11-letter words containing sy
- lithotripsy — the pulverization and removal of urinary calculi using a lithotripter.
- macrosystem — A programming system in which small constructs (macros) represent groups of machine instructions.
- maple syrup — a syrup produced by partially boiling down the sap of the sugar maple or of any of several other maple trees.
- metapsychic — relating to metapsychics
- microsystem — A microscopic system, especially a system using microscopic electromechanical components.
- midi system — a complete set of hi-fi sound equipment designed as a single unit that is more compact than the standard equipment
- multisystem — Of or pertaining to more than one system (especially systems of computers).
- noisy miner — a honey-eater, Manorina melanocephala, of eastern Australia, having a grey-white plumage and brown wings and noted for its raucous cries
- nonsyllabic — not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable.
- nonsymbolic — not involving or using symbols
- nonsystemic — not systemic
- nosy parker — a prying person
- nympholepsy — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- open system — a region separated from its surroundings by a boundary that admits a transfer of matter or energy across it.
- out of sync — out of synchronization (with)
- oxeye daisy — a composite plant, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, having flowers with white rays and a yellow disk.
- palsy-walsy — friendly or appearing to be friendly in a very intimate or hearty way: The police kept their eye on him because he was trying to get palsy-walsy with the security guard.
- panpsychism — a theory that all matter has some form of consciousness.
- panpsychist — someone who believes that all matter has an element of consciousness
- parapsychic — of or relating to actions of the mind for which there are no scientific explanations
- paris daisy — marguerite (def 1).
- patsy cline — Patsy (Virginia Patterson Hensley) 1932–63, U.S. country singer.
- pear psylla — a small jumping plant louse, Psylla pyricola, originally of Europe, that is a major pest of pears in the eastern U.S.
- photosystem — either of two pigment-containing systems, photosystem I or II, in which the light-dependent chemical reactions of photosynthesis occur in the chloroplasts of plants
- presynaptic — being or occurring on the transmitting end of a discharge across a synapse.
- prophesying — to foretell or predict.
- psychagogue — a necromancer
- psyche knot — a woman's hairdo in which a knot or coil of hair projects from the back of the head.
- psychedelia — the realm or artifacts of psychedelic drugs, art, writings, or the like.
- psychedelic — of or noting a mental state characterized by a profound sense of intensified sensory perception, sometimes accompanied by severe perceptual distortion and hallucinations and by extreme feelings of either euphoria or despair.
- psychiatric — the practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders.
- psychic bid — a bid designed to mislead one's opponents that is not based on the strength of one's hand or of the suit named but rather on one's feeling that not bidding would be more costly.
- psychically — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- psychoanal. — psychoanalysis
- psychobilly — loud frantic rockabilly music
- psychodelia — the production of, or the culture associated with, psychedelic experiences
- psychodrama — a method of group psychotherapy in which participants take roles in improvisational dramatizations of emotionally charged situations.
- psychogenic — having origin in the mind or in a mental condition or process: a psychogenic disorder.
- psychograph — Psychology. a graph indicating the relative strength of the personality traits of an individual.
- psychologic — of or relating to psychology.
- psychomancy — occult communication between souls or with spirits.
- psychometer — a device for measuring mental or psychological activity
- psychometry — Psychology. psychometrics.
- psychomotor — of or relating to a response involving both motor and psychological components.
- psychonomic — of or relating to psychonomics
- psychopathy — a mental disorder in which an individual manifests amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience, etc.
- psychophily — the pollination of flowers by butterflies
- psychotogen — a substance that causes a psychotic reaction.
- psychotoxic — toxic or harmful to the mind or personality.
- pussyfooter — a person who behaves stealthily or evasively