11-letter words containing t, l, y
- amylopectin — the major component of starch (about 80 per cent), consisting of branched chains of glucose units. It is insoluble and gives a red-brown colour with iodine
- amyloplasts — Plural form of amyloplast.
- anaglyptics — (arts) The art of carving or embossing in low relief.
- analysation — Alternative form of analyzation.
- analyticity — the property of being analytic
- analyzation — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- anastylosis — the restoration of a ruined monument or building by reassembling fallen parts and, when necessary, incorporating newmaterials.
- ancestrally — Pertaining to ancestry.
- anecdotally — in an anecdotal manner
- angelolatry — the worship of angels
- angioplasty — a surgical technique for restoring normal blood flow through an artery narrowed or blocked by atherosclerosis, either by inserting a balloon into the narrowed section and inflating it or by using a laser beam
- animatingly — in a quickening, stirring or energizing manner
- anisodactyl — (of the feet of passerine birds) having the first toe directed backwards and the other three toes directed forwards
- anovulatory — not associated with, not caused by, or not exhibiting ovulation.
- antenatally — prenatal: an antenatal clinic.
- anti-family — a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not: the traditional family. a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with the children they care for: a single-parent family.
- anticruelty — the prevention of or opposition to cruelty
- anticyclone — An anticyclone is an area of high atmospheric pressure which causes settled weather conditions and, in summer, clear skies and high temperatures.
- antidotally — in the manner of an antidote
- antileprosy — acting against leprosy
- antislavery — opposed to slavery, esp slavery of Black people
- antitypical — something that is foreshadowed by a type or symbol, as a New Testament event prefigured in the Old Testament.
- antlion fly — any of various neuropterous insects of the family Myrmeleontidae, which typically resemble dragonflies and are most common in tropical regions
- anxiolytics — Plural form of anxiolytic.
- aphetically — (linguistics) In an aphetic way: through aphesis.
- apocalyptic — Apocalyptic means relating to the total destruction of something, especially of the world.
- apophyllite — a white, colourless, pink, or green mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate of calcium, potassium, and fluorine in tetragonal crystalline form. It occurs in cracks in volcanic rocks. Formula: KCa4(Si4O10)2(OH1F).8H2O
- applicatory — suitable for application
- aquatically — in an aquatic manner
- arbitrarily — subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion: an arbitrary decision.
- arcticology — the scientific study of the Polar Regions.
- arrestingly — attracting or capable of attracting attention or interest; striking: an arresting smile.
- art gallery — a place where works of art are displayed
- articularly — of or relating to the joints.
- artiodactyl — any placental mammal of the order Artiodactyla, having hooves with an even number of toes; an even-toed ungulate. The order includes pigs, hippopotamuses, camels, deer, cattle, and antelopes
- arytenoidal — relating to the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx and also to other parts relating to them
- ascendantly — in an ascendant manner
- ascetically — a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- aseptically — in a non-putrefying manner
- assentingly — in a concurring or complying manner
- assertively — confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.
- astatically — unstable; unsteady.
- astral body — Astronomy. a star, planet, comet, or other heavenly body.
- asynclitism — The position of a baby in the uterus such that the head is presenting first, tilted to the shoulder and thus no longer in line with the birth canal.
- atchafalaya — a river in S central Louisiana, flowing S to an inlet (Atchafalaya Bay) on the Gulf of Mexico; a heavily engineered distributary of the Mississippi. 225 miles (362 km).
- atrabiliary — Of or relating to black bile.
- atrociously — extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, or brutal: an atrocious crime.
- attentively — while giving attention; observantly: Please listen attentively.
- attuitively — in an attuitive manner
- atypicality — the quality or condition of being atypical