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11-letter words that end in is

  • pneumonitis — inflammation of the lung caused by a virus or exposure to irritating substances.
  • polygenesis — origin from more than one ancestral species or line.
  • post-crisis — a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, especially for better or for worse, is determined; turning point.
  • preemphasis — a process of increasing the amplitude of certain frequencies relative to others in a signal in order to help them override noise, complemented by deemphasis before final reproduction of the signal being received.
  • presbycusis — the gradual loss of acute hearing with advancing age
  • prophylaxis — Medicine/Medical. the preventing of disease. the prevention of a specific disease, as by studying the biological behavior, transmission, etc., of its causative agent and applying a series of measures against it.
  • prostatitis — inflammation of the prostate gland.
  • proteolysis — the breaking down of proteins into simpler compounds, as in digestion.
  • psittacosis — a rickettsial disease affecting birds of the parrot family, pigeons, and domestic fowl, caused by the chlamydia Chlamydia psittaci and transmissible to humans.
  • pyrokinesis — the ability to set objects or people on fire through the concentration of psychic power.
  • radiculitis — inflammation of a spinal nerve root.
  • re-emphasis — special stress laid upon, or importance attached to, anything: The president's statement gave emphasis to the budgetary crisis.
  • real tennis — an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled indoor court with various openings, a sloping-roofed corridor along three sides, and a buttress on the fourth side
  • resynthesis — the combining of the constituent elements of separate material or abstract entities into a single or unified entity (opposed to analysis, ) the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements.
  • sacred ibis — an African ibis, Threskiornis aethiopica, having a black, naked head and neck and white and black plumage, venerated by the ancient Egyptians.
  • saint denis — 3rd century ad, first bishop of Paris; patron saint of France. Feast day: Oct 9
  • saint louis — Saint, 1214?–70, king of France 1226–70.
  • saint-denis — an island in the Indian Ocean, E of Madagascar: an overseas department of France. 970 sq. mi. (2512 sq. km). Capital: St. Denis.
  • saint-louis — a port in E Missouri, on the Mississippi.
  • salpingitis — inflammation of a salpinx.
  • sarcocystis — a member of the species of parasite Sarcocystis
  • sarcoidosis — a disease of unknown cause, characterized by granulomatous tubercles of the skin, lymph nodes, lungs, eyes, and other structures.
  • sclerotitis — scleritis.
  • seychellois — a native or inhabitant of Seychelles.
  • shigellosis — an acute intestinal infection caused by a bacterium of the genus Shigella, especially S. dysenteriae, common among children and characterized by fever, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.
  • spasmolysis — the relaxation or relief of muscle spasm.
  • spirillosis — a bacterial disease
  • spondylitis — inflammation of the vertebrae.
  • spondylosis — immobility and fusion of vertebral joints.
  • st. francis — Saint Francis (Francisco Javier"the Apostle of the Indies") 1506–52, Spanish Jesuit missionary, especially in India and Japan.
  • staphylitis — inflammation of the soft palate or uvula
  • steatolysis — the digestive process whereby fats are emulsified and then hydrolysed to fatty acids and glycerine
  • stephanotis — any vine belonging to the genus Stephanotis, of the milkweed family, having fragrant, waxy, white flowers and leathery leaves.
  • stereotaxis — movement of an organism in response to contact with a solid.
  • sui generis — of his, her, its, or their own kind; unique.
  • swiss lapis — cracked quartz, stained blue in imitation of lapis lazuli.
  • synanthesis — the simultaneous ripening of a flower's stigmas and stamens
  • synchoresis — the act or an instance of conceding an argument in order to make a stronger one
  • syndesmosis — a connection of bones by ligaments, fasciae, or membranes other than in a joint.
  • synoeciosis — a figure of speech in which contrary terms are use in conjunction
  • synosteosis — synostosis.
  • syssarcosis — the joining or attachment of bones by means of muscle.
  • taboparesis — the occurrence of two conditions (general paresis and tabes dorsalis) at the same time
  • technopolis — a society with a concentration of technology-based businesses or an emphasis on technology
  • telekinesis — psychokinesis.
  • thanatopsis — a view or contemplation of death.
  • the fact is — You use the fact is or the fact of the matter is to introduce and draw attention to a summary or statement of the most important point about what you have been saying.
  • theodorakis — Mikis (ˈmikis). born 1925, Greek composer, who wrote the music for the films Zorba the Greek (1965) and Serpico (1973): imprisoned (1967–70) for his opposition to the Greek military government
  • there it is — that is the state of affairs
  • thermolysis — Physiology. the dispersion of heat from the body.
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