13-letter words containing ys
- microanalysis — Chemistry. the analysis of very small samples of substances.
- microaneurysm — An extremely small aneurysm.
- microcrystals — Plural form of microcrystal.
- mixed crystal — a crystal consisting of a solid solution of two or more distinct compounds
- moneyspinning — earning money or making a profit
- monophysitism — (Christianity) A Christian belief which holds that the human nature of Jesus Christ was essentially absorbed by the divine, and thus that he essentially had but one nature, contrary to the orthodox view that Christ has two natures, both fully human and fully divine. A variant is apollonarianism, which has gnostic overtones and used hellenistic ideas alien to orthodox Christianity.
- multisystemic — Of, pertaining to or affecting more than one system or organ of the body.
- mystery story — a mystery story is a story in which strange things happen that are not explained until the end
- mystification — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- narcoanalysis — a method of psychological investigation in which the conscious or unconscious unwillingness of a subject to express memories or feelings is diminished by the use of a barbiturate drug.
- nonhysterical — not hysterical or funny
- nonsystematic — Not systematic.
- oystercatcher — any of several long-billed wading birds of the genus Haematopus that have chiefly black-and-white plumage and that feed on oysters, clams, mussels, etc.
- palaeocrystic — consisting of former glacial formation
- parapophysial — of or relating to a parapophysis
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- physharmonica — a keyboard musical instrument fitted with free reeds, and which is an early form of harmonium
- physical file — (file system) A low-level view of the physical characteristics of a file, such as its location on a disk or its physical structure, for example, whether indexed or sequential.
- physicalistic — of or relating to physicalism.
- physicalities — the physical attributes of a person, especially when overdeveloped or overemphasized.
- physicianship — the position, function, or office of a physician.
- physics model — a variety of software illustrating the movement of objects in reality, used by designers of video games to improve verisimilitude
- physiognomies — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- physiographic — the science of physical geography.
- physiological — of or relating to physiology.
- physiotherapy — physical therapy.
- physitheistic — of, relating to, or believing in physitheism
- physoclistous — having the air bladder closed off from the mouth.
- physostigmine — an alkaloid, C 1 5 H 2 1 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease to raise the level of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and also as a miotic in glaucoma.
- plenum system — a type of air-conditioning system in which air is passed into a room at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure
- plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
- pneumatolysis — the process by which rocks are altered or minerals and ores are formed by the action of vapors given off by magma.
- points system — a system used to assess applicants' eligibility for local authority housing, based on (points awarded for) such factors as the length of time the applicant has lived in the area, how many children are in the family, etc
- polysomnogram — a record of a person's sleep pattern, breathing, heart activity, and limb movements during sleep. Abbreviation: PSG.
- polysyllabism — a polysyllabic style or the use of multisyllabic words
- polysyllogism — an argument made up of a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each being a premise of the one following, until the last one.
- polysynthetic — (of a language) characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of affixes to express syntactic relationships and meanings. Many American Indian languages are polysynthetic. Compare analytic (def 3), synthetic (def 3).
- portal system — a vascular arrangement in which blood from the capillaries of one organ is transported to the capillaries of another organ by a connecting vein or veins.
- psychoanalyse — to investigate or treat by psychoanalysis.
- psychoanalyst — a person trained to practice psychoanalysis.
- psychophysics — the branch of psychology that deals with the relationships between physical stimuli and resulting sensations and mental states.
- quasi-crystal — a group of atoms resembling a crystal but not having symmetrical plane faces
- recrystallize — to become crystallized again.
- resystematize — to systematize again
- risk analysis — A risk analysis is a process of deciding how likely it is that injury, damage, or loss will happen, and what the effects will be if it does happen.
- rogation days — Usually, rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
- school system — state education
- secretaryship — a person, usually an official, who is in charge of the records, correspondence, minutes of meetings, and related affairs of an organization, company, association, etc.: the secretary of the Linguistic Society of America.
- self-analysis — the application of psychoanalytic techniques and theories to an analysis of one's own personality and behavior, especially without the aid of a psychiatrist or other trained person.
- sparcsystem 4 — (computer) A computer built with the MicroSPARC ii 70MHz CPU as used in the SPARC 5 Model 70. The SPARCsystem 4 is basically a cheaper, cut-down SPARC 5. It has an 8-bit pixel accelerator instead of the SBus Turbo GX card. Memory expansion is limited to 160 MB. Availability was planned for March/April 1995.