12-letter words containing sy
- geosynclines — Plural form of geosyncline.
- glassy alloy — a metal alloy having a noncrystalline, glasslike structure.
- glassyheaded — smooth; bald
- glossy snake — a nocturnal burrowing snake, Arizona elegans, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico, having smooth, glistening scales of tan with brown blotches.
- glycosylated — Simple past tense and past participle of glycosylate.
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- greasy spoon — a cheap and rather unsanitary restaurant.
- gypsy driver — the driver of a gypsy cab
- hexasyllable — a word or line of verse of six syllables.
- hi-fi system — a complete system of high-quality sound-reproducing equipment
- honor system — a system whereby the students at a school, the inmates in a prison, etc., are put on their honor to observe certain rules in order to minimize administrative supervision or to promote honesty.
- idiosyncracy — Alternative spelling of idiosyncrasy.
- idiosyncrasy — A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
- infix syntax — infix notation
- interpsychic — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- intrapsychic — Within the psyche or mind.
- ipecac syrup — a preparation containing ipecac in a syrupy medium, used as an emetic.
- legal system — judicial structures and processes: law
- lymph system — Anatomy, Zoology. the system by which lymph is returned from the cells to the blood and by which white blood cells are produced in response to inflammation or presence of antigens; in mammals, the system includes the lymph glands, vessels and sinuses through which lymph is carried, and lymphoid tissues, as bone marrow and the thymus.
- merit system — a system or policy whereby people are promoted or rewarded on the basis of ability and achievement rather than because of seniority, quotas, patronage, or the like.
- metapsychics — the study of psychic phenomena beyond the limits of ordinary or orthodox psychology
- microsystems — Plural form of microsystem.
- monosyllabic — having only one syllable, as the word no.
- monosyllable — a word of one syllable, as yes or no.
- monosynaptic — having or relating to a sole synapse
- morphosyntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
- mossycup oak — bur oak
- non-systemic — of or relating to a system.
- nonpsychotic — Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
- nonsymbiotic — Not symbiotic.
- nonsymmetric — Not symmetric; asymmetrical.
- octosyllabic — consisting of or pertaining to eight syllables.
- octosyllable — a word or line of verse of eight syllables.
- parapsychism — the experience of mental phenomena that are beyond the scope of normal physical explanation
- parasynapsis — the conjugation of chromosomes side by side; synapsis.
- parisyllabic — (of a noun or verb, in inflected languages) containing the same number of syllables in all or almost all inflected forms
- pennsylvania — a state in the E United States. 45,333 sq. mi. (117,410 sq. km). Capital: Harrisburg. Abbreviation: PA (for use with zip code), Pa., Penn., Penna.
- point system — Printing. a system for grading the sizes of type bodies, leads, etc., that employs the point as a unit of measurement. Compare point (def 48a).
- polysyllabic — consisting of several, especially four or more, syllables, as a word.
- polysyllable — a polysyllabic word.
- polysynaptic — having or involving more than one synapse.
- polysyndeton — the use of a number of conjunctions in close succession.
- postsynaptic — being or occurring on the receiving end of a discharge across the synapse.
- prepsychotic — exhibiting behavior that indicates the approach of a psychotic reaction.
- prophesyings — gatherings held to expound the prophecies of the Scriptures
- prosyllogism — a syllogism the conclusion of which is used as a premise of another syllogism; any of the syllogisms included in a polysyllogism except the last.
- protosynthex — A query system for English text.
- psychiatrist — a physician who practices psychiatry.
- psychoactive — of or relating to a substance having a profound or significant effect on mental processes: a psychoactive drug.
- psychobabble — writing or talk using jargon from psychiatry or psychotherapy without particular accuracy or relevance.