11-letter words containing n, y, o, r
- narratology — The study of narrative structure.
- nasopharynx — the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx (def 2).
- naturopathy — a system or method of treating disease that employs no surgery or synthetic drugs but uses special diets, herbs, vitamins, massage, etc., to assist the natural healing processes.
- nefariously — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- negotiatory — Of or pertaining to negotiation.
- neighbourly — (British, Canada) Showing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.
- neoytterbia — A former name of ytterbium.
- nephrectomy — excision of a kidney.
- nephropathy — any disease of the kidney.
- neurocytoma — A nervous system tumor primarily derived from nervous tissue, in contrast to the gliomas.
- neuroplasty — Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
- neurotrophy — the influence of the nerves on the nutrition and maintenance of body tissue.
- neutrosophy — (philosophy) (From Latin "neuter" - neutral, Greek "sophia" - skill/wisdom) A branch of philosophy, introduced by Florentin Smarandache in 1980, which studies the origin, nature, and scope of neutralities, as well as their interactions with different ideational spectra. Neutrosophy considers a proposition, theory, event, concept, or entity, "A" in relation to its opposite, "Anti-A" and that which is not A, "Non-A", and that which is neither "A" nor "Anti-A", denoted by "Neut-A". Neutrosophy is the basis of neutrosophic logic, neutrosophic probability, neutrosophic set, and neutrosophic statistics.
- new country — a style of country music that emerged in the late 1980s characterized by a more contemporary sound and down-to-earth rather than sentimental lyrics
- new harmony — a town in SW Indiana: socialistic community established by Robert Owen 1825.
- new yorkese — the speech thought to be characteristic of a person from New York City, as in pronunciation or vocabulary.
- newburyport — a city in NE Massachusetts.
- ninety-four — a cardinal number, 90 plus 4.
- nitrobenzyl — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any of three isomeric univalent radicals derived from nitrobenzene.
- nocturnally — of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal).
- noisy miner — a honey-eater, Manorina melanocephala, of eastern Australia, having a grey-white plumage and brown wings and noted for its raucous cries
- non-elderly — of advanced age; old: discounts for elderly patrons.
- non-gravity — the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth.
- non-lyrical — (of poetry) having the form and musical quality of a song, and especially the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic poetry.
- non-reality — the state or quality of being real.
- nonahydrate — (chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains nine molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.
- nonauditory — not auditory, not related to hearing or its functions
- nonculinary — not culinary, not relating to cookery or the kitchen
- nondelivery — Failure to provide or deliver goods.
- nonindustry — not related to a particular industry
- nonliterary — pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature: literary history.
- nonmilitary — Not belonging to, characteristic of, or involving the armed forces; civilian.
- nonminority — not belonging to an ethnic minority
- nonmonetary — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- nonrhythmic — Not having rhythm; irregular.
- nonverbally — In a nonverbal manner.
- normatively — of or relating to a norm, especially an assumed norm regarded as the standard of correctness in behavior, speech, writing, etc.
- normativity — The state of being normative.
- north yemen — Republic of, a country in S Arabia, formed in 1990 by the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. 207,000 sq. mi. (536,130 sq. km). Capital: Aden.
- northwardly — Northwards, towards the north.
- norway pine — red pine.
- nosy parker — a prying person
- not really? — an exclamation of surprise or polite doubt
- notoriously — widely and unfavorably known: a notorious gambler. Synonyms: infamous, egregious, outrageous, arrant, flagrant, disreputable.
- nuncupatory — Nuncupative; oral rather than written.
- nyctitropic — tending to assume at or just before nightfall positions unlike those maintained during the day, as the leaves or flowers of certain plants.
- observantly — quick to notice or perceive; alert.
- observingly — Attentively, observantly.
- obsignatory — (obsolete) Ratifying; confirming by sealing.
- old country — the original home country of an immigrant or a person's ancestors, especially a European country.