7-letter words containing y, n, e
- synapse — a region where nerve impulses are transmitted and received, encompassing the axon terminal of a neuron that releases neurotransmitters in response to an impulse, an extremely small gap across which the neurotransmitters travel, and the adjacent membrane of an axon, dendrite, or muscle or gland cell with the appropriate receptor molecules for picking up the neurotransmitters.
- synapte — a litany.
- synched — synchronization: The picture and the soundtrack were out of sync.
- syncope — Grammar. the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne'er.
- synergy — the interaction of elements that when combined produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the individual elements, contributions, etc.; synergism.
- synesis — a construction in which an expected grammatical agreement in form is replaced by an agreement in meaning, as in The crowd rose to their feet, where a plural pronoun is used to refer to a singular noun.
- synfuel — synthetic fuel.
- synnema — a spore-bearing structure having very compact conidiophores.
- synteny — the presence of two or more genes on the same chromosome
- syntype — a type specimen other than the holotype used in the description of a species.
- syringe — a small device consisting of a glass, metal, or hard rubber tube, narrowed at its outlet, and fitted with either a piston or a rubber bulb for drawing in a quantity of fluid or for ejecting fluid in a stream, for cleaning wounds, injecting fluids into the body, etc.
- taneyev — Sergei Ivanovich [syir-gey yi-vah-nuh-vyich] /syɪrˈgeɪ yɪˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1856–1915, Russian composer and pianist.
- tannery — a place where tanning is carried on.
- tenafly — a borough in NE New Jersey.
- tenancy — a holding, as of lands, by any kind of title; occupancy of land, a house, or the like, under a lease or on payment of rent; tenure.
- tensely — stretched tight, as a cord, fiber, etc.; drawn taut; rigid.
- tensity — the state of being tense; tenseness.
- tenthly — in the tenth place; tenth.
- tenuity — the state of being tenuous.
- ternary — consisting of or involving three; threefold; triple.
- thegnly — of or relating to a thegn
- thymine — a pyrimidine base, C 5 H 6 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the principal components of DNA, in which it is paired with adenine. Symbol: T.
- thyssen — Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, German industrialist.
- tindery — resembling tinder; highly inflammable or inflammatory.
- tingley — Katherine Augusta Westcott [wes-kuh t] /ˈwɛs kət/ (Show IPA), 1847–1929, U.S. theosophist leader.
- tinnery — tinworks.
- tintype — Photography. ferrotype (def 2).
- tourney — a tournament.
- toynbee — Arnold J(oseph) 1889–1975, English historian.
- trancey — (of music) having a hypnotic effect due to repetitive rhythms
- turnery — the process or art of forming or shaping objects on a lathe.
- turnkey — a person who has charge of the keys of a prison; jailer.
- tylenol — Tylenol is a mild drug which reduces pain and fever.
- tyndale — William, c1492–1536, English religious reformer, translator of the Bible into English, and martyr.
- type in — If you type information into a computer or type it in, you press keys on the keyboard so that the computer stores or processes the information.
- undeify — to strip the status of a deity
- unheedy — not heedful
- unmerry — not merry
- unneedy — in a condition of need or want; poverty-stricken; impoverished; extremely poor; destitute.
- unready — not ready; not made ready: The new stadium is as yet unready for use.
- untenty — inattentive; incautious; careless
- unwayed — having no routes, ways, or paths
- unweary — physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired: weary eyes; a weary brain.
- urgency — urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
- valency — valence.
- vandyke — a wide collar of lace and linen with the edge formed into scallops or deep points.
- vivency — a manifestation of physical or mental energy
- vyernyi — former name of Alma-Ata.
- wankery — (British, slang, vulgar) Unnecessary or pretentious noodling (messing around).
- waygone — travel-weary