14-letter words containing n, o, t, r, y
- cyanobacterium — (biology) Any of very many photosynthetic prokaryotic microorganisms, of phylum Cyanobacteria, once known as blue-green algae.
- cycling shorts — tight-fitting shorts reaching partway to the knee for cycling, sport, etc
- cyclobarbitone — a barbiturate derivative drug used as a sedative and hypnotic
- cylinder front — a front cover for a desk or the like, consisting either of a solid piece or of a tambour sliding up and back in quadrantal grooves.
- cyproheptadine — a type of antihistamine drug used in the treatment of allergies
- cytoprotectant — A cytoprotectant is a medication for ulcers that increases the level of mucus in the stomach in order to protect the stomach lining from acid.
- cytoprotection — (biology) The process by which various compounds protect cells from damage.
- dacryoadenitis — Inflammation of the lacrimal glands.
- decoration day — Memorial Day
- decoration-day — Also called Decoration Day. a day, May 30, set aside in most states of the U.S. for observances in memory of dead members of the armed forces of all wars: now officially observed on the last Monday in May.
- dehydrogenated — Simple past tense and past participle of dehydrogenate.
- dehydrogenates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehydrogenate.
- dehydroretinol — (organic compound) A derivative of retinol having an extra double bond; vitamin A2.
- derivationally — In a derivational manner.
- dictionary apl — Sharp APL
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- diethylpropion — a sympathomimetic substance, C 13 H 19 NO⋅HCl, used as an appetite suppressor and a short-term adjunct in the management of certain kinds of obesity.
- dinner trolley — a small table on casters used for conveying food, drink, etc
- directionality — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- disconcertedly — In a disconcerted manner.
- discretionally — At one's discretion.
- discriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
- disintegratory — Causing or relating to disintegration.
- dispensatorily — in the manner of dispensation
- don't you dare — If you say to someone 'don't you dare' do something, you are telling them not to do it and letting them know that you are angry.
- dorsoventrally — In a dorsoventral manner.
- down and dirty — unscrupulous; nasty: a down-and-dirty election campaign.
- down-and-dirty — unscrupulous; nasty: a down-and-dirty election campaign.
- dramatic irony — irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.
- drepanocytosis — Sickle-cell anemia.
- dry rot fungus — a fungus, Merulius lacrymans, that causes a common type of dry rot.
- dry-stone wall — A dry-stone wall is a wall that has been built by fitting stones together without using any cement.
- dynamoelectric — of or concerned with the interconversion of mechanical and electrical energy
- egocentrically — In an egocentric manner.
- electrodynamic — (physics) that involves the movement of electric charges.
- electronically — By means of electronics, or of electronic technology.
- electrosensory — Of or pertaining to the ability of a biological organism to perceive electrical impulses.
- electrovalency — (physics) The net electric charge on an ion.
- emergency stop — a sudden application of the brakes in a car, such as the driver would need to carry out in an emergency
- endarterectomy — Surgical removal of part of the inner lining of an artery, together with any obstructive deposits, most often carried out on the carotid artery or on vessels supplying the legs.
- endocrinopathy — any disease due to disorder of the endocrine system
- energy obesity — the practice of being wasteful of energy in the form of electricity, fossil fuels, etc, in one's day-to-day life
- enforceability — The quality of being enforceable.
- enigmatography — the composing or collection of enigmas
- erythropoietin — A hormone secreted by the kidneys that increases the rate of production of red blood cells in response to falling levels of oxygen in the tissues.
- ethylene group — the divalent group, -CH2CH2-, derived from ethylene
- every so often — now and again
- evolutionarily — In an evolutionary manner.
- extemporaneity — the quality of being extemporaneous
- extortionately — In an extortionate manner; in a manner that greatly exceeds what is reasonable or moderate.