11-letter words containing y, i, n, a
- binary star — a double star system comprising two stars orbiting around their common centre of mass. A visual binary can be seen through a telescope. A spectroscopic binary can only be observed by the spectroscopic Doppler shift as each star moves towards or away from the earth
- binary tree — (btree) A tree in which each node has at most two successors or child nodes. In Haskell this could be represented as
- binocularly — relating to the use of two eyes at once
- biodynamics — the branch of biology that deals with the energy production and activities of organisms
- blind alley — If you describe a situation as a blind alley, you mean that progress is not possible or that the situation can have no useful results.
- bondability — something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- bony spavin — enlargement of the hock of a horse by a bony growth, usually caused by inflammation or injury, and often resulting in lameness
- botanically — Also, botanic. of, pertaining to, made from, or containing plants: botanical survey; botanical drugs.
- brain candy — something that is entertaining or enjoyable but lacks depth or significance
- brandy mint — peppermint.
- bricklaying — the technique or practice of laying bricks
- brilliantly — shining brightly; sparkling; glittering; lustrous: the brilliant lights of the city.
- buccinatory — relating to a trumpeter or trumpet playing
- busy signal — If you try to make a telephone call and get a busy signal, it means that you cannot make the call because the line is already being used by someone else.
- byzantinism — caesaropapism, especially before the Great Schism of 1054.
- byzantinist — an authority on or student of the history and culture of the Byzantine Empire.
- cachinatory — Alternative form of cachinnatory.
- calcinatory — A vessel used in calcination.
- call-in pay — payment made to employees who report for work and find there is no work for them to do.
- callipygian — having beautifully shaped buttocks
- calypsonian — a performer or writer of calypsos
- canada lily — a lily, Lilium canadense, of NE North America, with small orange funnel-shaped nodding flowers
- canonically — pertaining to, established by, or conforming to a canon or canons.
- canyon wind — a nocturnal, down-canyon flow of air caused by the cooling of the canyon walls. Compare valley wind.
- carbylamine — any of a group of organic cyanides containing the radical NC
- carcinology — the study of crustaceans
- cardinality — the property of possessing a cardinal number
- cardiodynia — pain in the heart region.
- caressingly — In a caressing manner; soothingly.
- carousingly — in a carousing manner
- carrying-on — unconventional or questionable behaviour
- carson city — a city in W Nevada, capital of the state. Pop: 55 311 (2003 est)
- chelyabinsk — an industrial city in SW Russia; in 2013 a large meteor exploded in an airburst over the city's surrounding district. Pop: 1 067 000 (2005 est)
- chieftaincy — the chief of a clan or a tribe.
- chieftainry — the area governed by a chieftain
- chikungunya — A viral disease resembling dengue, transmitted by mosquitoes and endemic in East Africa and parts of Asia.
- chimney cap — a raised cover for the top of a chimney, usually in the form of a slab or cornice.
- christianly — like a Christian; Christianlike.
- chronically — constant; habitual; inveterate: a chronic liar.
- chrysarobin — a tasteless odourless powder containing anthraquinone derivatives of araroba, formerly used medicinally to treat chronic skin conditions
- chymopapain — papain, esp. when injected into a slipped disk to dissolve pain-causing soft cartilage
- circinately — In a circinate fashion.
- clairvoyant — Someone who is believed to be clairvoyant is believed to know about future events or to be able to communicate with dead people.
- classifying — Denoting an adjective that describes the class that a head noun belongs to and characterized by not having a comparative or superlative (for example American, mortal ).
- clay pigeon — Clay pigeons are discs of baked clay which are thrown into the air by a machine as targets for gun shooting practice.
- clindamycin — an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections
- coenzymatic — of or relating to coenzymes
- cognizantly — In a cognizant manner.
- colinearity — the state of being arranged in the same linear sequence
- collinearly — lying in the same straight line.