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20-letter words containing a, l, o, n, e, y

  • neuropsychiatrically — In terms of neuropsychiatry.
  • neuropsychologically — In terms of or by means of neuropsychology.
  • new england theology — Calvinism as modified and interpreted by the descendants of the Puritans in New England, especially Jonathan Edwards, becoming the dominant theology there from about 1730 to 1880.
  • nickel tetracarbonyl — nickel carbonyl.
  • nine plus zero array — the arrangement of microtubules characteristic of basal bodies and centrioles, consisting of nine evenly spaced triplets between the outer and inner walls of the structure and having no central microtubules. Symbol: 9 + 0.
  • nonaccidental injury — damage, such as a bruise, burn, or fracture, deliberately inflicted on a child or an old person
  • noncatalytic reactor — A noncatalytic reactor is a reactor in which no catalyst is used.
  • occupational therapy — a form of therapy in which patients are encouraged to engage in vocational tasks or expressive activities, as art or dance, usually in a social setting.
  • olfactory anesthesia — absence or loss of the sense of smell.
  • on the factory floor — in a factory; as a factory worker
  • operational strategy — a plan or set of plans for successfully running a business, etc
  • ophthalmodynamometer — a device for determining the nearest point of ocular convergence.
  • overenthusiastically — With excessive enthusiasm.
  • oxyacetylene welding — welding using an oxyacetylene burner
  • peremptory challenge — a formal objection to the service of a juror by a party to a criminal prosecution or a civil action that requires no showing of cause.
  • peroxyacetyl nitrate — an unstable nitrogen compound, found in certain types of smog, that is an irritant, esp. to the eyes and to plants
  • personality disorder — any of a group of mental disorders characterized by deeply ingrained maladaptive patterns of behavior and personality style, which are usually recognizable as early as adolescence and are often lifelong in duration.
  • phenyldiethanolamine — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble substance, C 1 0 H 1 5 NO 2 , used in the manufacture of dyes and in organic synthesis.
  • phenylpropyl acetate — a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 1 0 H 1 2 O 2 , used chiefly in perfumery.
  • phthalocyanine green — a pigment used in painting, derived from chlorinated copper phthalocyanine and characterized chiefly by its intense green color and permanence.
  • physical examination — an examination, usually by a physician, of a person's body in order to determine his or her state of health or physical fitness, as for military service or participation in a sport.
  • physiologic jaundice — a transitory jaundice that affects some infants for the first few days after birth.
  • physiological saline — a salt solution that has the same osmotic pressure as that found in the blood or tissues
  • planetary precession — the small component of the precession of the equinoxes contributed by the motion of the ecliptic, the change in orientation of the plane of the earth's orbit being produced by the gravitational attraction of the planets.
  • postal delivery zone — zone (def 10).
  • primitive polynomial — a polynomial that has content equal to 1. Compare content1 (def 11a).
  • property speculation — the buying or selling of property in the hope of deriving capital gains
  • propylphenyl acetate — phenylpropyl acetate.
  • prothonotary warbler — a wood warbler, Protonotaria citrea, of the eastern U.S., having an orange-yellow head and underparts, and bluish-gray wings and tail.
  • psychological moment — the proper or critical time for achieving a desired result: She found the right psychological moment to make her request.
  • pyroligneous alcohol — methyl alcohol.
  • quantum field theory — any theory in which fields are treated by the methods of quantum mechanics; each field can then be regarded as consisting of particles of a particular kind, which may be created and annihilated.
  • recreational therapy — therapy by means of recreational activities engaged in by the patient
  • royal british legion — an organization founded in 1921 to provide services and assistance for former members of the armed forces
  • royal leamington spa — a city in Warwickshire, central England: health resort.
  • schizoid personality — sb with identity disorder
  • silicon tetrahydride — silane (def 1).
  • solitary confinement — the confinement of a prisoner in a cell or other place in which he or she is completely isolated from others.
  • south orkney islands — an uninhabited group of islands in the S Atlantic, southeast of Cape Horn: formerly a dependency of the Falkland Islands; part of the British Antarctic Territory since 1962 (claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty). Area: 621 sq km (240 sq miles)
  • spanish oyster plant — a composite plant, Scolymus hispanicus, of southern Europe, having spiny, thistlelike leaf margins, small yellow flowers, and an edible root.
  • surveillance society — a society where surveillance technology is widely used to monitor people's everyday activities
  • system international — Système International d'Unités
  • systemic circulation — the circulatory system in general.
  • technology agreement — a framework designed by trade unions for negotiating changes in employment caused by the introduction of new technology
  • teletype corporation — (company)   The company which made Teletype teletypewriters. Address: Skokie, Illinois, USA.
  • tetrahydrocannabinol — a compound, C 21 H 30 O 2 , that is the physiologically active component in cannabis preparations (marijuana, hashish, etc.) derived from the Indian hemp plant or produced synthetically. Abbreviation: THC.
  • the whole nine yards — everything that is required; the whole thing
  • thermal conductivity — the amount of heat per unit time per unit area that can be conducted through a plate of unit thickness of a given material, the faces of the plate differing by one unit of temperature.
  • three-dimensionality — having, or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as width and height.
  • to clean up your act — If someone who has been behaving badly cleans up their act, they start to behave in a more acceptable or responsible way.
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