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14-letter words containing n, e, y, a, g

  • money-changing — the business or act of exchanging currency, usually of different countries, esp. at a set rate
  • morgain le fay — Morgan le Fay.
  • morning prayer — matin (def 1c).
  • nanotechnology — a technology executed on the scale of less than 100 nanometers, the goal of which is to control individual atoms and molecules, especially to create computer chips and other microscopic devices.
  • nasopharyngeal — the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx (def 2).
  • neurogenically — by neural activity
  • neurologically — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
  • neuropathology — the pathology of the nervous system.
  • neuroradiology — the branch of radiology dealing with the central nervous system
  • non-derogatory — tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory: a derogatory remark.
  • non-regulatory — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
  • normoglycaemia — the condition of having a normal blood sugar level
  • normoglycaemic — Alt form normoglycemic.
  • nuclear energy — energy released by reactions within atomic nuclei, as in nuclear fission or fusion.
  • nyctaginaceous — belonging to the Nyctaginaceae, the four-o'clock family of plants.
  • omega-c baryon — a neutral baryon having a mass 5292 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 6.4 X 10 -14 seconds.
  • osteogenically — By osteogenesis.
  • overnight stay — in hospital or hotel
  • oxyhaemoglobin — the bright red product formed when oxygen from the lungs combines with haemoglobin in the blood
  • oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
  • palaeethnology — the study of prehistoric man
  • paleolimnology — the study of ancient lakes from their sediments and fossils.
  • paleontography — the formal description of fossils
  • payday lending — the practice of offering short-term loans at high rates of interest, on the agreement that the borrower will pay back the loan when he or she next receives a wage or salary
  • peanut allergy — a condition of being hypersensitive to peanuts and peanut substances which can lead to severe physical symptoms if peanuts or peanut substances are consumed
  • peanut gallery — Informal. the rearmost and cheapest section of seats in the balcony or the uppermost balcony of a theater.
  • penny-farthing — a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
  • perhydrogenate — to hydrogenate as completely as possible.
  • phenologically — in a phenological manner
  • plane geometry — the geometry of figures whose parts all lie in one plane.
  • player-manager — In football and some other sports, a player-manager is a person who plays for a team and also manages the team.
  • poetry reading — a public recital or rendering of a poem
  • porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
  • post-pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
  • prayer meeting — a meeting chiefly for prayer.
  • predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
  • pregnancy test — diagnostic kit for determining pregnancy
  • progressionary — relating to progression
  • pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
  • query language — the instructions and procedures used to retrieve information from a database
  • racing bicycle — a bicycle designed for cycling on roads or taking part in road cycling races
  • radiant energy — energy transmitted in wave motion, especially electromagnetic wave motion.
  • railway engine — a self-propelled engine used for drawing or pushing trains along railway tracks; locomotive
  • rangeley lakes — chain of lakes in W Me. & NE N.H.
  • refrangibility — capable of being refracted, as rays of light.
  • relay language — a language, usually an internationally dominant one, which acts as a medium to translate other usually little-spoken languages
  • röntgenography — radiography
  • royal highness — a title used prior to 1917 and designating a brother, sister, child, grandchild, aunt, or uncle belonging to the male line of the royal family. a title used since 1917 and designating a child or grandchild of the sovereign. any person given this title by the Crown.
  • sauropterygian — any of various Mesozoic marine reptiles of the superorder Sauropterygia, including the suborder Plesiosauria.
  • secondary gain — any advantage, as increased attention, disability benefits, or release from unpleasant responsibilities, obtained as a result of having an illness (distinguished from primary gain).
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