11-letter words containing y, n
- alkalifying — Present participle of alkalify.
- alkyd resin — any synthetic resin made from a dicarboxylic acid, such as phthalic acid, and diols or triols: used in paints and adhesives
- 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
- almond-eyed — having narrow oval eyes
- alpha cygni — Deneb
- alt.country — a genre of country music originating in the 1990s and influenced by both early country music and contemporary rock music
- alternately — in an alternating sequence or position
- 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)
- 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.
- 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.
- amphictyony — (in ancient Greece) a religious association of states for the maintenance of temples and the cults connected with them
- amphikaryon — a diploid nucleus.
- amphithyron — amphithyra (def 1).
- 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
- anaglyptics — (arts) The art of carving or embossing in low relief.
- analogously — having analogy; corresponding in some particular: A brain and a computer are analogous.
- analysation — Alternative form of analyzation.
- analyticity — the property of being analytic
- analyzation — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- anaphylaxis — extreme sensitivity to an injected antigen, esp a protein, following a previous injection
- anapophysis — a small process of a vertebra, especially of a lumbar or thoracic vertebra.
- anastylosis — the restoration of a ruined monument or building by reassembling fallen parts and, when necessary, incorporating newmaterials.
- ancestrally — Pertaining to ancestry.
- anchor baby — a term used to refer to a baby born to an undocumented mother in a country where the baby becomes a citizen at birth, especially when the birth is planned to facilitate eventual legal residency for the family.
- anchor buoy — a buoy used to indicate the location of an underwater anchor.
- and company — You can say and company after mentioning a person's name, to refer also to the people who are associated with that person.
- androgynous — In biology, an androgynous person, animal, or plant has both male and female sexual characteristics.
- anecdotally — in an anecdotal manner
- anemography — the technique of recording wind measurements
- anencephaly — congenital malformation of the skull with absence of all or part of the brain
- angelically — of or belonging to angels: the angelic host.
- angelolatry — the worship of angels
- angelophany — the appearance of an angel before a human
- angiography — a method of obtaining an X-ray of blood vessels by injecting into them a substance, such as one containing iodine, that shows up as opaque on an X-ray picture
- angioplasty — a surgical technique for restoring normal blood flow through an artery narrowed or blocked by atherosclerosis, either by inserting a balloon into the narrowed section and inflating it or by using a laser beam
- aniline dye — any synthetic dye originally made from raw materials, such as aniline, obtained from coal tar
- animatingly — in a quickening, stirring or energizing manner
- anisodactyl — (of the feet of passerine birds) having the first toe directed backwards and the other three toes directed forwards
- anne boleyn — Anne, 1507–36, second wife of Henry VIII of England: mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
- anniversary — An anniversary is a date which is remembered or celebrated because a special event happened on that date in a previous year.
- anomalously — deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or rule; irregular; abnormal: Advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe.
- anonymising — Present participle of anonymise.