12-letter words containing ys
- abyssal zone — the ecological zone along the deep ocean floor between the bathyal and hadal zones
- actinic rays — light rays, esp. the violet and ultraviolet parts of the spectrum, that produce chemical changes, as in photography
- adhesiolysis — Lb surgery The cutting or removal of adhesion or scar tissue.
- alarm system — a set of electronic devices that trigger an alarm
- anapophysial — of or relating to an anapophysis.
- aneurysmatic — (medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal.
- anticatalyst — a substance that destroys or diminishes the activity of a catalyst
- antihysteric — acting to counter hysteria
- araeosystyle — (of columned buildings) having an alternately very wide and very narrow intercolumniation
- astrophysics — Astrophysics is the study of the physical and chemical structure of the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space.
- attorneyship — The office or profession of an attorney.
- audio system — integrated equipment for producing amplified sound, as in a hi-fi or a mobile disco, or as a public-address system on stage
- autoanalysis — Psychoanalysis. self-analysis.
- autocatalyse — to cause an internal, self-produced, chemical reaction
- bathyscaphes — Plural form of bathyscaphe.
- bathyspheres — Plural form of bathysphere.
- block system — the system whereby a railway is divided up into separate sections of track where only one train can travel at a time
- boehm system — a system of improved fingering and keying for the flute and clarinet, invented by the German musician Theobald Boehm (1794–1881).
- breathalyser — a device for estimating the amount of alcohol in the breath: used in testing people suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol
- buddy system — (in swimming and scuba diving) the practice of pairing swimmers, each being responsible for the other's safety.
- carriageways — Plural form of carriageway.
- caste system — the division of Hindu society into four major hereditary classes
- cataphysical — perverse; contrary to nature
- cathode rays — a stream of electrons emitted from the surface of a cathode in a valve
- cherrystones — Plural form of cherrystone.
- chimneysweep — Alternative form of chimney sweep.
- chronosystem — A pattern of events and transitions over the course of a person's life.
- chrysography — the art of writing in ink made of powdered gold suspended in a small amount of glair or gum.
- chrysomelids — Plural form of chrysomelid.
- chrysophanol — (organic compound) A chemical compound found in rhubarb.
- chrysophytes — Plural form of chrysophyte.
- class system — a system in which social status is largely determined by the family into which a person is born
- cockeysville — a town in N Maryland.
- cryptanalyst — the procedures, processes, methods, etc., used to translate or interpret secret writings, as codes and ciphers, for which the key is unknown.
- cryptosystem — a system for encoding and decoding secret messages.
- crystal ball — If you say that someone, especially an expert, looks into a crystal ball, you mean that they are trying to predict the future. Crystal balls are traditionally used by fortune-tellers.
- crystal form — a symmetrical set of planes in space, associated with a crystal, having the same symmetry as the crystal class
- crystal lake — a town in NE Illinois.
- crystal meth — crystal methamphetamine, a concentrated and highly potent form of methamphetamine with dangerous side effects
- crystalising — Present participle of crystalise.
- crystallised — Simple past tense and past participle of crystallise.
- crystallites — Plural form of crystallite.
- crystallitis — the formation of a crystallite or crystallites
- crystallized — Crystallized fruits and sweets are covered in sugar which has been melted and then allowed to go hard.
- crystallizer — A crystallizer is a vessel or stage in which a crystal grows from a liquid.
- crystallizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crystallize.
- crystalloids — Plural form of crystalloid.
- cystectomies — Plural form of cystectomy.
- cysticercoid — the larva of any of certain tapeworms, which resembles a cysticercus but has a smaller bladder
- cystostomies — Plural form of cystostomy.
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