10-letter words containing y, i, n
- pyogenesis — the generation of pus; the process of the formation of pus.
- pyramidion — a miniature pyramid, as at the apex of an obelisk.
- pyranoside — a glycoside containing a pyran ring structure.
- pyrazoline — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and one double bond in the ring.
- pyridoxine — a derivative of pyridine, C 8 H 1 1 NO 3 , occurring in whole-grain cereals, meats, fish, etc., and also made synthetically: required for the prevention of pellagra and the formation of hemoglobin; vitamin B 6 .
- pyrimidine — a heterocyclic compound, C 4 H 4 N 2 , that is the basis of several important biochemical substances.
- pyromaniac — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- pyromantic — divination by fire, or by forms appearing in fire.
- pyroxenite — any rock composed essentially, or in large part, of pyroxene of any kind.
- pyroxenoid — any of a group of triclinic silicates including wollastonite, rhodonite, and pectolite
- pyrrhonism — the Skeptic doctrines of Pyrrho and his followers.
- pythogenic — originating from filth or putrescence.
- qualifying — Present participle of qualify.
- quaternity — a group or set of four.
- queen city — Toronto.
- queryingly — in a querying manner
- quiescency — Quiescence: the state of being quiescent, or at rest.
- railwayman — male railway worker
- rallyingly — in a manner that rallies or is intended to rally
- ramblingly — in a rambling manner
- rationally — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
- rattlingly — in a way that rattles
- reanalysis — the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis).
- rebukingly — in a severe and disapproving manner
- recipiency — the act of receiving; reception.
- regionally — of or relating to a region of considerable extent; not merely local: a regional meeting of the Boy Scouts.
- reidentify — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
- repentigny — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.
- repiningly — in a repining manner, discontentedly
- rescrutiny — a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry.
- resignedly — submissive or acquiescent.
- resiliency — the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity.
- revilingly — in a reviling manner
- rhinophyma — a red-coloured bump or bumps on the nose which form as a result of enlarged sebaceous glands and rosacea
- rhinoscopy — examination of the nasal passages, esp with a rhinoscope
- riddlingly — in a riddling or puzzling manner
- ring cycle — Ring of the Nibelung, The.
- rinky-dink — inconsequential, amateurish, or of generally inferior quality; small-time: a rinky-dink college; He plays with some rinky-dink team.
- rivetingly — in a riveting manner
- rosy finch — any of several finches of the genus Leucosticte, of Asia and western North America, having dark brown plumage with a pinkish wash on the wings and rump.
- royal mint — a British organization having the sole right to manufacture coins since the 16th century. In 1968 it moved from London to Llantrisant in Wales
- roystering — roister.
- ruminantly — in a ruminant manner
- rusty iron — (jargon, hardware) Synonym tired iron. It has been claimed that this is the inevitable fate of water MIPS.
- safety pin — pin with covered point
- safety-pin — to secure or affix with a safety pin: to safety-pin a child's mittens to his coat sleeve.
- saint mary — Christian holy figure
- sainte foy — a SW suburb of Quebec, on the St Lawrence River. Pop: 72 547 (2001)
- saintsbury — George Edward Bateman [beyt-muh n] /ˈbeɪt mən/ (Show IPA), 1845–1933, English literary critic and historian.
- sanctimony — pretended, affected, or hypocritical religious devotion, righteousness, etc.