12-letter words containing y, i
- annuity bond — a fixed-rate bond that pays out the same amount of cash every year over its lifetime
- annuity rate — An annuity rate is used to calculate the amount of income that will be paid, following investment of a lump sum in an annuity.
- annunciatory — to announce.
- anthocyanine — Alternative form of anthocyanin.
- anthocyanins — Plural form of anthocyanin.
- anthropodicy — An attempt, or argument attempting, to justify the existence of humanity as good (contrast theodicy).
- antiantibody — antibody that combines with another antibody.
- antibullying — Opposed to or acting against bullying.
- antiburglary — intended to prevent burglary
- anticatalyst — a substance that destroys or diminishes the activity of a catalyst
- anticipately — (dated) In anticipation, in advance; anticipatedly.
- anticipatory — An anticipatory feeling or action is one that you have or do because you are expecting something to happen soon.
- anticyclical — not conforming to or following a cycle: anticyclical sales that rise when the economy fades.
- anticyclones — Plural form of anticyclone.
- anticyclonic — Of, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone.
- antiepilepsy — (of a drug or treatment) acting against epilepsy
- antigenicity — the quality or extent of being antigenic
- antihydrogen — hydrogen in which the nucleus is an antiproton with an orbiting positron
- antihysteric — acting to counter hysteria
- antilynching — opposed to lynching, acting against lynching
- antimilitary — opposed to the military
- antiminority — Opposing an ethnic minority, or ethnic minorities in general.
- antimonarchy — Opposing a monarchy.
- antimonopoly — opposed to monopoly
- antimony 124 — the radioactive isotope of antimony having a mass number of 124 and a half-life of 60 days, used chiefly as a tracer.
- antiphonally — In an antiphonal manner; in the manner of an antiphon.
- antipyretics — Plural form of antipyretic.
- antiroyalism — Opposition to royals or royalism.
- antiroyalist — opposed to the monarchy
- antisocially — In an antisocial manner.
- antisway bar — stabilizer bar.
- antisymmetry — the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point; regularity of form or arrangement in terms of like, reciprocal, or corresponding parts.
- anything but — You use anything but in expressions such as anything but quiet and anything but attractive to emphasize that something is not the case.
- apagogically — in an apagogical manner
- aperiodicity — not periodic; irregular.
- apocalyptist — the writer of the Apocalypse or a related work
- apolitically — in an apolitical manner
- apostolicity — the quality of being apostolic
- appetisingly — Alternative spelling of appetizingly.
- appetizingly — in an appetizing way
- applausively — in an applausive manner
- appraisingly — to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.
- appreciatory — appreciative.
- archetypical — Archetypical means the same as archetypal.
- arctic daisy — a daisy, Chrysanthemum arcticum, of arctic regions, having asterlike heads of white or lilac flowers.
- army officer — a person in the army who holds a position of authority, responsibility and duty, especially one who holds a commission
- aromatically — having an aroma; fragrant or sweet-scented; odoriferous.
- arousability — to stimulate sexually.
- arsenopyrite — a white or grey metallic mineral consisting of a sulphide of iron and arsenic that forms monoclinic crystals with an orthorhombic shape: an ore of arsenic. Formula: FeAsS
- arteriopathy — Any disease of the arteries.