9-letter words containing n, t, y
- mitomycin — any of the antibiotics that come from Streptomyces caespitosus
- modernity — the quality of being modern.
- momentary — lasting but a moment; very brief; fleeting: a momentary glimpse.
- monastery — a house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, especially monks, living in seclusion under religious vows.
- money pit — sth continually costing money
- moneywort — a creeping plant, Lysimachia nummularia, of the primrose family, having roundish leaves and solitary yellow flowers.
- monkeypot — the woody, operculate seed vessel of any of certain large South American trees of the genus Lecythis.
- monocytes — (immunology) Plural form of monocyte.
- monocytic — Of or pertaining to monocytes.
- monoethyl — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) A single ethyl group in a molecule.
- monolatry — the worship of only one god although other gods are recognized as existing.
- monostely — the state of being monostelic
- monotropy — polymorphism that is irreversible.
- monotypes — Plural form of monotype.
- monotypic — having only one type.
- monterrey — a state in NE Mexico. 25,136 sq. mi. (65,102 sq. km). Capital: Monterrey.
- montmagny — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, on the St. Lawrence.
- mordantly — sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting.
- moskonfyt — a South African thick grape syrup used as a jam or sweetener
- mountainy — living in, located in, or related to mountains
- multisync — (hardware) An NEC trademark term for multiscan. As NEC was the first to manufacture multiscan monitors the term is often used interchangeably with multiscan.
- mundanity — the condition or quality of being mundane; mundaneness.
- mutinying — revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, especially by sailors against their officers.
- mycobiont — the fungal component of a lichen.
- mycotoxin — a toxin produced by a fungus.
- myelinate — Of, related to, or composed of myelin.
- myenteric — Relating to or denoting a plexus of nerves of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems situated between and supplying the two layers of muscle in the small intestine.
- mylonitic — relating to or resembling mylonite
- myomantic — of or relating to myomancy
- myostatin — (protein) A protein that acts as an inhibitor to the growth of muscle tissue.
- myricetin — (organic compound) A particular flavonol, found in many vegetables etc., that has antioxidant and other therapeutic properties.
- mythomane — a person with a strong or irresistible propensity for fantasizing, lying, or exaggerating.
- nanny tax — the portion of Social Security and Medicare taxes paid by the employer of a nanny, gardener, or other household worker.
- narratory — acting to narrate; narrative
- nastygram — (networking) /nas'tee-gram/ 1. A network packet or e-mail message (the latter is also called a letterbomb) that takes advantage of misfeatures or security holes on the target system to do untoward things. 2. Disapproving e-mail, especially from a net.god, pursuant to a violation of netiquette or a complaint about failure to correct some mail- or news-transmission problem. Compare shitogram, mailbomb. 3. A status report from an unhappy, and probably picky, customer. "What did Corporate say in today's nastygram?" 4. [deprecated] An error reply by mail from a daemon; in particular, a bounce message.
- naturally — in a natural or normal manner.
- naturedly — (in combinations) With a certain nature, in a certain manner.
- naughtily — disobedient; mischievous (used especially in speaking to or about children): Weren't we naughty not to eat our spinach?
- navy list — (in Britain) an official list of all serving commissioned officers of the Royal Navy and reserve officers liable for recall
- necessity — something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life.
- necrotomy — Surgery. the excision of necrosed bone.
- neophytes — Plural form of neophyte.
- neophytic — a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.
- neoplasty — the surgical formation of new tissue structures or repair of damaged structures
- nervosity — the quality of being nervous; nervousness.
- netanyahu — Benjamin, born 1949, Israeli prime minister 1996–99.
- neurility — the ability belonging to nerves to conduct electrical impulses
- neurotomy — the cutting of a nerve, as to relieve neuralgia.
- neutrally — not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
- new style — time reckoned according to the Gregorian calendar. Compare old style (def 2).