15-letter words containing i, l, t, y
- neutral density — black, white, or a shade of grey; a colourless tone
- night-sky light — the faint glow of the night sky, caused by such phenomena as airglow and zodiacal light.
- non-crystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
- non-culpability — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
- non-feasibility — capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
- non-flexibility — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
- nonavailability — A lack of availability.
- nonclassicality — The condition of being nonclassical.
- nonflammability — The state or condition of being nonflammable.
- noninflammatory — Not accompanied by or associated with inflammation.
- noninflationary — Not inflationary; not likely to cause economic inflation.
- not necessarily — If you reply 'Not necessarily', you mean that what has just been said or suggested may not be true.
- nucleophilicity — (uncountable) The condition of being nucleophilic.
- nucleosynthesis — the formation of new atomic nuclei by nuclear reactions, thought to occur in the interiors of stars and in the early stages of development of the universe.
- nucleosynthetic — Of or pertaining to nucleosynthesis.
- null hypothesis — (in the statistical testing of a hypothesis) the hypothesis to be tested.
- obituary column — the division of a publication reserved for obituaries
- observationally — of, relating to, or founded on observation, especially founded on observation rather than experiment.
- ochlocratically — In an ochlocratic way.
- oligodendrocyte — A glial cell similar to an astrocyte but with fewer protuberances, concerned with the production of myelin in the central nervous system.
- operating cycle — the period of time between starting a business and making a profit
- oppositionality — Quality of being oppositional.
- orientationally — With regard to orientation.
- orthodontically — from an orthodontic point of view
- orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner
- over-analytical — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
- over-complexity — the state or quality of being complex; intricacy: the complexity of urban life.
- overconfidently — In an overconfident manner.
- overemotionally — In an overemotional manner.
- overfamiliarity — The state of being overfamiliar.
- oxytetracycline — a dull-yellow, crystalline antibiotic powder, C 2 2 H 2 4 N 2 O 9 , produced by Streptomyces rimosus, used chiefly in treating infections caused by streptococci, staphylococci, Gram-negative bacilli, rickettsiae, and certain protozoans and viruses.
- parenthetically — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- parliamentarily — in a parliamentary manner
- participatively — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
- party political — Party political matters relate to political parties.
- paternity leave — a leave of absence from a job for a father to care for a new baby.
- pathophysiology — the physiology of abnormal or diseased organisms or their parts; the functional changes associated with a disease or syndrome.
- payment holiday — a break taken from paying ( a debt etc) back
- pearly nautilus — nautilus (def 1).
- pentaerythritol — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 1 2 O 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of alkyd resins, varnishes, plasticizers, and explosives.
- pessimistically — pertaining to or characterized by pessimism or the tendency to expect only bad outcomes; gloomy; joyless; unhopeful: His pessimistic outlook kept him from applying for jobs for which he was perfectly qualified.
- phenylketonuria — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
- phenylketonuric — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
- phosphorylation — to introduce the phosphoryl group into (an organic compound).
- phosphorylative — of or relating to phosphorylation
- photoelasticity — the phenomenon of double refraction of polarized light by a transparent substance under elastic stress, used to measure strain in elastic, transparent materials.
- phototactically — in a phototactic manner
- phototropically — in a phototropic manner
- physical optics — the branch of optics concerned with the wave properties of light, the superposition of waves, the deviation of light from its rectilinear propagation in a manner other than that considered by geometrical optics, the interaction of light with matter, and the quantum, corpuscular aspects of light.
- physicalization — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.