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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.
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