11-letter words containing y, n
- cyproterone — an antiandrogen drug that suppresses testosterone in the body
- cystadenoma — Hidrocystoma.
- cystogenous — forming or secreting cysts
- cytogenesis — the origin and development of plant and animal cells
- cytogenetic — Of or pertaining to the origin and development of cells.
- cytokeratin — Either of several forms of keratin found in the intracytoplasmic cytoskeleton of epithelial tissue.
- cytokinesis — division of the cytoplasm of a cell, occurring at the end of mitosis or meiosis
- cytokinetic — of or relating to cytokinesis
- cytopharynx — the gullet of a protozoan.
- dactylonomy — The use of one's fingers to express numbers.
- daemonology — the study of demons or of beliefs about demons.
- daffynition — A form of pun involving the reinterpretation of an existing word, on the basis that it sounds like another word or phrase.
- daily dozen — gymnastic setting-up exercises (originally twelve) done daily
- daily grind — everyday work routine
- daimyo bond — a bearer bond issued in Japan and the eurobond market by the World Bank
- daisy chain — A daisy chain is a string of daisies that have been joined together by their stems to make a necklace.
- dandy brush — a brush with stiff, short bristles that is used for grooming animals, especially horses.
- dandy fever — (in the West Indies) dengue.
- dandy-brush — a stiff brush used for grooming a horse
- dangerously — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- dangleberry — a blue huckleberry (Gaylussacia frondosa), native to E North America
- dark energy — unobserved energy whose existence is proposed to account for the observed acceleration in the expansion of the universe
- dauntlessly — In a dauntless manner.
- day jasmine — a West Indian shrub, Cestrum diurnum, of the nightshade family, having clusters of white flowers that are very fragrant by day.
- day nursery — A day nursery is a place where children who are too young to go to school can be left all day while their parents are at work.
- day student — a student at a college or secondary school who does not reside in a facility provided by the school
- day trading — the practice of buying and selling shares on the same day, often via the internet, in order to make a quick profit
- day-neutral — (of plants) having an ability to mature and bloom that is not affected by day length
- daydreaming — indulgence in daydreams
- deadeningly — in a deadening manner
- deadenylase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes a deadenylation reaction.
- deadenylate — (biochemistry, genetics) To remove an adenylate group from a protein; especially to activate an enzyme by this means.
- deadly sins — the sins of pride, covetousness, lust, envy, gluttony, anger, and sloth
- deafeningly — to make deaf: The accident deafened him for life.
- deceivingly — to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a freighter.
- decennially — Every ten years.
- declinatory — a plea that has the aim of demonstrating that the accused is exempt from legal authority and punishment
- defensively — serving to defend; protective: defensive armament.
- deficiently — In a deficient manner.
- degradingly — that degrades; debasing; humiliating: degrading submission.
- dehydrating — Present participle of dehydrate.
- dehydration — the act or process of dehydrating.
- dehypnotize — to bring out of the hypnotic state
- deinonychus — a genus of carnivorous dinosaur which existed in the early Cretaceous period, notable for the unusually large curved claws on the second toe of its feet
- deintensify — to make more acute; strengthen or sharpen.
- delineatory — That delineates; descriptive; drawing the outline; delineating.
- delinquency — Delinquency is criminal behaviour, especially that of young people.
- delinquincy — Alternative form of delinquency.
- deliveryman — a man whose job is to deliver a product
- deliverymen — Plural form of deliveryman.