11-letter words containing y, a
- acyl halide — any derivative of carboxylic acid in which the hydroxyl group has been replaced by a halogen atom
- added entry — an access point in a catalog or bibliography that is other than the main entry and may be less complete than the main entry.
- addictingly — In an addicting manner.
- addictively — In an addictive manner.
- adenomegaly — (pathology) The enlargement of a gland, especially those of the neck.
- adenomyosis — (medicine) A medical condition characterized by the presence of ectopic glandular tissue in the surrounding muscles, particularly of the endometrial tissue of the uterus in the myometrium, sometimes considered as a form of endometriosis.
- adjectively — Grammar. any member of a class of words that modify nouns and pronouns, primarily by describing a particular quality of the word they are modifying, as wise in a wise grandmother, or perfect in a perfect score, or handsome in He is extremely handsome. Other terms, as numbers (one cup; twelve months), certain demonstrative pronouns (this magazine; those questions), and terms that impose limits (each person; no mercy) can also function adjectivally, as can some nouns that are found chiefly in fixed phrases where they immediately precede the noun they modify, as bottle in bottle cap and bus in bus station. Synonyms: modifier, qualifier, identifier, describer, describing word.
- adnominally — In an adnominal way, used like an adnoun, adjectivally.
- adorability — the quality of being adorable or highly attractive
- adoxography — Fine writing on a minor or trivial subject.
- adverbially — of, relating to, or used as an adverb.
- adversary's — a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe.
- advertently — attentive; heedful.
- aerobically — in an aerobic manner
- aerobiology — the study of airborne organisms, spores, etc
- aerodynamic — If something such as a car has an aerodynamic shape or design, it goes faster and uses less fuel than other cars because the air passes over it more easily.
- affectingly — In a manner so as to affect.
- affectively — in an emotional manner
- affectivity — of, caused by, or expressing emotion or feeling; emotional.
- affirmatory — showing or giving confirmation, ratification, or assertion
- affirmingly — in an affirming or asserting manner
- after-party — a usually exclusive party that takes place after a performance or other event or after the main party: The screening of the premiere was followed by an afterparty.
- agamospermy — formation of seeds in the absence of fertilization; a form of apomixis
- agency shop — a contract arrangement between an employer and the union representing the majority of employees, which requires those who do not wish to be members to pay the union a fee equivalent to union dues
- aggregately — Collectively; in mass.
- aggregatory — formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined: the aggregate amount of indebtedness.
- aggrievedly — In the manner of someone who is aggrieved.
- agnatically — from an agnatic point of view
- agonisingly — Alternative spelling of agonizingly.
- agonizingly — accompanied by, filled with, or resulting in agony or distress: We spent an agonizing hour waiting to hear if the accident had been serious or not.
- agony uncle — a man who writes the replies to readers' letters in an agony column
- agrobiology — the science of plant growth and nutrition in relation to agriculture
- agrostology — the branch of botany concerned with the study of grasses
- ahuna varya — the best-known and most frequently recited prayer: equivalent to the Lord's Prayer for Christians.
- air battery — a set of two or more air cells connected together to supply electricity.
- air cavalry — an infantry or reconnaissance unit transported by air to combat areas.
- air quality — the composition of the air in terms of how much pollution it contains
- air sprayer — a pneumatic sprayer.
- air waybill — a document made out by the consignor of goods by air freight giving details of the goods and the name of the consignee
- air-sprayed — sprayed by means of compressed air
- airwaybills — Plural form of airwaybill.
- al hudaydah — a city in W Yemen, on the Red Sea.
- alcoholysis — chemical decomposition resulting from the interaction of a compound and an alcohol.
- alcyonarian — any of various colonial anthozoans of the subclass Alcyonaria with eight tentacles and other body parts in branches or segments of eight
- aldermanity — the body of aldermen
- alethiology — the branch of logic dealing with truth and error.
- aleuromancy — (in ancient times) the use of flour as a means of divination.
- alexithymia — an inability to recognize, understand, and describe emotions
- alienatedly — In an alienated way.
- alimentally — So as to serve for nourishment or food.