10-letter words containing y, i, n, a
- baffin bay — part of the Northwest Passage, situated between Baffin Island and Greenland
- bafflingly — to confuse, bewilder, or perplex: He was baffled by the technical language of the instructions.
- balikbayan — (Philippines) A Filipino returning to the Philippines after spending time in another country. (from 20th c.).
- bay window — A bay window is a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house.
- bayoneting — (US) present participle of bayonet.
- beanie key — feature key
- beatifying — Present participle of beatify.
- benignancy — kind, especially to inferiors; gracious: a benignant sovereign.
- berecyntia — Cybele.
- betacyanin — any one of a group of red nitrogenous pigments found in certain plants, such as beetroot
- biannually — occurring twice a year; semiannual.
- biennially — happening every two years: biennial games.
- biodynamic — the branch of biology dealing with energy or the activity of living organisms (opposed to biostatics).
- biomagnify — to undergo biological magnification.
- bionically — utilizing electronic devices and mechanical parts to assist humans in performing difficult, dangerous, or intricate tasks, as by supplementing or duplicating parts of the body: The scientist used a bionic arm to examine the radioactive material.
- bitonality — the quality of two musical keys being played simultaneously
- boxing day — Boxing Day is the 26th of December, the day after Christmas Day.
- bradykinin — a peptide in blood plasma that dilates blood vessels and causes contraction of smooth muscles. Formula: C50H73N15O11
- brandywine — creek in SE Pa. & N Del.: site of a battle (1777) of the Revolutionary War, in which Washington's army failed to check the British advance on Philadelphia
- brilliancy — an instance of brilliance: the brilliancies of Congreve's wit.
- butylation — the introduction of butyl into a compound
- cajolingly — In a cajoling manner.
- cannibally — in the manner of a cannibal
- canon city — a town in central Colorado.
- canonicity — the fact or quality of being canonical
- carbonylic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the carbonyl group.
- cardinally — of prime importance; chief; principal: of cardinal significance.
- carnifying — Present participle of carnify.
- catalysing — Present participle of catalyse.
- catalyzing — Present participle of catalyze.
- cautionary — A cautionary story or a cautionary note to a story is one that is intended to give a warning to people.
- centrality — the state or condition of being central
- certainity — Misspelling of certainty.
- cessionary — a person to whom something is transferred; assignee; grantee
- chaffingly — in a rallying yet light-hearted manner
- chaplaincy — A chaplaincy is the building or office in which a chaplain works.
- charmingly — In a charming manner.
- china clay — kaolin.
- chinaberry — a spreading Asian meliaceous tree, Melia azedarach, widely grown in the US for its ornamental white or purple flowers and beadlike yellow fruits
- chiromancy — palmistry
- clankingly — With a clanking sound.
- clannishly — In a clannish manner.
- clarifying — to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.
- clashingly — In a clashing manner.
- claymation — the techniques of animation applied to clay models
- clinically — pertaining to a clinic.
- cognizably — In a cognizable manner.
- colonially — In a colonial manner.
- companying — Present participle of company.
- compliancy — compliance (defs 1, 2, 4).