14-letter words containing n, o, t, a, r, y
- interarytenoid — pertaining to either of two small cartilages on top of the cricoid cartilage at the upper, back part of the larynx.
- intermediatory — to act as an intermediary; intervene; mediate.
- intolerability — not tolerable; unendurable; insufferable: intolerable pain.
- intrapulmonary — (anatomy) Within the material of the lungs.
- invigoratingly — In an invigorating manner.
- isentropically — in an isentropic manner
- junior varsity — a university, college, or school team that consists of players who lack the qualifications or skill necessary for the varsity and compete against other teams of similar composition or ability.
- knotty rhatany — See under rhatany (def 1).
- labyrinthodont — any member of several orders of small to large lizardlike terrestrial and freshwater amphibians, some ancestral to land vertebrates, forming the extinct subclass Labyrinthodonta that flourished from the Devonian through the Triassic periods, characterized by a solid, flattened skull and conical teeth.
- laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
- latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
- loan repayment — a repayment of part of a loan, usually monthly
- macartney rose — a trailing or climbing evergreen rose, Rosa bracteata, of China, having shiny leaves and large, solitary white flowers.
- manometrically — Using a manometer.
- market economy — a capitalistic economic system in which there is free competition and prices are determined by the interaction of supply and demand.
- masonry cement — a mix typically of Portland cement, hydrated lime, and other materials, used to improve the water retention and workability of the cement in masonry work.
- maternity home — a house in which a pregnant woman can live until her baby is born, esp one for women who became pregnant out of wedlock and whose baby is going to be put up for adoption
- matrimony vine — any plant belonging to the genus Lycium, of the nightshade family, species of which are cultivated for their foliage, flowers, and berries.
- mechanotherapy — curative treatment by mechanical means.
- melton mowbray — a town in central England, in Leicestershire: pork pies and Stilton cheese. Pop: 25 554 (2001)
- methoxyflurane — a potent substance, C 3 H 4 Cl 2 F 2 O, used as an analgesic in minor surgical procedures and less frequently as a general anesthetic.
- metronomically — a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.
- minilaparotomy — Surgery. laparotomy with a small incision into the abdomen, often no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm), used especially for tubal ligation.
- monocratically — In a monocratic manner.
- mononeuropathy — A neuropathy that affects only a single nerve (as distinguished from polyneuropathy).
- morbid anatomy — the branch of medical science concerned with the study of the structure of diseased organs and tissues
- morganatically — In a morganatic manner.
- naphthyl group — Also called alpha-naphthyl group, alpha-naphthyl radical. the univalent group C 1 0 H 7 –, having a replaceable hydrogen atom in the first, or alpha, position; 1-naphthyl group.
- narcosynthesis — a treatment for psychiatric disturbances that uses narcotics.
- national party — (in New Zealand) the more conservative of the two main political parties
- native country — the country someone is born in or native to
- neuropathology — the pathology of the nervous system.
- new york state — New York (def 1).
- no easy matter — If something is no easy matter, it is difficult to do it.
- non-ambulatory — of, relating to, or capable of walking: an ambulatory exploration of the countryside.
- non-creativity — the state or quality of being creative.
- non-derogatory — tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory: a derogatory remark.
- non-neutrality — the state of being neutral.
- non-regulatory — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- nonassertively — In a nonassertive way.
- noncrystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
- nondocumentary — a film or television programme not reflecting real life
- 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.
- nonpsychiatric — not psychiatric
- nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
- norman dynasty — a succession of English kings founded by Duke William of the duchy of Normandy in northern France, who conquered England in 1066 and whose successors ruled the country to 1154.
- 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 royalton — a town in N Ohio.
- north-easterly — A north-easterly point, area, or direction is to the north-east or towards the north-east.