10-letter words containing y, n
- symphonist — a composer who writes symphonies.
- symphonize — to play or sound together harmoniously.
- synaeresis — the contraction of two syllables or two vowels into one, especially the contraction of two vowels so as to form a diphthong.
- synaloepha — the blending of two successive vowels into one, especially the coalescence of a vowel at the end of one word with a vowel at the beginning of the next.
- synandrium — a peculiar fusion of stamens
- synandrous — with united stamens
- synanthous — relating to plants whose leaves and flowers expand simultaneously
- synaptical — Also called syndesis. Cell Biology. the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis.
- synaxarion — a summary of the life of a saint or of the particulars of a feast, read at the orthros.
- synaxarium — synaxarion.
- syncarpous — of the nature of or pertaining to a syncarp.
- synchronal — synchronous.
- synchronic — having reference to the facts of a linguistic system as it exists at one point in time without reference to its history: synchronic analysis; synchronic dialectology.
- synclastic — (of a surface) having principal curvatures of similar sign at a given point.
- syncopated — marked by syncopation: syncopated rhythm.
- syncretism — the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion.
- syncretist — the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion.
- syncretize — to combine or attempt to combine the characteristic teachings, beliefs, or practices of (differing systems of religion or philosophy)
- syndactyly — the state of being syndactyl
- synderesis — innate knowledge of the basic principles of morality.
- syndicated — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
- syndicator — a person who establishes a syndicate
- synecdoche — a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man.
- synecology — the branch of ecology dealing with the relations between natural communities and their environments.
- syneidesis — the function of consciousness concerned with making judgement on performed acts
- synergetic — working together; cooperative.
- synesthete — a sensation produced in one modality when a stimulus is applied to another modality, as when the hearing of a certain sound induces the visualization of a certain color.
- syngenesis — sexual reproduction.
- syngenetic — relating to syngenesis
- synoecious — having male and female flowers on one head, as in many composite plants.
- synonymise — to give synonyms for (a word, name, etc.); furnish with synonyms.
- synonymist — a specialist in the study or compiling of synonyms.
- synonymity — a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the language, as happy, joyful, elated. A dictionary of synonyms and antonyms (or opposites), such as Thesaurus.com, is called a thesaurus.
- synonymize — to give synonyms for (a word, name, etc.); furnish with synonyms.
- synonymous — having the character of synonyms or a synonym; equivalent in meaning; expressing or implying the same idea.
- synopsises — to make a synopsis of; summarize.
- synostoses — union of separate bones into a single bone.
- synostosis — union of separate bones into a single bone.
- syntactics — the branch of semiotics dealing with the formal properties of languages and systems of symbols.
- syntenosis — the connection of bones by means of tendons
- synteresis — synderesis.
- synthesise — to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze): to synthesize a statement.
- synthesist — the combining of the constituent elements of separate material or abstract entities into a single or unified entity (opposed to analysis, ) the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements.
- synthesize — to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze): to synthesize a statement.
- synthetase — ligase.
- synthetics — You can refer to synthetic clothing, fabric, or materials as synthetics.
- synthetism — the symbolism of Gauguin and the Nabis, who reacted against the impressionists and realists by seeking to produce brightly coloured abstractions of their inner experience
- synthronus — a combined throne for a bishop and his presbyters
- syon house — a mansion near Brentford in London: originally a monastery, rebuilt in the 16th century, altered by Inigo Jones in the 17th century, and by Robert Adam in the 18th century; seat of the Dukes of Northumberland; gardens laid out by Capability Brown
- syringitis — an inflammation of part of the ear