12-letter words containing y, n
- teeny-bopper — a teenage girl, especially a young one.
- tercentenary — commemoration of 300 years
- ternary form — a musical form in three sections, with the third usually an exact repetition of the first.
- terrifyingly — to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
- testamentary — of, relating to, or of the nature of a testament or will.
- tetracycline — an antibiotic, C 22 H 24 H 2 O 8 , derived from chlortetracycline, used in medicine to treat a broad variety of infections.
- teutonically — of or relating to the ancient Teutons.
- thank kindly — to thank heartily
- thaumatogeny — the belief that the origin of life was the result of a miracle
- the divinity — God
- the holy one — God
- the kootenay — a lake in British Columbia: fed chiefly by the Kootenay; drains into the Columbia River
- the nativity — the birth of Jesus
- theoclymenus — (in the Odyssey) a seer who foretold the return of Odysseus and the death of Penelope's suitors.
- theophylline — a white, crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 7 H 8 N 4 O 2 , an isomer of theobromine, extracted from tea leaves or produced synthetically: used to relieve bronchial spasms, in the treatment of certain heart conditions, and as a diuretic.
- theory-laden — (of an expression) capable of being understood only within the context of a specific theory, as for example superego, which requires the apparatus of Freudian theory in explanation
- thirteenthly — in the thirteenth place
- thirty-ninth — next after the thirty-eighth; being the ordinal number for 39.
- thirty-seven — a cardinal number, 30 plus 7.
- thymus gland — a ductless, butterfly-shaped gland lying at the base of the neck, formed mostly of lymphatic tissue and aiding in the production of T cells of the immune system: after puberty, the lymphatic tissue gradually degenerates.
- tidal energy — energy obtained by harnessing tidal power
- tmj syndrome — a condition attributed to tension in or faulty articulation of the temporomandibular joint, having a wide range of symptoms that include dizziness, ringing in the ears, and pain in the head, neck, and shoulders.
- tommy atkins — any private of the British army.
- tonsillotomy — incision or excision of a portion of a tonsil.
- touch-typing — the act of typing without having to look at the keys of the typewriter or computer keyboard
- towaway zone — See example at towaway.
- toxigenicity — the quality of being toxigenic
- toynbee hall — a residential settlement in East London, named after Arnold Toynbee (1852–83), a British economist and social reformer
- tragic irony — dramatic irony in tragic drama.
- trainability — capable of being trained.
- tranquillity — quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity.
- transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
- transitivity — verb: requiring a direct object
- translucency — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
- transmogrify — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
- transparency — Also, transparence. the quality or state of being transparent.
- transversely — lying or extending across or in a cross direction; cross.
- transylvania — a region and former province in central Romania: formerly part of Hungary. 24,027 sq. mi. (62,230 sq. km).
- tremendously — extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
- tricentenary — of or relating to a period of 300 years
- trichinopoly — a city in central Tamil Nadu, in S India, on the Kaveri River.
- trichophyton — a parasitic fungus belonging to the genus Trichophyton that can infect human skin, hair, and nails
- trigonometry — the branch of mathematics that deals with the relations between the sides and angles of plane or spherical triangles, and the calculations based on them.
- trimethylene — cyclopropane.
- trinity term — the summer term at the Inns of Court and some educational establishments
- triumphantly — having achieved victory or success; victorious; successful.
- trolley line — the route of a trolley car or trolley bus.
- true anomaly — the anomaly of a planet; its angular distance from perihelion or aphelion.
- trying plane — a plane with a long body for planing the edges of long boards
- trypaflavine — acriflavine hydrochloride.