12-letter words containing y, n
- equivalently — In an equivalent manner; equally.
- eriskay pony — a breed of medium-sized pony, typically grey, with a dense waterproof coat. The Eriskay is the only surviving variety of the native ponies of the Western Isles of Scotland
- erythromycin — An antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin.
- erythropenia — A decrease in the number of erythrocytes, associated with anemia.
- essentiality — The condition of being essential; a basic set of essential traits; being.
- eternal city — Rome2
- ethnobiology — the branch of biology involving the study of the uses of plants and animals in various human societies
- ethnohistory — The branch of anthropology concerned with the history of peoples and cultures, especially non-Western ones.
- ethoxyethane — (organic compound) The systematic name for diethyl ether.
- ethylbenzene — A colorless, flammable liquid hydrocarbon, used in the manufacture of styrene.
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- euphoniously — In a euphonious manner.
- eurocurrency — the currency of any country held on deposit in Europe outside its home market: used as a source of short- or medium-term finance, esp in international trade, because of easy convertibility
- evanescently — In an evanescent manner.
- evenhandedly — In an evenhanded manner.
- everydayness — (uncountable) The quality or state of happening every day, or frequently.
- evidentially — In an evidential way; according to evidence.
- evolutionary — Of or relating to evolution.
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- excrescently — In an excrescent manner.
- exemplifying — Present participle of exemplify.
- exhaustingly — In an exhausting manner.
- exorbitantly — In an exorbitant manner, excessively.
- expansionary — (of a policy or action) intended to result in economic or political expansion.
- explain away — If someone explains away a mistake or a bad situation they are responsible for, they try to indicate that it is unimportant or that it is not really their fault.
- extortionary — Of, relating to, or typical of extortion.
- extraneously — In an extraneous manner.
- extrasensory — Of or relating to extrasensory perception.
- extravagancy — (archaic, 17-19th centuries) The characteristic of being extravagant.
- extrordinary — Misspelling of extraordinary.
- eye ointment — Eye ointment is a semi-solid substance that is applied to the lower eyelid to treat eye disorders.
- eye-catching — Something that is eye-catching is very noticeable.
- eye-watering — painful or extremely unpleasant
- eyewitnesses — Plural form of eyewitness.
- fancy diving — diving competition from a springboard into water, the contestants being judged chiefly by their grace and control in executing a specified series of dives in a prescribed manner.
- far and away — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- fascinatedly — In a fascinated manner; with fascination.
- fenian cycle — the cycle of legends describing and glorifying the bravery, battles, and wandering life of the Irish Fenians, especially under the leadership of Finn.
- fermi energy — the level in the distribution of electron energies in a solid at which a quantum state is equally likely to be occupied or empty
- ferricyanide — a salt of ferricyanic acid, as potassium ferricyanide, K 3 Fe(CN) 6 .
- ferrocyanide — a salt of ferrocyanic acid, as potassium ferrocyanide, K 4 Fe(CN) 6 .
- fibrinolysin — a proteolytic enzyme, formed in the blood from plasminogen, that causes the breakdown of the fibrin in blood clots.
- fibrinolysis — the disintegration or dissolution of fibrin, especially by enzymatic action.
- fibrinolytic — the disintegration or dissolution of fibrin, especially by enzymatic action.
- fictionality — State or quality of being fictional.
- fifty-second — next after the fifty-first; being the ordinal number for 52.
- film company — a company dedicated to the making of motion pictures
- fippenny bit — the Spanish half real, the value of which was about six cents.
- fire company — a company of firefighters.
- fire hydrant — a hydrant for use in extinguishing fires.