14-letter words containing i, n, y
- minicoy island — a small island in the S Laccadive Islands, off the SW coast of India. 1.25 sq. mi. (3.24 sq. km).
- minilaparotomy — Surgery. laparotomy with a small incision into the abdomen, often no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm), used especially for tubal ligation.
- mining geology — geology applied to the exploitation of mineral deposits.
- minor seminary — a Roman Catholic preparatory school where persons planning to enter the priesthood follow a course of secondary education.
- minority group — minority (defs 3, 4).
- minus infinity — The most negative value, not necessarily or even usually the simple negation of plus infinity. In N bit twos-complement arithmetic, infinity is 2^(N-1) - 1 but minus infinity is -(2^(N-1)), not -(2^(N-1) - 1).
- minus quantity — a quantity less than zero
- misclassifying — Present participle of misclassify.
- misidentifying — Present participle of misidentify.
- modal analysis — Modal analysis is the analysis of a structure to find its natural frequencies of vibration.
- modelling clay — mouldable substance fixed in a kiln
- money changing — the business of exchanging one currency for another, with the deduction of a commission for the service.
- money-changing — the business or act of exchanging currency, usually of different countries, esp. at a set rate
- money-grubbing — a person who is aggressively engaged in or preoccupied with making or saving money.
- monocarboxylic — containing one carboxyl group.
- monocratically — In a monocratic manner.
- monoglycerides — Plural form of monoglyceride.
- monolithically — of or relating to a monolith.
- monomaniacally — In a monomaniacal manner.
- monophonically — In a monophonic manner.
- monophysitical — Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
- moon jellyfish — a coelenterate, Aurelia aurita, inhabiting all seas, having a luminescent milky-pink or milky-orange, umbrellalike disk 3–9 inches (8–23 cm) in diameter.
- morbid anatomy — the branch of medical science concerned with the study of the structure of diseased organs and tissues
- morgain le fay — Morgan le Fay.
- morganatically — In a morganatic manner.
- morning prayer — matin (def 1c).
- motivationally — In a motivational manner.
- motor industry — the manufacturers of cars viewed as a sector
- mount mckinley — a mountain in S central Alaska: highest peak in North America, 20,310 feet (6190 meters).
- mountain nyala — a similar and related Ethiopian animal, T. buxtoni, lacking the white crest
- multiethnicity — The state of being multiethnic.
- multifrequency — Of or pertaining to multiple frequencies.
- multilingually — In a multilingual manner.
- mylonitization — the geological process which causes the formation of mylonite
- mysteriousness — full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
- n-3 fatty acid — Biochemistry. omega-3 fatty acid.
- narcosynthesis — a treatment for psychiatric disturbances that uses narcotics.
- national party — (in New Zealand) the more conservative of the two main political parties
- native country — the country someone is born in or native to
- nativity scene — a set of figures displayed at Christmas as an artistic representation of the birth of Jesus Christ
- navigationally — in a navigational manner; from a navigational point of view
- nephrotoxicity — The state or condition of being nephrotoxic.
- 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.
- neurochemistry — the branch of science that is concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system.
- neurodiversity — the variation and differences in neurological structure and function that exist among human beings, especially when viewed as being normal and natural rather than pathological: recognizing autism as an example of neurodiversity.
- neurogenically — by neural activity
- neurologically — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
- neuroradiology — the branch of radiology dealing with the central nervous system
- never you mind — You use never you mind to tell someone not to ask about something because it is not their concern or they should not know about it.
- nihilistically — of or believing in nihilism, or the total rejection of established laws and institutions: An exhibition of nihilistic art—now there's an oxymoron!