13-letter words containing m, o, n, e, y
- mount whitney — a mountain in E California: the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and in continental US (excluding Alaska). Height: 4418 m (14 495 ft)
- mountebankery — The practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful and vain pretenses.
- multi-sensory — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- myelinisation — Alt form myelinization.
- myelinization — Myelination.
- nanochemistry — (chemistry) The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale.
- neuromyelitis — (pathology) inflammation of both the spinal cord and nerves.
- nincompoopery — a fool or simpleton.
- nithiocyamine — Amoscanate.
- non-democracy — government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
- non-emergency — a sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence or occasion requiring immediate action.
- nondefamatory — Not defamatory.
- nonelementary — relating to a complexity class in computational complexity theory
- nonemployment — Unemployment.
- nonhaemolytic — relating to a transfusion reaction in which the red blood cells survive
- nonmyelinated — (of nerve fibres) lacking a myelin sheath
- nonsystematic — Not systematic.
- normally-open — Normally-open switch contacts are in an open state at rest.
- normoglycemic — (medicine) Having the normal amount of glucose in the blood.
- novaya zemlya — two large islands in the Arctic Ocean, N of and belonging to the Russian Federation. 35,000 sq. mi. (90,650 sq. km).
- number theory — the study of integers and their relation to one another.
- nymphaeaceous — belonging to the Nymphaeaceae, the water lily family of plants.
- omnipresently — In an omnipresent manner.
- on your terms — If you do something on your terms, you do it under conditions that you decide because you are in a position of power.
- openmouthedly — in a manner filled with amazement and wonder
- opera company — a company that puts on productions of operas
- oregon myrtle — California laurel
- ornamentality — used or grown for ornament: ornamental plants.
- oxyhemoglobin — the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol: Hb.
- oxymetazoline — a sympathomimetic drug, C 1 6 H 2 4 N 2 O, used as a topical, long-lasting nasal decongestant.
- pancreatotomy — incision of the pancreas.
- pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
- phenomenality — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
- phenomenology — the study of phenomena.
- phrygian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E.
- physiognomies — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- physostigmine — an alkaloid, C 1 5 H 2 1 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease to raise the level of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and also as a miotic in glaucoma.
- plastic money — credit cards, used instead of cash
- pneumatolysis — the process by which rocks are altered or minerals and ores are formed by the action of vapors given off by magma.
- pneumatolytic — resulting from pneumatolysis
- pneumonectomy — excision of part or all of a lung.
- points system — a system used to assess applicants' eligibility for local authority housing, based on (points awarded for) such factors as the length of time the applicant has lived in the area, how many children are in the family, etc
- polydaemonism — the belief in many evil spirits.
- poppy anemone — a southern European plant, Anemone coronaria, of the buttercup family, having tuberous roots and solitary, poppylike, red, blue, or white flowers, grown as an ornamental.
- postembryonic — occurring after the embryonic phase.
- postemergency — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after an emergency
- powder monkey — (formerly) a boy employed on warships to carry gunpowder from the magazine to the guns.
- predominantly — having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others; preeminent.
- predominately — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
- preemployment — being required or accomplished before an employee begins a new job: a preemployment medical exam.