12-letter words containing t, y, s, i
- myofilaments — Plural form of myofilament.
- mystagogical — someone who instructs others before initiation into religious mysteries or before participation in the sacraments.
- mysteriously — full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
- mystifyingly — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- mythogenesis — the creation and development of myths
- mythologizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mythologize.
- mythopoiesis — (mythology) the creation of myth.
- nasal cavity — sinus
- naughty bits — genitals
- nauseatingly — causing sickness of the stomach; nauseous.
- ninety-first — next after the ninetieth; being the ordinal number for 91.
- ninety-seven — a cardinal number, 90 plus 7.
- ninety-sixth — next after the ninety-fifth; being the ordinal number for 96.
- non-industry — the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry.
- non-systemic — of or relating to a system.
- nonnecessity — an absence of necessity; the state of being unnecessary
- nonpsychotic — Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
- nonsymbiotic — Not symbiotic.
- nonsymmetric — Not symmetric; asymmetrical.
- nullity suit — a law suit declaring a marriage to be legally void
- nutritiously — In a way that provides nutrition; nourishment; food.
- nyctitropism — tending to assume at or just before nightfall positions unlike those maintained during the day, as the leaves or flowers of certain plants.
- octosyllabic — consisting of or pertaining to eight syllables.
- of necessity — something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life.
- oil industry — petroleum-processing business
- omnisciently — having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things.
- opposability — capable of being placed opposite to something else: the opposable thumb of primates.
- oral history — information of historical or sociological importance obtained usually by tape-recorded interviews with persons whose experiences and memories are representative or whose lives have been of special significance.
- oral society — a society that has not developed literacy
- origin story — a backstory, or established background narrative, that informs the identity and motivations of heroes and villains in a comic book or similar fictional work: The superhero’s origin story begins with a tragic accident that left him scarred, but also resulted in his supernatural powers.
- ornithoscopy — divination from the observation of birds
- oscillometry — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- osteichthyes — the class comprising the bony fishes.
- outlandishly — In an outlandish manner.
- oyster white — a slightly grayish white; off-white.
- palynologist — the study of live and fossil spores, pollen grains, and similar plant structures.
- pansexuality — Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.
- pantisocracy — a community, social group, etc, in which all have rule and everyone is equal
- papistically — in the manner of the Roman Catholic Church or a Roman Catholic
- paracystitis — inflammation of the connective tissue around the urinary bladder.
- parasitology — the branch of biology dealing with parasites and the effects of parasitism.
- party spirit — If you talk about someone being in the party spirit, you mean that they are in the mood to enjoy a party or to have fun.
- passionately — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- paying guest — lodger
- pennywhistle — a cheap toy whistle orig. sold for a penny
- persistently — persisting, especially in spite of opposition, obstacles, discouragement, etc.; persevering: a most annoyingly persistent young man.
- perspicacity — keenness of mental perception and understanding; discernment; penetration.
- perspiratory — of, relating to, or stimulating perspiration.
- petrophysics — the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- phagocytosis — Physiology. the ingestion of a smaller cell or cell fragment, a microorganism, or foreign particles by means of the local infolding of a cell's membrane and the protrusion of its cytoplasm around the fold until the material has been surrounded and engulfed by closure of the membrane and formation of a vacuole: characteristic of amebas and some types of white blood cells.