11-letter words containing y, t, r, i
- iteratively — repeating; making repetition; repetitious.
- itinerantly — In an itinerant manner.
- ivory coast — a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence 1960. 127,520 sq. mi. (330,275 sq. km). Capital: Abidjan.
- ivory tower — a place or situation remote from worldly or practical affairs: the university as an ivory tower.
- ivory trade — the (esp illegal) trade in the ivory of the tusks of elephants, walruses, and similar animals
- ivory-white — of a creamy or yellowish white in color.
- jerry-built — built cheaply and flimsily.
- jersey city — a seaport in NE New Jersey, opposite New York City.
- karyotyping — the analysis of chromosomes.
- keratolysis — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- keratolytic — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- keyboardist — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
- kirby-smith — Edmund, 1824–93, Confederate general in the American Civil War.
- labyrinthal — Like a maze or labyrinth, intricate or convoluted. labyrinthine.
- labyrinthic — of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth.
- lacrimatory — of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.
- lecythiform — (biology, mycology) shaped like a bowling pin, a flask, or a bottle.
- legationary — Relating to a legation.
- lepidoptery — the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths.
- liberty cap — a soft, conical cap given to a freed slave in ancient Rome at manumission of his servitude, used as a symbol of liberty, especially since the 18th century.
- ligamentary — Of or relating to ligaments.
- linear type — 1. (theory, programming) An attribute of values which are used exactly once: they are neither duplicated nor destroyed. Such values require no garbage collection, and can safely be updated in place, even if they form part of a data structure. Linear types are related to the linear logic of J.-Y Girard. They extend Schmidt's notion of single threading, provide an alternative to Hudak and Bloss' update analysis, and offer a practical complement to Lafont and Holmström's elegant linear languages.
- lipoatrophy — (medicine) The loss of subcutaneous fatty tissue.
- literaryism — habitual use of literary forms
- lithochromy — the art or practice of painting on stone
- lithography — the art or process of producing a picture, writing, or the like, on a flat, specially prepared stone, with some greasy or oily substance, and of taking ink impressions from this as in ordinary printing.
- lithotripsy — the pulverization and removal of urinary calculi using a lithotripter.
- locutionary — pertaining to the act of conveying semantic content in an utterance, considered as independent of the interaction between the speaker and the listener.
- loiteringly — in a loitering manner
- lucratively — In a lucrative manner, profitably.
- luxuriantly — abundant or lush in growth, as vegetation.
- lyosorption — the adsorption of a liquid on a solid surface, esp of a solvent on suspended particles
- macrophytic — Relating to macrophytes.
- magistrally — In a magistral manner; authoritatively; dogmatically.
- maladroitly — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- maledictory — a curse; imprecation.
- mancipatory — relating to mancipation
- mandatorily — authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
- marginality — pertaining to a margin.
- masticatory — of, relating to, or used in or for mastication.
- materiality — material nature or quality.
- matronymics — Plural form of matronymic.
- mayfair tan — suntan (def 2).
- mayoralties — Plural form of mayoralty.
- mccarthyism — the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, especially of pro-Communist activity, in many instances unsupported by proof or based on slight, doubtful, or irrelevant evidence.
- meritocracy — an elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class privilege or wealth.
- methacrylic — denoting a type of acid
- micro-party — a small political party, esp one focusing on a single issue
- microphytes — Plural form of microphyte.
- microsystem — A microscopic system, especially a system using microscopic electromechanical components.