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14-letter words containing i, l, t, e, y

  • maturity yield — Finance. the rate of return on a bond expressed as a percentage that accounts for the difference between the interest earned based on current market value and that earned if the bond is held to maturity.
  • medicamentally — in a manner that relates to medicaments
  • meretriciously — In a meretricious manner.
  • merthyr tydfil — an administrative district in Mid Glamorgan, in S Wales. 43 sq. mi. (113 sq. km).
  • metal spraying — a process in which a layer of one metal is sprayed onto another in the molten state
  • metaphorically — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
  • metaphysically — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
  • metaplasticity — Any activity-dependent change to neural function that modulates subsequent synaptic plasticity.
  • metastatically — In a metastatic manner.
  • metatextuality — A form of intertextual discourse in which one text makes critical commentary on another.
  • metathetically — By means of, or in terms of, metathesis.
  • methyl bromide — a colorless, poisonous gas, CH 3 Br, used chiefly as a solvent, refrigerant, and fumigant and in organic synthesis.
  • methylthionine — as in methylthionine chloride, a dark green dye used as a stain, antiseptic etc
  • methylxanthine — a compound formed through the methylation of xanthine, such as caffeine or theophylline
  • metronomically — a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.
  • metrosexuality — The quality of being metrosexual.
  • microcelebrity — a celebrity whose fame is relatively narrow in scope and likely to be transient
  • milieu therapy — a type of inpatient therapy, used in psychiatric hospitals, involving prescription of particular activities and social interactions according to a patient's emotional and interpersonal needs.
  • modestly sized — moderately sized; not very large, but not small
  • mortality rate — number of deaths in a population
  • mount mckinley — a mountain in S central Alaska: highest peak in North America, 20,310 feet (6190 meters).
  • multi-part key — compound key
  • multiethnicity — The state of being multiethnic.
  • multifrequency — Of or pertaining to multiple frequencies.
  • multilaterally — In a multilateral manner.
  • multispecialty — (US) Exhibiting or possessing multiple specialties (especially medical specialties).
  • mutual society — co-operative organization
  • net neutrality — the concept that broadband Internet service providers should provide nondiscriminatory access to Internet content, platforms, etc., and should not manipulate the transfer of data regardless of its source or destination: how net neutrality can preserve freedom of speech.
  • nitrogen cycle — the continuous sequence of events by which atmospheric nitrogen and nitrogenous compounds in the soil are converted, as by nitrification and nitrogen fixation, into substances that can be utilized by green plants, the substances returning to the air and soil as a result of the decay of the plants and denitrification.
  • nitroglycerine — a colorless, thick, oily, flammable, highly explosive, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 5 N 3 O 9 , prepared from glycerol with nitric and sulfuric acids: used chiefly as a constituent of dynamite and other explosives, in rocket propellants, and in medicine as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris.
  • non-neutrality — the state of being neutral.
  • nonassertively — In a nonassertive way.
  • noncausatively — In a noncausative manner.
  • noncrystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
  • nonsensicality — (of words or language) having little or no meaning; making little or no sense: A baby's babbling is appealingly nonsensical.
  • nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
  • nontechnically — In a nontechnical manner.
  • novelistically — In a novelistic way.
  • nt file system — (file system)   (NTFS) The native file system of Windows NT.
  • old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party
  • oligocythaemia — a condition in which a person lacks red blood cells
  • oligosynthetic — (linguistics) (of a language) using a relatively small number of morphemes which combine synthetically to form compound words.
  • oriental poppy — a poppy, Papaver orientale, of Asia, having bristly stems and leaves and showy scarlet, pink, or white flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.
  • ostentatiously — characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser.
  • osteogenically — By osteogenesis.
  • osteologically — Concerning only the osteological aspects.
  • overanalytical — too analytical
  • overcautiously — in such a way as to be too cautious, wary, or careful
  • parametrically — in terms of a parameter
  • partially deaf — suffering from hearing loss; partly deaf
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