11-letter words containing y, i
- agonizingly — accompanied by, filled with, or resulting in agony or distress: We spent an agonizing hour waiting to hear if the accident had been serious or not.
- agrobiology — the science of plant growth and nutrition in relation to agriculture
- air battery — a set of two or more air cells connected together to supply electricity.
- air cavalry — an infantry or reconnaissance unit transported by air to combat areas.
- air quality — the composition of the air in terms of how much pollution it contains
- air sprayer — a pneumatic sprayer.
- air waybill — a document made out by the consignor of goods by air freight giving details of the goods and the name of the consignee
- air-sprayed — sprayed by means of compressed air
- airwaybills — Plural form of airwaybill.
- alcoholysis — chemical decomposition resulting from the interaction of a compound and an alcohol.
- alcyonarian — any of various colonial anthozoans of the subclass Alcyonaria with eight tentacles and other body parts in branches or segments of eight
- aldermanity — the body of aldermen
- alethiology — the branch of logic dealing with truth and error.
- alexithymia — an inability to recognize, understand, and describe emotions
- alienatedly — In an alienated way.
- alimentally — So as to serve for nourishment or food.
- alkalifying — Present participle of alkalify.
- alkalimetry — determination of the amount of alkali or base in a solution, measured by an alkalimeter or by volumetric analysis
- alkyd resin — any synthetic resin made from a dicarboxylic acid, such as phthalic acid, and diols or triols: used in paints and adhesives
- alleviatory — having the ability to reduce or moderate the severity of something
- alley light — a searchlight mounted on a public-safety vehicle or other motor vehicle for sideways lighting.
- allophylian — (of languages, especially those of Europe and Asia) neither Indo-European nor Semitic.
- allyl resin — any of several thermosetting synthetic resins made by polymerizing esters of allyl alcohol with a dibasic acid. They are used as adhesives
- alpha cygni — Deneb
- amaryllises — Plural form of amaryllis.
- amatorially — in an amatory manner
- ambiguously — open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer.
- ambitiously — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- ambivalency — uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things.
- amblygonite — a white or greyish mineral consisting of lithium aluminium fluorophosphate in triclinic crystalline form. It is a source of lithium. Formula: (Li,Na)Al(PO4)(F,OH)
- ambrosially — In an ambrosial manner.
- amenability — ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable: an amenable servant.
- amenity bed — (in Britain) a hospital bed whose occupant receives free treatment but pays for nonmedical advantages, such as privacy
- amethystine — Like amethyst, especially when referring to colour.
- amicability — characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable: an amicable settlement.
- aminopyrine — a colorless, crystalline powder, C13H17N3O, sometimes used to reduce fever or pain: may cause agranulocytosis
- ammonifying — Present participle of ammonify.
- ammonolysis — solvolysis in liquid ammonia
- amniography — an x-ray examination of the amniotic sac after the injection of an opaque solution, performed to permit visualization of the umbilical cord and the placenta.
- amoxycillin — Obsolete spelling of amoxicillin.
- amphibology — ambiguity of expression, esp when due to a grammatical construction, as in save rags and waste paper
- amphictyony — (in ancient Greece) a religious association of states for the maintenance of temples and the cults connected with them
- amphikaryon — a diploid nucleus.
- amphistylar — (esp of a classical temple) having a set of columns at both ends or at both sides
- amphithyron — amphithyra (def 1).
- ampullosity — pretentious, turgid, or bombastic use of language
- amyloidosis — the deposition of amyloid in various tissues of the body, as occurs in certain chronic infections
- amylopectin — the major component of starch (about 80 per cent), consisting of branched chains of glucose units. It is insoluble and gives a red-brown colour with iodine
- amyotrophic — (medicine) Characterized by atrophy of the muscles.
- anaglyptics — (arts) The art of carving or embossing in low relief.