12-letter words containing y, n
- intercessory — having the function of interceding: an intercessory prayer.
- intercompany — a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
- intercountry — a state or nation: What European countries have you visited?
- interdictory — of, relating to, or noting interdiction.
- interestedly — In an interested manner.
- interfaculty — an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily.
- interjacency — The quality of being interjacent.
- interjectory — characterized by interjection; interjectional.
- interlibrary — a place set apart to contain books, periodicals, and other material for reading, viewing, listening, study, or reference, as a room, set of rooms, or building where books may be read or borrowed.
- intermammary — (anatomy) Between the mammae.
- intermediacy — the state of being intermediate or of acting intermediately.
- intermediary — an intermediate agent or agency; a go-between or mediator.
- interminably — incapable of being terminated; unending: an interminable job.
- interplaying — Present participle of interplay.
- interpsychic — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- intersensory — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- intersociety — intersocietal
- intertidally — in an intertidal manner
- intervarsity — any first-string team, especially in sports, that represents a school, college, university, or the like: He is on the varsity in tennis and in debating.
- intestinally — occurring in or affecting the intestines.
- intimidatory — to make timid; fill with fear.
- intolerantly — In an intolerant manner; without toleration.
- intracompany — occurring within a company, especially between employees or branches of the company.
- intramurally — In an intramural manner.
- intranasally — occurring within or administered through the nose.
- intrapsychic — Within the psyche or mind.
- intravitally — during life
- intriguingly — to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate: The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work.
- introductory — serving or used to introduce; preliminary; beginning: an introductory course; an introductory paragraph.
- inventorying — Present participle of inventory.
- inveterately — settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like: an inveterate gambler.
- invisibility — not visible; not perceptible by the eye: invisible fluid.
- invulnerably — In an invulnerable manner.
- iontotherapy — (medicine) The therapeutic use of iontophoresis.
- ip telephony — (communications) (IPT, Internet Telephony) Use of IP data connections to exchange voice and fax data that have traditionally been carried over the public switched telephone network. During the late 1990s, an increasing number of telephone calls have been routed over the Internet. Calls made in this way avoid PSTN charges. Unlike traditional telephony, IP telephony is relatively unregulated. Companies providing these services are known as Internet Telephony Service Providers (ITSPs). They include telephone companies, cable TV companies and Internet Service Providers (ISPs). There are still many problems with voice quality, latency, compression algorithms, and quality of service. See also Computer Telephone Integration.
- iridescently — In an iridescent manner.
- iron foundry — ironworks, forgery
- iron pyrites — pyrite; fool's gold.
- irrationally — without the faculty of reason; deprived of reason.
- irrelevantly — not relevant; not applicable or pertinent: His lectures often stray to interesting but irrelevant subjects.
- irreverently — not reverent; manifesting or characterized by irreverence; deficient in veneration or respect: an irreverent reply.
- irritatingly — causing irritation; annoying; provoking: irritating questions.
- iskander bey — Scanderbeg.
- isoenzymatic — isoenzymic
- isotonically — In an isotonic way.
- ivy geranium — a trailing geranium, Pelargonium peltatum, of southern Africa, having a fleshy stem that becomes woody with age, glossy, ivy-shaped leaves, and clusters of flowers ranging from white to deep rose in color.
- jack-a-dandy — dandy (def 1).
- japanese ivy — Boston ivy
- japanese yew — a yew, Taxus cuspidata, of Japan, grown as an ornamental.
- jeffrey pine — a conifer, Pinus jeffreyi, of high mountains in the western U.S., having long needles, large cones, and aromatic bark.