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13-letter words containing n, e, o, s, t, y

  • necessitously — In a necessitous way.
  • neuromyelitis — (pathology) inflammation of both the spinal cord and nerves.
  • ninety-second — next after the ninety-first; being the ordinal number for 92.
  • no entry sign — a sign, esp a traffic sign, that prohibits entry into a place
  • non-necessity — something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life.
  • non-sedentary — accustomed to sit or rest a great deal or to take little exercise.
  • nondescriptly — in a nondescript manner
  • nonhysterical — not hysterical or funny
  • nonsensuality — The state or condition of being nonsensual.
  • nonsystematic — Not systematic.
  • nonuniversity — distinct from university, not university-based
  • north by east — a point on the compass 11°15′ east of north. Abbreviation: NbE.
  • north by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of north. Abbreviation: NbW.
  • northeasterly — of or located in the northeast.
  • northwesterly — Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.
  • obsolescently — In an obsolescent manner.
  • omnipresently — In an omnipresent manner.
  • on a suddenty — suddenly, unexpectedly
  • 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.
  • open registry — ship registration under a national flag available to all ships regardless of nationality.
  • ostensibility — The quality of being ostensible.
  • out one's way — in, to, or near one's neighborhood
  • overintensity — the state of being too intense
  • parasyntheton — a word formed by parasynthesis; for example, kind-hearted
  • penobscot bay — an inlet of the Atlantic in S Maine. 30 miles (48 km) long.
  • photosynthate — a compound formed by photosynthesis.
  • 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.
  • phytocoenosis — the plants of a given area considered as a whole.
  • phytoestrogen — an estrogen-like compound occurring naturally in plants of the legume family and in grains, vegetables, and fruits.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • polysynthetic — (of a language) characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of affixes to express syntactic relationships and meanings. Many American Indian languages are polysynthetic. Compare analytic (def 3), synthetic (def 3).
  • postembryonic — occurring after the embryonic phase.
  • postemergency — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after an emergency
  • postsecondary — of or relating to education beyond high school: She completed her postsecondary education at a two-year college.
  • pretentiously — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
  • psychogenetic — genesis of the psyche.
  • psychotogenic — a substance that causes a psychotic reaction.
  • questioningly — In a questioning manner.
  • reasonability — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
  • relay station — a radio station that receives radio signals and retransmits them, in order to extend their range
  • remonstrantly — in a remonstrant or opposing manner
  • remonstratory — characterized by protest or expostulation
  • saint gregorySaint (Hildebrand) c1020–85, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1073–85.
  • salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
  • seasonability — fact of being seasonable
  • seaton valley — a region in NE England, in SE Northumberland: consists of a group of former coal-mining villages
  • security zone — an area controlled by security forces
  • sedimentology — the study of sedimentary rocks.
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