12-letter words containing u, y
- hypoeutectic — (of steel) having less carbon than the 0.8 percent of eutectoid steel.
- hypofunction — abnormally diminished function, especially of glands or other organs.
- hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
- hypognathous — having the lower jaw or mandible longer than the upper.
- hypophyllous — growing on the undersurface of leaves, as a fungus.
- hyposulphate — a salt derived from hyposulphuric acid
- hyposulphite — Also called hydrosulfite. a salt of hyposulfurous acid.
- hypothalamus — a region of the brain, between the thalamus and the midbrain, that functions as the main control center for the autonomic nervous system by regulating sleep cycles, body temperature, appetite, etc., and that acts as an endocrine gland by producing hormones, including the releasing factors that control the hormonal secretions of the pituitary gland.
- ichthyofauna — the indigenous fish of a region.
- ichthyosaurs — Plural form of ichthyosaur.
- idolatrously — In an idolatrous manner.
- illuminatory — Increasing informative qualities; explanatory.
- illustratory — Serving to illustrate.
- immaculately — free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean: immaculate linen.
- immeasurably — incapable of being measured; limitless: the immeasurable vastness of the universe.
- immutability — not mutable; unchangeable; changeless.
- imperviously — In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably.
- imputability — The character of being imputable.
- imputatively — In an imputative fashion or manner.
- in actuality — actually, in fact, in reality
- in the nuddy — in the nude; naked
- in your face — involving confrontation; defiant; provocative.
- in-your-face — involving confrontation; defiant; provocative.
- inaccurately — In an inaccurate manner; incorrectly; inexactly.
- inadequately — not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
- inaudibility — not audible; incapable of being heard.
- inauguratory — Inaugural; being the first instance.
- incalculably — very numerous or great.
- incautiously — In an incautious manner; with a lack of caution.
- incestuously — involving incest.
- inclusionary — (of zoning, housing programs, etc.) stipulating that a certain percentage of new housing will be priced within the reach of middle-income buyers or renters.
- incommutably — In an incommutable manner.
- incomputably — In an incomputable way.
- incongruency — Incongruence.
- incurability — The quality or state of being incurable—not being able to be cured.
- indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
- indigenously — originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often followed by to): the plants indigenous to Canada; the indigenous peoples of southern Africa.
- indisputably — not disputable or deniable; uncontestable. indisputable evidence.
- indissolubly — not dissoluble; incapable of being dissolved, decomposed, undone, or destroyed.
- individually — one at a time; separately: The delegates were introduced individually.
- inducibility — the quality or condition of being inducible
- industrially — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- industrywide — from, covering, or affecting an entire industry: industrywide profits.
- ineloquently — Without eloquence.
- infectiously — communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases.
- infrequently — happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
- infusibility — Incapability or difficulty of being fused, melted, or dissolved.
- ingloriously — In an inglorious manner.
- iniquitously — In an iniquitous manner.
- injudicially — in an unlawful manner