8-letter words containing sy
- synaphea — a continuity of rhythm throughout a poem
- synapses — a region where nerve impulses are transmitted and received, encompassing the axon terminal of a neuron that releases neurotransmitters in response to an impulse, an extremely small gap across which the neurotransmitters travel, and the adjacent membrane of an axon, dendrite, or muscle or gland cell with the appropriate receptor molecules for picking up the neurotransmitters.
- synapsid — a fossil reptile (of the subclass Synapsida) that exhibits some mammal-like characteristics of the skull
- synapsis — Also called syndesis. Cell Biology. the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis.
- synaptic — Also called syndesis. Cell Biology. the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis.
- synarchy — joint rule
- synastry — the comparison of two or more natal charts in order to analyze or forecast the interaction of the individuals involved.
- synaxary — synaxarion.
- synching — synchronization: The picture and the soundtrack were out of sync.
- synchro- — indicating synchronization
- syncline — a synclinal fold.
- syncopal — Grammar. the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne'er.
- syncopic — Grammar. the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne'er.
- syncytia — a multinucleate mass of cytoplasm that is not separated into cells.
- syndesis — synapsis (def 1).
- syndetic — serving to unite or connect; connective; copulative.
- syndeton — a syndetic construction
- syndical — of or relating to a union of persons engaged in a particular trade.
- syndrome — Pathology, Psychiatry. a group of symptoms that together are characteristic of a specific disorder, disease, or the like.
- synechia — any adhesion of parts of the body, as of the iris to the cornea.
- synectic — the study of creative processes, especially as applied to the solution of problems by a group of diverse individuals.
- synergic — the interaction of elements that when combined produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the individual elements, contributions, etc.; synergism.
- synergid — one of two small cells that lie inside the embryo sac of a flowering plant and nourish the ovum.
- synfuels — synthetic fuel.
- syngraft — a tissue or organ transplanted from one member of a species to another, genetically identical member of the species, as a kidney transplanted from one identical twin to the other.
- syngraph — a document signed by all parties
- synonyms — a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the language, as happy, joyful, elated. A dictionary of synonyms and antonyms (or opposites), such as Thesaurus.com, is called a thesaurus.
- synonymy — the quality of being synonymous; equivalence in meaning.
- synopses — a brief or condensed statement giving a general view of some subject.
- synopsis — a brief or condensed statement giving a general view of some subject.
- synoptic — pertaining to or constituting a synopsis; affording or taking a general view of the principal parts of a subject.
- synovial — a lubricating fluid resembling the white of an egg, secreted by certain membranes, as those of the joints.
- syntagma — an element that enters into a syntagmatic relationship.
- syntaxes — Linguistics. the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language. the study of the patterns of formation of sentences and phrases from words. the rules or patterns so studied: English syntax. a presentation of these: a syntax of English. an instance of these: the syntax of a sentence.
- syntexis — the alteration of magma by assimilation of a different mineral or by melting
- synthase — an enzyme that catalyses a process of synthesis
- synthpop — popular music played with synthesizers and having light upbeat melodies and lyrics.
- syntonic — Electricity. adjusted to oscillations of the same or a particular frequency.
- syntonin — a substance found in muscle tissue
- syphilis — a chronic infectious disease, caused by a spirochete, Treponema pallidum, usually venereal in origin but often congenital, and affecting almost any organ or tissue in the body, especially the genitals, skin, mucous membranes, aorta, brain, liver, bones, and nerves.
- syphoned — a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- syracuse — a city in central New York.
- syringes — a small device consisting of a glass, metal, or hard rubber tube, narrowed at its outlet, and fitted with either a piston or a rubber bulb for drawing in a quantity of fluid or for ejecting fluid in a stream, for cleaning wounds, injecting fluids into the body, etc.
- sysadmin — a computer system administrator
- syssitia — (in ancient Greece) a communal meal for youths and men
- system 5 — System V
- system f — polymorphic lambda-calculus
- system r — (database) A database system built as a research project at IBM San Jose Research (now IBM Almaden Research Center) in the 1970s. System R introduced the SQL language and also demonstrated that a relational system database could provide good transaction processing performance.
- system v — 1. The other major versions of the Unix operating system apart from BSD. Developed by AT&T. Later versions of Unix such as SunOS combined the best features of System V and BSD Unix. 2. A supplier of Unix open systems for Intel x86 processors. They supply products from SCO and Solaris and offer general support for Unix, TCP/IP, and Internet. They serve and create third-party WWW pages and provide on-line support for commercial and non-commercial applications. See also System V Interface Definition.
- systemed — having a system