10-letter words containing y, i, n
- invocatory — the act of invoking or calling upon a deity, spirit, etc., for aid, protection, inspiration, or the like; supplication.
- involvedly — in an involved manner
- irenically — In an irenical manner.
- irian jaya — the W part of the island of New Guinea, formerly a Dutch territory: a province of Indonesia since 1963. About 159,000 sq. mi. (411,810 sq. km). Capital: Jayapura.
- iron putty — a compound of iron oxide and boiled linseed oil for caulking pipe joints.
- ironically — pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery: an ironical compliment; an ironical smile.
- irradiancy — Alternative form of irradiance.
- isocyanate — a salt or ester of isocyanic acid.
- isocyanide — a compound containing an isocyano group.
- isocyanine — a member of the group of cyanine dyes.
- isodynamic — pertaining to or characterized by equality of force, intensity, or the like.
- isoenzymes — Plural form of isoenzyme.
- isopycnals — Plural form of isopycnal.
- itinerancy — the act of traveling from place to place.
- jabotinsky — Vladimir, 1880–1940, Russian Zionist leader in Palestine.
- jaywalking — to cross a street at a place other than a regular crossing or in a heedless manner, as diagonally or against a traffic light.
- jellifying — Present participle of jellify.
- jollifying — Present participle of jollify.
- journeying — a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
- jouy print — toile de Jouy.
- jubilantly — With jubilation or triumph.
- jugglingly — in a juggling or manipulative manner
- julian day — a serial number equal to the number of days elapsed since January 1, 4713 b.c., proposed by Joseph Scaliger in 1582 and used in astronomical calculations: January 1, 1965, at noon, Greenwich Civil Time, was Julian Day 2,438,762.0. Abbreviation: J.D.
- jumblingly — in a jumbling or tumultuous manner
- justifying — Present participle of justify.
- juvenility — juvenile state, character, or manner.
- keybinding — Alternative spelling of key binding.
- keylogging — the practice of using a software program or hardware device (keylogger) to record all keystrokes on a computer keyboard, either overtly as a surveillance tool or covertly as spyware: Many employers are making use of keylogging to monitor their employees' computer habits.
- keyserling — Hermann Alexander [her-mahn ah-le-ksahn-duh r] /ˈhɛr mɑn ˌɑ lɛˈksɑn dər/ (Show IPA), Count, 1880–1946, German philosopher and writer.
- kidney ore — a form of hematite that occurs in kidney-shaped masses
- kidneywort — the navelwort, Umbilicus rupestris, of the stonecrop family, having drooping yellowish-green flowers.
- kiteflying — an act or instance of flying a kite.
- klendusity — (in plants) the ability to resist disease
- kryptonite — The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles' heel.
- labyrinths — Plural form of labyrinth.
- ladyfinger — a small, finger-shaped sponge cake.
- laminotomy — (surgery) The neurosurgical procedure that removes part of a lamina of the vertebral arch in order to decompress the spinal cord.
- laryngitic — Pertaining to or suffering from laryngitis.
- laryngitis — inflammation of the larynx, often with accompanying sore throat, hoarseness or loss of voice, and dry cough.
- laughingly — With amused ridicule or ludicrous inappropriateness.
- lectionary — a book or a list of lections for reading in a divine service.
- lenitively — In a lenitive manner.
- lienectomy — splenectomy.
- liminality — the transitional period or phase of a rite of passage, during which the participant lacks social status or rank, remains anonymous, shows obedience and humility, and follows prescribed forms of conduct, dress, etc.
- limitingly — In a limiting manner.
- lin yutang — (Lin Yü-t'ang) 1895–1976, Chinese author and philologist.
- lincomycin — a toxic antibiotic, C 18 H 34 N 2 O 6 S, isolated from Streptomyces lincolnensis, used in its hydrochloride form for the treatment of serious Gram-positive penicillin-resistant infections.
- linguistry — the study of language
- liquefying — Present participle of liquefy; Alternative spelling of liquifying.
- liquifying — Present participle of liquify.