9-letter words containing y, i, n
- insectary — a laboratory for the study of live insects, their life histories, effects on plants, reaction to insecticides, etc.
- insipidly — without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid: an insipid personality.
- insolency — Quality of being insolent.
- insolubly — In an insoluble manner; irresolubly, irresolvably.
- instantly — immediately; at once.
- insularly — of or relating to an island or islands: insular possessions.
- insulsity — stupidity
- integrity — adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.
- intensely — existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat.
- intensify — to make intense or more intense.
- intensity — the quality or condition of being intense.
- intercity — a large or important town.
- internity — State of being within; interiority.
- interplay — reciprocal relationship, action, or influence: the interplay of plot and character.
- intestacy — the state or fact of being intestate at death.
- intracity — Within a city.
- intricacy — intricate character or state.
- inutility — uselessness.
- invalidly — not valid; without force or foundation; indefensible.
- inventory — a complete listing of merchandise or stock on hand, work in progress, raw materials, finished goods on hand, etc., made each year by a business concern.
- inveraray — a town in W Scotland, in Argyll and Bute: Inveraray Castle is the seat of the Dukes of Argyll. Pop: about 700 (2001)
- inversely — in an inverse manner.
- invisibly — not visible; not perceptible by the eye: invisible fluid.
- ionotropy — the reversible interconversion of a pair of organic isomers as a result of the migration of an ionic part of the molecule
- irenology — the study of peace
- iron gray — a medium shade of gray, like that of freshly broken iron.
- iron grey — a neutral or dark grey colour
- iron-gray — a medium shade of gray, like that of freshly broken iron.
- irritancy — tending to cause irritation; irritating.
- isochrony — the fact or state of occurrence at the same time; contemporaneity.
- isoenzyme — isozyme.
- isopentyl — isoamyl.
- isopycnal — Also, isopycnal [ahy-suh-pik-nl] /ˌaɪ səˈpɪk nl/ (Show IPA). having the same density.
- isopycnic — Also, isopycnal [ahy-suh-pik-nl] /ˌaɪ səˈpɪk nl/ (Show IPA). having the same density.
- itinerary — a detailed plan for a journey, especially a list of places to visit; plan of travel.
- itinually — (Rastafari) continually; perpetually; always.
- ivory nut — the seed of a low, South American palm, Phytelephas macrocarpa, yielding vegetable ivory.
- izinyanga — Plural form of inyanga.
- janissary — (often initial capital letter) a member of an elite military unit of the Turkish army organized in the 14th century and abolished in 1826 after it revolted against the Sultan.
- jarringly — to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts, etc.: The sound of the alarm jarred.
- jeeringly — to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely: Don't jeer unless you can do better.
- jerkingly — in a jerking manner
- jestingly — Said, written or done in jest.
- jim-dandy — of superior quality; excellent: a jim-dandy sports car.
- jockeying — a person who rides horses professionally in races.
- jocundity — the state or an instance of being jocund; gaiety.
- join duty — to report for work after a period of leave or a strike
- jointedly — In a jointed way; with, or by means of, joints.
- joltingly — In a jolting way; with abrupt, uneven shakes or knocks.
- joshingly — In a joshing manner; teasingly.