11-letter words containing t, r, y
- body rhythm — biorhythm.
- bohr theory — a theory of atomic structure that explains the spectrum of hydrogen atoms. It assumes that the electron orbiting around the nucleus can exist only in certain energy states, a jump from one state to another being accompanied by the emission or absorption of a quantum of radiation
- borstal boy — (formerly) a boy sent to borstal
- bow trolley — See under trolley (def 4).
- boxer-style — cut or fashioned in the style of boxer shorts: men's boxer-style bathing suits.
- brachyodont — (of mammals, such as humans) having teeth with short crowns
- bradypeptic — a person with slow digestion
- brandy mint — peppermint.
- breadthways — from side to side
- breathalyse — to apply a Breathalyser test to (someone)
- breathalyze — If the driver of a car is breathalyzed by the police, they ask him or her to breathe into a special bag or device in order to test whether he or she has drunk too much alcohol.
- bright-eyed — eager; fresh and enthusiastic
- brilliantly — shining brightly; sparkling; glittering; lustrous: the brilliant lights of the city.
- bristol bay — arm of the Bering Sea between the SW Alas. mainland & the Alaska Peninsula
- brown betty — a baked apple pudding made with butter, spices, sugar, and bread crumbs
- brown study — a mood of deep absorption or thoughtfulness; reverie
- buccinatory — relating to a trumpeter or trumpet playing
- bush oyster — a bull's testicle when cooked and eaten
- butterflyer — a swimmer who performs the butterfly stroke
- butyl group — any of four univalent isomeric groups having the formula C 4 H 9 –.
- butyraceous — of, containing, or resembling butter
- buy-to-fret — denoting the practice of buying a property to let to tenants during a period when property values are falling
- by my certy — assuredly
- c1 security — Orange Book
- c2 security — Orange Book
- cachinatory — Alternative form of cachinnatory.
- cadastrally — from a cadastral point of view
- caecotrophy — (biology) In certain mammals, especially rabbits and other lagomorphs, the consumption of food pellets which are naturally produced by means of digestion, retention in the caecum, and expulsion through the anus.
- calcinatory — A vessel used in calcination.
- calculatory — the act or process of calculating; computation.
- calefactory — giving warmth
- calorimetry — measurement of the quantity of heat
- calyptrogen — a layer of rapidly dividing cells at the tip of a plant root, from which the root cap is formed. It occurs in grasses and many other plants
- candy store — a shop solely or largely selling confectionery
- capillarity — a phenomenon caused by surface tension and resulting in the distortion, elevation, or depression of the surface of a liquid in contact with a solid
- carbonylate — to introduce the carbonyl group into (a compound) through chemical reaction
- carboxylate — any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid having a formula of the type M(RCOO)x, where M is a metal and R an organic group, or R1COOR2, where R1 and R2 are organic groups
- cardiectomy — excision of the heart.
- cardinality — the property of possessing a cardinal number
- cardiopathy — a heart disease or disorder
- carry light — a searchlight used to illuminate a target while it is tracked and fired upon.
- carry trade — a speculative transaction in which a trader buys the currency of a country with a high rate of interest and sells the currency of a country with a low rate of interest
- carson city — a city in W Nevada, capital of the state. Pop: 55 311 (2003 est)
- cartography — Cartography is the art or activity of drawing maps and geographical charts.
- caryopteris — any of various shrubs with small blue or white flowers of the genus Caryopteris, all found in S and E Asia
- castigatory — to criticize or reprimand severely.
- catarrhally — in a manner relating to the inflammation of a mucous membrane
- catastrophy — Alternative form of catastrophe.
- cathode ray — a flow of electrons emanating from a cathode in a vacuum tube and focused into a narrow beam.
- celebratory — A celebratory meal, drink, or other activity takes place to celebrate something such as a birthday, anniversary, or victory.