11-letter words containing y, n
- thyrotropin — an anterior pituitary hormone that regulates the activity of the thyroid gland.
- tiddlywinks — a game played on a flat surface, in which players attempt to snap small plastic disks into a cup by pressing the edges of the disks with larger ones.
- tie-and-dye — tie-dyeing.
- tiggywinkle — a gene found in fish and belonging to a family of genes known as the Hedgehog family
- tin pyrites — stannite.
- tinley park — a town in NE Illinois.
- titanically — (initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Titans.
- titanomachy — the unsuccessful revolt of the family of the Titan Iapetus against Zeus
- title entry — a catalog entry of a book, document, etc., by title, usually arranged alphabetically by the first word other than an article.
- to a nicety — with precision
- to infinity — without limit or end
- token money — coins of the regular issue having greater face value than the value of their metal content
- ton-up boys — youths who habitually ride or drive a vehicle at speeds of a hundred miles per hour or more
- torrey pine — a rare pine tree, Pinus torreyana, having a rounded crown of branches, growing in a limited area on the southern coast of California.
- totipotency — (of a cell or part) having the potential for developing in various specialized ways in response to external or internal stimuli.
- tracklaying — (of a vehicle) having an endless jointed metal band around the wheels
- traducingly — in a traducing manner
- train ferry — a ship designed to carry railway vehicles
- tranquility — quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity.
- transiently — not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.
- translunary — situated beyond or above the moon; superlunary.
- triannually — done, occurring, issued, etc., three times a year.
- trichonymph — a flagellated protozoan of the genus Trichonympha that lives in the intestine of wood-eating termites, transforming the cellulose in the wood into soluble carbohydrates that can be utilized by the insect.
- triennially — occurring every three years.
- trinitytide — the period between Trinity Sunday and Advent.
- tropomyosin — a protein in muscle tissue that works with troponin to control the process by which actin and myosin interact to produce muscle contraction
- truculently — fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.
- trypan blue — dye used for staining cells in biological research
- trypanocide — a drug or substance that kills trypanosomes
- trypanosoma — trypanosome.
- trypanosome — any minute, flagellate protozoan of the genus Trypanosoma, parasitic in the blood or tissues of humans and other vertebrates, usually transmitted by insects, often causing serious diseases, as African sleeping sickness in humans, and many diseases in domestic animals.
- trypsinogen — a precursor of trypsin that is secreted by the pancreas and is activated to trypsin in the small intestine.
- tukey, john — John Tukey
- turkey nest — a small earth dam adjacent to, and higher than, a larger earth dam, to feed water by gravity to a cattle trough, etc
- twenty-five — a cardinal number, 20 plus 5.
- twenty-fold — having twenty sections, aspects, divisions, kinds, etc.
- twenty-four — a cardinal number, 20 plus 4.
- twenty-nine — a cardinal number, 20 plus 9.
- two a penny — Things that are said to be two a penny or ten a penny are not valuable or interesting because they are very common and easy to find.
- tympaniform — resembling or having the form of a drum or drum head
- typecasting — the practice of casting an actor repeatedly in the same kind of role, esp because of his or physical appearance or previous success in such roles
- typefounder — a person who casts metallic printer's type
- typesetting — the process or action of setting an article, book, or other printed matter into type.
- typewriting — the act or skill of using a typewriter.
- typewritten — A typewritten document has been typed on a typewriter or word processor.
- typicalness — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- typing pool — group of secretaries
- tyrannicide — the act of killing a tyrant.
- tyrannosaur — a large, carnivorous dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex, from the Late Cretaceous Epoch of North America, that walked erect on its hind feet.
- tyrosinemia — an inherited disorder of tyrosine metabolism that can lead to liver and kidney disease and mental retardation unless controlled by a special diet.