous substance
- atomicity — the state of being made up of atoms
- atonality — absence of or disregard for an established musical key in a composition
- atonicity — lack of tone; atony.
- atoningly — in an expiating manner
- atriotomy — (medicine) The surgical opening of an atrium.
- atypicals — Plural form of atypical.
- austerity — Austerity is a situation in which people's living standards are reduced because of economic difficulties.
- authority — The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
- autolysin — any agent that produces autolysis
- autolysis — the destruction of cells and tissues of an organism by enzymes produced by the cells themselves
- autolytic — the breakdown of plant or animal tissue by the action of enzymes contained in the tissue affected; self-digestion.
- auxilytic — promoting lysis or increasing lytic action.
- away with — a command for a person to go or be removed
- babbittry — the attitude and behavior of a Babbitt.
- bang tidy — of exceptionally good quality
- baptistry — a part of a Christian church in which baptisms are carried out
- barbarity — If you refer to someone's behaviour as barbarity, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel.
- bathybius — a gelatinous substance discovered on the Atlantic seabed, originally thought to be protoplasm, but later discovered to be inorganic
- 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.
- bharatiya — of or relating to India
- 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
- bit decay — bit rot
- brutality — Brutality is cruel and violent treatment or behaviour. A brutality is an instance of cruel and violent treatment or behaviour.
- 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.
- byzantine — Byzantine means related to or connected with the Byzantine Empire.
- byzantium — an ancient Greek city on the Bosporus: founded about 660 bc; rebuilt by Constantine I in 330 ad and called Constantinople; present-day Istanbul
- cabinetry — cabinets collectively
- callidity — cunning or slyness