10-letter words containing y, e, t
- anemometry — the technique of measuring wind speed and direction
- animatedly — full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous: an animated debate on the death penalty.
- anteriorly — in an anterior position
- antienzyme — a substance that inhibits or counteracts the action of an enzyme.
- antipyrine — a drug formerly used to reduce pain and fever. Formula: C11H12N2O
- anywhither — towards any place; in any direction
- apitherapy — the medicinal use of honey or other bee products
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- aristotype — a process of photographic printing in which paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin is used.
- arrenotoky — parthenogenesis in which only males are produced.
- 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.
- asphyxiate — If someone is asphyxiated, they die or lose consciousness because they are unable to breathe properly.
- assertedly — in a maintained but uncorroborated manner
- assythment — the recompense or redress made for wrongs or damage committed
- astrocytes — Plural form of astrocyte.
- astrometry — the branch of astronomy concerned with the measurement of the position and motion of celestial bodies
- asymmetric — Asymmetric means the same as asymmetrical.
- asymptotes — Plural form of asymptote.
- asynartete — a poem or stanza that contains two different types of metre
- at liberty — free, unoccupied, or unrestricted
- athermancy — an inability to transmit radiant heat or infrared radiation
- attendancy — the condition or quality of accompanying or attending
- audiometry — the testing of hearing by means of an audiometer.
- autecology — the ecological study of an individual organism or species
- autolysate — the substances resulting as the end product of autolysis
- axonometry — the branch of crystallography concerned with measurement of the axes of crystals
- aztec lily — a bulbous plant, Sprekelia formosissima, of the amaryllis family, native to Mexico, bearing a large, bright-red flower.
- babysitter — to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away.
- ballantyne — R(obert) M(ichael). 1825–94, British author, noted for such adventure stories as The Coral Island (1857)
- baptistery — a place, esp. a part of a church, used for baptizing
- barycenter — (physics) The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal.
- barycentre — a centre of mass, esp of the earth-moon system or the solar system
- bathymeter — An instrument used to measure the depth of water in oceans, seas, or lakes.
- bathymetry — measurement of the depth of an ocean or other large body of water
- batter-fry — to coat with batter and fry in deep fat.
- battle cry — A battle cry is a phrase that is used to encourage people to support a particular cause or campaign.