13-letter words containing n, o, s, y, t
- glycosylation — (chemistry, biochemistry) The reaction of a saccharide with a hydroxy or amino functional group to form a glycoside; especially the reaction with a protein or lipid to form a glycoprotein or glycolipid.
- god's country — an area or region supposed to be favored by God, especially a naturally beautiful rural area.
- grey-thompson — Tanni (Carys Davina) Baroness. born 1969, Welsh wheelchair athlete; won eleven gold medals for Britain in wheelchair racing in the Paralympic Games (1988–2004); a crossbench peer in the House of Lords since 2010
- gross anatomy — the branch of anatomy that deals with structures that can be seen with the naked eye.
- gynaecologist — (UK, Canada, dated in US) A physician who specialises in diseases of the female reproductive system.
- gynaecomastia — abnormal overdevelopment of the breasts in a man
- gynecologists — Plural form of gynecologist.
- gyromagnetism — the condition or state of being gyromagnetic
- honey stomach — the crop of an ant, bee, or other hymenopterous insect, serving as a reservoir for honeydew and nectar, especially the enlarged crop of a honeybee in which nectar is acted on by enzymes to form honey.
- honor society — (in a college, university, or secondary school) a student society that admits members on the basis of academic merit and, sometimes, worthwhile contributions in extracurricular activities.
- hybridisation — Alternative form of hybridization.
- hydrokinetics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the laws governing liquids or gases in motion.
- hymenopterans — Plural form of hymenopteran.
- hymenopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Hymenoptera, an order of insects having, when winged, four membranous wings, and comprising the wasps, bees, ants, ichneumon flies, and sawflies.
- hyposecretion — a diminished secretion.
- hyposensitive — low or diminished sensitivity to stimulation.
- hyposensitize — to cause (a person) to become less sensitive to (a substance producing an allergic reaction); desensitize.
- hypostatizing — Present participle of hypostatize.
- hypothesising — Present participle of hypothesise.
- hypothesizing — to form a hypothesis.
- hysteranthous — relating to a plant whose flowers open before its leaves
- ichthyopsidan — a member of the class Ichthyopsida
- idiosyncratic — pertaining to the nature of idiosyncrasy, or something peculiar to an individual: The best minds are idiosyncratic and unpredictable as they follow the course of scientific discovery.
- impecuniosity — having little or no money; penniless; poor.
- impersonality — absence of human character or of the traits associated with the human character: He feared the impersonality of a mechanized world.
- inconsciently — in an inconscient manner
- inconsistency — the quality or condition of being inconsistent.
- incontestably — incapable of being contested; not open to dispute; incontrovertible: incontestable proof.
- industriously — working energetically and devotedly; hard-working; diligent: an industrious person.
- infructuously — in an infructuous or unfruitful manner; fruitlessly
- inhospitality — lack of hospitality; inhospitable attitude toward or treatment of visitors, guests, etc.
- inobtrusively — in an unobtrusive manner
- insociability — the state or quality of being insociable
- insupportably — In an insupportable manner.
- intensionally — (philosophy) With respect to intension.
- intravenously — through or within a vein. Abbreviation: IV.
- investigatory — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
- joint custody — custody, as of a child whose parents are separated, in which two or more people share responsibility.
- kentish glory — a moth, Endromis versicolora, common in north and central Europe, having brown variegated front wings and, in the male, orange hindwings
- keratinocytes — Plural form of keratinocyte.
- kidney stones — an abnormal stone, or concretion, composed primarily of oxalates and phosphates, found in the kidney.
- king's bounty — a grant, given in the royal name, to a mother of triplets.
- know by sight — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- laryngologist — A person who studies or specializes in laryngology; a subspeciality of otorhinolaryngology.
- laryngotomies — Plural form of laryngotomy.
- lonely hearts — of or for people seeking counseling or companionship to bring love or romance into their lives: a lonely-hearts column in the newspaper.
- lonely-hearts — of or for people seeking counseling or companionship to bring love or romance into their lives: a lonely-hearts column in the newspaper.
- lycanthropous — Lycanthropic.
- micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
- milton keynes — a residential district in S England, near London, established in the 1960s.