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14-letter words containing n, o, e, t, r, y

  • nonelectrolyte — 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.
  • nonexplanatory — not explanatory
  • nonproprietary — (especially of computer hardware or software) conforming to standards that are in the public domain or are widely licensed, and so not restricted to one manufacturer.
  • nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
  • north ayrshire — a council area of W central Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde: comprises the N part of the historical county of Ayrshire, including the Isle of Arran; formerly part of Strathclyde Region (1975–96): chiefly agricultural, with fishing and tourism. Administrative centre: Irvine. Pop: 136 030 (2003 est). Area: 884 sq km (341 sq miles)
  • north tyneside — a unitary authority of NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 190 800 (2003 est). Area: 84 sq km (32 sq miles)
  • north-easterly — A north-easterly point, area, or direction is to the north-east or towards the north-east.
  • north-westerly — A north-westerly point, area, or direction is to the north-west or towards the north-west.
  • northern porgy — a common sparid fish, Stenotomus chrysops, of American coastal regions of the Atlantic
  • norway lobster — a European lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, fished for food
  • not merely sth — You use not merely before the less important of two contrasting statements, as a way of emphasizing the more important statement.
  • occupancy rate — The occupancy rate at a hotel is the number of available rooms that are occupied over a period of time.
  • of a certainty — without a doubt; certainly
  • old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party
  • on easy street — well-to-do; in easy circumstances
  • on your mettle — If you are on your mettle, you are ready to do something as well as you can, because you know that you are being tested or challenged.
  • one-trick pony — a person or thing considered as being limited to only one single talent, capability, quality, etc
  • one-way street — If you describe an agreement or a relationship as a one-way street, you mean that only one of the sides in the agreement or relationship is offering something or is benefitting from it.
  • oriental poppy — a poppy, Papaver orientale, of Asia, having bristly stems and leaves and showy scarlet, pink, or white flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.
  • overanalytical — too analytical
  • overemployment — an act or instance of employing someone or something.
  • overgenerosity — the quality of being too generous
  • overnight stay — in hospital or hotel
  • oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
  • paleontography — the formal description of fossils
  • pancreatectomy — excision of part or all of the pancreas.
  • parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
  • parent company — a corporation or other business enterprise that owns controlling interests in one or more subsidiary companies (distinguished from holding company).
  • penalty corner — a free hit from the goal line taken by the attacking side
  • penalty stroke — a stroke added to a score for a rule infraction.
  • percutaneously — through the skin
  • perhydrogenate — to hydrogenate as completely as possible.
  • periodontology — periodontics.
  • peritoneoscopy — an endoscopy examining the peritoneal cavity
  • perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
  • pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
  • phenylthiourea — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
  • phonochemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of sound and ultrasonic waves
  • plane geometry — the geometry of figures whose parts all lie in one plane.
  • poetry reading — a public recital or rendering of a poem
  • polymerization — the act or process of forming a polymer or polymeric compound.
  • polyunsaturate — a polyunsaturated fat or fatty acid.
  • porphyrogenite — a prince born after his father has succeeded to the throne
  • post-pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
  • power industry — all the people and activities involved in providing power (gas, electricity, etc) to homes and businesses
  • pre-employment — being required or accomplished before an employee begins a new job: a preemployment medical exam.
  • preconcertedly — in a preconcerted or preplanned manner
  • predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
  • preponderantly — superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing: a preponderant misconception.
  • property owner — sb who owns a building or land
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