9-letter words containing y, n
- pyroxylin — a nitrocellulose compound containing fewer nitrate groups than guncotton, used in the manufacture of artificial silk, leather, oilcloth, etc.
- pythoness — a woman believed to be possessed by a soothsaying spirit, as the priestess of Apollo at Delphi.
- quakingly — In a quaking fashion, especially with fear.
- quantally — in a quantal manner
- quarrying — an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
- quarryman — a person who quarries stone; quarrier.
- quarrymen — Plural form of quarryman.
- querimony — a complaint
- quinology — The science of the cultivation of cinchona and its use in medicine as quinine.
- quintuply — in a quintuple manner; involving five times as much
- rackingly — in a racking manner
- radiantly — emitting rays of light; shining; bright: the radiant sun; radiant colors.
- railingly — in a complaining or disgruntled manner
- rainy day — a time of need or emergency: saving money for a rainy day.
- rancidity — having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils: rancid butter.
- raspingly — harsh; grating: a rasping voice.
- raynaud's — a disease, mainly affecting women, in which spasms in the blood vessels of the fingers or toes restrict blood flow to the affected part, which becomes pale, numb, and sometimes painful
- re-injury — harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury.
- read-only — of or relating to files or memory that can be read but cannot normally be changed.
- recreancy — cowardly or craven.
- recusancy — the state of being recusant.
- recycling — to treat or process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for reuse: recycling paper to save trees.
- reelingly — in a reeling or unsteady manner
- refinedly — in a refined manner
- relevancy — the condition of being relevant, or connected with the matter at hand: Some traditional institutions of the media lack relevance in this digital age.
- remedying — something that cures or relieves a disease or bodily disorder; a healing medicine, application, or treatment.
- renewably — in a renewable fashion, in such a way as to be renewable
- renewedly — in a renewed fashion
- repayment — to pay back or refund, as money.
- residency — residence (def 3).
- reticency — the state of being reticent, or reserved, especially with regard to speaking freely; restraint: His natural reticence seemed to disappear under the influence of alcohol.
- rhinology — the science dealing with the nose and its diseases.
- rifamycin — an antibiotic which can be synthesized artificially or naturally and is used in the treatment of infections such as tuberculosis and leprosy
- ring buoy — a ring-shaped life preserver.
- ring-dyke — a dyke having an approximately circular outcrop of rock
- ringingly — in a ringing manner
- rip entry — an entry into the water with little splashing.
- rockingly — in a rocking manner
- rompingly — in a romping manner
- room only — Room only is used to indicate that the price of accommodations in a hotel or guest house does not include the cost of food.
- rope yarn — thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- rotundity — the condition or quality of roundness or plumpness, as of an object or person.
- round-eye — a term used by Asians to refer to a white person of European origin.
- roundelay — a song in which a phrase, line, or the like, is continually repeated.
- routinely — a customary or regular course of procedure.
- runningly — in a running manner; rapidly
- runnymede — a meadow on the S bank of the Thames, W of London, England: reputed site of the granting of the Magna Charta by King John, 1215.
- runtishly — in a runtish manner
- rushingly — to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
- sainsbury — David John, Baron. born 1940, British businessman and politician, chief executive of the Sainsbury supermarket chain (1992–98); science minister (1998–2006)