10-letter words containing y, a, t
- anteriorly — in an anterior position
- anti-story — a narrative of short-story length that makes no effort to follow a plot and ignores structural conventions, character motivations, and the like.
- antibaryon — the antiparticle of any of the baryons
- anticavity — designed to prevent the occurrence of cavities in teeth: an anticavity toothpaste.
- anticyclic — not conforming to or following a cycle: anticyclical sales that rise when the economy fades.
- antienzyme — a substance that inhibits or counteracts the action of an enzyme.
- antifamily — opposed to the family unit
- antigalaxy — a galaxy consisting of antimatter.
- antipiracy — acting against the piracy of copyrighted material
- antipyrine — a drug formerly used to reduce pain and fever. Formula: C11H12N2O
- antisyzygy — the joining together of opposites
- antonymous — of, or having the nature of, an antonym; opposite in meaning
- antrostomy — (surgery) Incision and drainage of the antrum.
- anxiolytic — any of a class of drugs that reduce anxiety
- anywhither — towards any place; in any direction
- apitherapy — the medicinal use of honey or other bee products
- apostrophy — Alternative form of apostrophe.
- apothecary — An apothecary was a person who prepared medicines for people.
- apparently — You use apparently to indicate that the information you are giving is something that you have heard, but you are not certain that it is true.
- appositely — In an apposite manner.
- apterygial — (of eels, certain insects, etc) lacking such paired limbs as wings or fins
- apterygote — belonging or pertaining to the Apterygota, a subclass of primitive wingless insects that undergo little or no metamorphosis.
- aquilinity — the state of being aquiline
- araeometry — the science of estimating the specific gravity of fluids through the use of an araeometer
- araeostyle — having an intercolumniation of four diameters.
- archeocyte — (in sponges) a type of amoebocyte capable of developing into other types of cells, especially reproductive cells.
- archetypal — Someone or something that is archetypal has all the most important characteristics of a particular kind of person or thing and is a perfect example of it.
- archetypes — the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
- archetypic — Archetypical.
- arctically — in an arctic manner
- arctophily — the practice of collecting teddy bears
- area study — anthropological or sociological research intended to gather and relate data on various aspects of a geographical region and its inhabitants, as natural resources, history, language, institutions, or cultural and economic characteristics; a field investigation into human ecology.
- argyrodite — a rare mineral, Ag8GeS6, that contains silver, germanium, and sulphur
- aristology — the art of eating
- aristotype — a process of photographic printing in which paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin is used.
- arithmancy — divination by the use of numbers, especially by the number of letters in names.
- arrenotoky — parthenogenesis in which only males are produced.
- arrhythmia — any variation from the normal rhythm in the heartbeat
- arrhythmic — having irregular rhythm
- arrogantly — making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud: an arrogant public official.
- arthrotomy — (medicine) The surgical incision of a joint.
- articulacy — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
- articulary — (anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
- arty-farty — If you describe someone as arty-farty, you are criticizing them for being interested in artistic ideas or activities that most people do not think are interesting or worthwhile.
- arytenoids — Plural form of arytenoid.
- ascomycete — any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota (formerly class Ascomycetes) in which the spores (ascospores) are formed inside a club-shaped cell (ascus). The group includes yeast, penicillium, aspergillus, truffles, and certain mildews
- asexuality — Biology. having no sex or sexual organs. independent of sexual processes, especially not involving the union of male and female germ cells.
- asphyxiant — causing asphyxia
- asphyxiate — If someone is asphyxiated, they die or lose consciousness because they are unable to breathe properly.
- aspiratory — of or suited for breathing or suction