14-letter words containing ys
- keystone joist — a reinforced-concrete joist with sloping sides and the top wider than the bottom.
- keystone state — Pennsylvania (used as a nickname).
- lateral system — a system of coding navigational aids by shape, color, and number, according to the side of a channel they occupy and their relative position along that side.
- leucocytolysis — the destruction of leucocytes
- leukodystrophy — (medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
- liquid crystal — a liquid having certain crystalline characteristics, especially different optical properties in different directions when exposed to an electric field.
- lysogenization — the process of a bacterium becoming lysogenic
- metaphysically — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- metaphysicians — Plural form of metaphysician.
- microaneurysms — Plural form of microaneurysm.
- microphysicist — a physicist who specializes in microphysics
- modal analysis — Modal analysis is the analysis of a structure to find its natural frequencies of vibration.
- monophysitical — Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
- movable system — a system of solmization which assigns the names re, mi, fa, sol, la to the major scale in any key
- murder mystery — detective story, thriller
- myelodysplasia — (medicine) Any of various conditions characterized by the faulty or inadequate production of bone marrow or blood cells.
- mysteriousness — full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
- nervous system — the system of nerves and nerve centers in an animal or human, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia.
- nodal analysis — Nodal analysis is a method of analyzing circuits based on defining node voltages as the variables.
- noncrystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
- nonphysiologic — of or relating to physiology.
- nt file system — (file system) (NTFS) The native file system of Windows NT.
- numeral system — any notation for the representation of numerals or numbers.
- osteodystrophy — (medicine) Any abnormal or defective development of a bone.
- oyster cracker — a small, round, usually salted cracker, served with oysters, soup, etc.
- oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
- pacific oyster — Japanese oyster.
- payment system — a system used to pay or settle financial transactions
- petrophysicist — a person who studies, or is an expert in, petrophysics
- phosphorolysis — any reaction where chemical bonds are broken down by phosphoric acid or phosphate
- photocatalysis — the acceleration or retardation of the reaction rate in chemical reactions by light.
- physical layer — (networking) Layer one, the lowest layer in the OSI seven layer model. The physical layer encompasses details such as electrical and mechanical connections to the network, transmission of binary data as changing voltage levels on wires or similar concepts on other connectors, and data rates. The physical layer is used by the data link layer. Example physical layer protocols are CSMA/CD, token ring and bus.
- plethysmograph — a device for measuring and recording changes in the volume of the body or of a body part or organ.
- pleurapophysis — one of the lateral processes of a vertebra forming the ribs
- polysaccharide — a carbohydrate, as starch, inulin, or cellulose, containing more than three monosaccharide units per molecule, the units being attached to each other in the manner of acetals, and therefore capable of hydrolysis by acids or enzymes to monosaccharides.
- polysuspensoid — a suspensoid in which the solid particles are polydisperse.
- polysynthesism — the synthesis of various elements.
- prairie oyster — a raw egg, or the yolk of a raw egg, often mixed with seasonings, as salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and used as a hangover remedy.
- psephoanalysis — the statistical and sociological analysis of election trends and results
- psychoanalyses — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
- psychoanalysis — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
- psychophysical — the branch of psychology that deals with the relationships between physical stimuli and resulting sensations and mental states.
- public analyst — a scientist who tests food, water etc to ensure that they are safe
- quality system — A quality system is a structure for managing the quality of the output of a manufacturer.
- quantum system — a theoretical or actual system based on quantum physics, as a supercomputer.
- quartz crystal — a thin plate or rod cut in certain directions from a piece of piezoelectric quartz and accurately ground so that it vibrates at a particular frequency
- sales analysis — the analysis by a company of whether it has met its sales goals within a certain time period
- schmidt system — a wide-angle optical system having a concave, spherical mirror whose aberration is neutralized by a correcting lens: often used in special, photographic reflecting telescopes to obtain clear pictures of large areas of the celestial sphere
- semi-paralysis — Pathology. a loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nerves, brain, or spinal cord. a disease characterized by this, especially palsy.
- sphaerocrystal — a spherical crystalline mass