15-letter words containing l, e, n, y
- monthly meeting — (often initial capital letters) a district unit of local congregations of the Society of Friends.
- morelos y pavon — José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1765–1815, Mexican priest and revolutionary leader.
- mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
- nanocrystalline — Of, pertaining to, or composed of nanocrystals.
- nearly-new shop — a shop that sells secondhand clothes and other objects
- necessary stool — close-stool.
- needless to say — of course, obviously
- nephrolithotomy — incision or opening of a kidney pelvis for removal of a calculus.
- net.personality — Someone who has made a name for him or herself on Usenet, through either longevity or attention-getting posts, but doesn't meet the other requirements of net.godhood.
- netzahualcoyotl — a city in S central Mexico, in the state of Mexico.
- neurochemically — In a neurochemical manner or context.
- neuroembryology — the branch of embryology dealing with the origin and development of the nervous system.
- neurofibrillary — Of or pertaining to a neurofibril.
- neuroimmunology — a branch of immunology concerned with the interactions between immunological and nervous system functions, especially as they apply to various autoimmune diseases.
- neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
- neurophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
- neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
- neuropsychology — The study of the relationship between behavior, emotion, and cognition on the one hand, and brain function on the other.
- neurotoxicology — the science that deals with the effects of poisons on the nervous system.
- neutral density — black, white, or a shade of grey; a colourless tone
- new archaeology — a reorientation of archaeology, dating from the 1960s, that emphasizes an explicitly scientific, problem-oriented, deductive approach to research.
- new jersey plan — a plan, unsuccessfully proposed at the Constitutional Convention, providing for a single legislative house with equal representation for each state.
- new york school — a loosely associated group of American and European artists and sculptors, especially abstract expressionist painters, active in and near New York City chiefly in the 1940s and 1950s.
- nicholas ridley — Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- nickel carbonyl — a colorless or yellow, volatile, water-insoluble, poisonous, flammable liquid, Ni(CO) 4 , obtained by the reaction of nickel and carbon monoxide, and used for nickel-plating.
- non-complacency — Archaic. friendly civility; inclination to please; complaisance. a civil act.
- non-crystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
- non-electrolyte — Physical Chemistry. Also called electrolytic conductor. a conducting medium in which the flow of current is accompanied by the movement of matter in the form of ions. any substance that dissociates into ions when dissolved in a suitable medium or melted and thus forms a conductor of electricity.
- non-exculpatory — tending to clear from a charge of fault or guilt.
- 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.
- nonbelligerency — the state or status of not participating in a war.
- nonconceptually — In a nonconceptual manner.
- nonelectrolytes — Plural form of nonelectrolyte.
- nonjudgmentally — not judged or judging on the basis of one's personal standards or opinions: They tried to adopt a nonjudgmental attitude that didn't reflect their own biases. My guidance counselor in high school was sympathetic and nonjudgmental.
- nonspecifically — in a nonspecific way
- normally-closed — Normally-closed switch contacts are in a closed state at rest.
- northeastwardly — Towards the northeast.
- northwestwardly — Towards the northwest.
- not be yourself — If you say that you are not yourself, you mean you are not feeling well.
- not necessarily — If you reply 'Not necessarily', you mean that what has just been said or suggested may not be true.
- nuclear physics — the branch of physics that deals with the behavior, structure, and component parts of atomic nuclei.
- 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.
- observationally — of, relating to, or founded on observation, especially founded on observation rather than experiment.
- old boy network — an exclusive network that links members of a profession, social class, or organization or the alumni of a particular school through which the individuals assist one another in business, politics, etc.
- old-boy network — an exclusive network that links members of a profession, social class, or organization or the alumni of a particular school through which the individuals assist one another in business, politics, etc.
- olfactory nerve — either one of the first pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct to the brain the impulses from the mucous membranes of the nose.