12-Letter Words Containing Y

Pl. microanalyses (-s z ) The chemical identification and analysis of extremely small quantities of matter.

Histology.

""The branch of biology studying minute organisms, or microbes, such as the bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoa.""

Small beer producer

Independently owned suds producer (and the suds in question)

MICROCEPHAL

Having a crystalline structure visible only under a microscope.

""A condition in which there is very little net gravitational force, as of a free-falling object, an orbit, or interstellar space.""

""(used with a sing. verb) The physics of molecular, atomic, nuclear, and subnuclear systems.""

Grimy scourer (anagram)

Small cuts to be made in this theatrical performance (wordplay)

Medical intervention a conflation of mercy and rigours (wordplay)

Microtonal

Millesimal

Magically

Misemploy

Misleading

Woman-hating

MITOGENIC

Mnemonical

""(tr) to change the tone, pitch, or volume of""

Overprotected

Pampered

Cosseted

MOLLYCODDLE a pampered darling; an effeminate man; a milksop.

Polly punishes while...

Polly punishes while ...

Babies.

Molybdenite

In a monastic manner.

Having advanced, they charge

They advance and charge

They take a great interest in those making advances at a ridiculous rate

Moneymaking

Pranks of a sort.

Mischevious pranks

Monocrystal

Monogamous

""Of or pertaining to a single family or stock, or to development from a single common parent form; opposed to polyphyletic; as, monophyletic origin. polyphyletic; as, monophyletic origin.""

Monopodial

It is, although isn't

Using only words like yes and no

Like John, Paul, or George, but not Ringo, speaking briefly (wordplay)

It defines one or two, but not many!

'Word' for Mac but not Linux (wordplay)

Moll's baloney (anagram)

Having one neural synapse.

MONOTONIC

With boring regularity

By way of memorial.

In a still manner

Motiveless

""The act of riding by motorcycle, a two-wheeled motor vehicle""

Harley-Davidson or Indian rider

Member of the Harley Owners Group

One roars along on two wheels

Curry-flavoured soup

Curry-flavored soup

Curry flavoured soup

The quality of being multiform; diversity of forms; variety of appearances in the same thing.

Multilayer

Host put illicit rum with my round

Large number or variety

Great variety

MULTISENSE

Big campus, today

District with cup in Italy? I'm excited

Munificent

The degree or measure of the ability to cause mutation{3}; -- said of mutagens.

Mutational

MYCETOMA a fungus infection

""A group of rod-shaped bacteria, some saprophytic or causing diseases.""

Mycophagist

""Any of numerous parasitic, pathogenic microorganisms of the genus Mycoplasma that lack a true cell wall, are gram-negative, and need sterols such as cholesterol for growth. In humans, one species is a primary cause of nonbacterial pneumonia. Also called pleuropneumonia-like organism .""

MYELOBLAST

Myelopathy

English word

Myofilament

Myoinositol

An organism such as an insect that habitually shares the nest of a species of ant.

In an incomprehensible and obscure manner

Mystifying

A composer of fables.

Relating to ancient stories

Pertaining to ancient stories

Relating to traditional stories

Mythologist

""MYTHOLOGIZE To relate, classify, and explain, or attempt to explain, myths; to write upon myths.""

""One who, or that which, mythologizes.""

Mythologize

Mythomaniac

MYXEDEMA a disease caused by decreased activity of the thyroid gland

NARCOTIC a drug that dulls the senses

So as to sicken

The quality or condition of being navigable; navigableness.

Neglectful

""ORTHODOXY Soundness of faith; a belief in the doctrines taught in the Scriptures, or in some established standard of faith; opposed to heterodoxy or to heresy. heterodoxy or to heresy.""

An apparatus used to measure the size and concentration of particles in a liquid by analysis of light scattered by the liquid.

Nerves

Science of the physiology of the nervous system

Of or relating to the sensory activity or functions of the nervous system: neurosensory cells.

Delicate operation hiding moola from France

NEUROTIC one affected with a neurosis

Ninnyhammer

""ARBITRARY Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment. as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment.""

CANDIDACY The position of a candidate; state of being a candidate; candidateship.

CELEBRITY Celebration; solemnization.

In a calm and relaxed manner

In insouciant fashion

With composure

""COMMUNITY Common possession or enjoyment; participation; as, a community of goods. as, a community of goods.""

Neglecting or refusing to comply.

EMERGENCY Sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence; a sudden occasion.

Nonemployee

""Inflected form of ENZYMATIC Inflected form of ENZYME a complex protein, also ENZYM""

HEMOLYTIC of or pertaining to hemolysis; causing hemolysis.

Inflected form of LINEARITY Inflected form of LINEAR resembling a straight line

Not participating in migrations; -- used of animals that do not migrate. Opposite of migratory.migratory.

Absence of necessity; the quality or state of being unnecessary.

""PHYSICIAN A person skilled in physic, or the art of healing; one duty authorized to prescribe remedies for, and treat, diseases; a doctor of medicine.""

Inflected form of PSYCHOTIC Inflected form of PSYCHO a mentally unstable person

""REPAYABLE Capable of being, or proper to be , repaid; due; as, a loan repayable in ten days; services repayable in kind. as, a loan repayable in ten days; services repayable in kind.""

RESIDENCY Residence.

""SECRETORY Secreting; performing, or connected with, the office secretion; secernent; as, secretory vessels, nerves. as, secretory vessels, nerves.""

SYMMETRIC Symmetrical.

Nonviolent

VOLUNTARY Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice.

YELLOWING yellow

Memorably observe eminent person pinching contents of till

Nutritious

Under the influence of nympholepsy; ecstatic; frenzied.

Many champion dissolute sex addict

Nymphomania

Objectify

In an obligatory manner; by reason of obligation.

In a sycophantic way ("Richard III")

In a servile way

Cosy in a local? Can be, sometimes

From time to time

Party supporter? Now and then

Occidental

Scientific study of the seas

A subject for deep study

Study of the sea

Octahedral

Also octosyllabic ( k t -s -l b k) a. A line of verse containing eight syllables.

Octosyllabic.

Oleaginous

English word

With all-encompassing power

Omniscient

Omnivorous

ONCOGENIC

""Any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms; a member of the Onychophora, also called Malacopoda. See Malacopoda.Onychophora, also called Malacopoda. See Malacopoda.""

Pl. oophorectomies Surgical removal of one or both ovaries. Also called ovariectomy .

Opalescent

Generously display palms

Generously

He'd lend, no pay, all required in most generous fashion

OPERATIC the technique of staging operas

The condition or quality of being opposable.

Oppressive

Oratorical

Orchestral

By way of ornament.

Pl. oropharynges (-f -r n j z) or oropharynxes The part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the epiglottis.

Oropharynx

""Perpendicularly; at right angles; as, a curve cuts a set of curves orthogonally. as, a curve cuts a set of curves orthogonally.""

Out of touch with reality

Relating to an imaginary realm

Spiritual; imaginary

In a bizarre way

Oddly - and in a foreign manner

Expense includes new food left in an odd way

In a shockingly bad manner

ACTIVITY the state of being active

Overanalyse

Overanalysie

ANALYZED analyze

Overanalyze

More than is required for six deliveries (wordplay)

Problem with space? Ring father going back to room for everybody!

CLASSIFY to arrange in categories

IDENTIFY to establish the identity of

LITERARY pertaining to books and writings

MATURITY the state of being {mature=adj}

Overmodest

Overpayment

Fail to explain fully enough

Crudely dumb down

Make too easy

Denoting welding or cutting techniques using a very hot flame

It is used in blowpipes for cutting and welding materials at high temperatures

Oxygenation

Pachysandra

Pleasant-tasting quality

Fossils

The branch of ecology that deals with the interaction between ancient organisms and their environment.

One of Thomas Jefferson's pursuits

Earth science that studies fossils

Fossils

Palliative

Palynology

Biology ()

See cholecystokinin .

See aplastic anemia .

PANSEXUAL

""A Utopian community, in which all should rule equally, such as was devised by Coleridge, Lovell, and Southey, in their younger days.""

Papyrology

""Past the study of papyrus manuscripts. ; papyrologist , ; papyrological ,""

Paraldehyde

""The act or process of paralyzing, or the state of being paralyzed.""

Paralyzing

Aim IRA partly devised for one of its members

(Member) of organised armed civilian combat group

Member of armed anti-government organisation

""PARANOIC one affected with paranoia, also PARANOID""

Paranormal

PARASITE an organism that lives and feeds on another

Parathyroid

Paratyphoid

Parenteral

(In)temperate advice, part 3

Very careful with clay, oddly

In a marked way

With great ardour

With great emotion

Pathetical

See pathology .

In a pedantic manner.

Pejorative

An American can!

Intern a type I fancy, here (wordplay)

Correctional institution for criminals

Pennycress

Pennyweight

Least expensive music-maker (wordplay)

Small fipple flute

Simple wind instrument

In the form of a pentagon; with five angles.

Perceptive

The quality or state of being perceptive; power of perception.

Perceptual

Percipient

Percussive

In a peremptory manner; absolutely; positively.

In a perfective manner.

""PERFECTIVE Tending or conducing to make perfect, or to bring to perfection; usually followed by of. of.""

In a perfidious manner.