10-letter words containing n, y, o
- my antonia — a novel (1918) by Willa Cather.
- mycetozoan — myxomycete
- mycobionts — Plural form of mycobiont.
- mycogenous — arising from or inhabiting fungi.
- mycotoxins — Plural form of mycotoxin.
- myelogenic — produced in the bone marrow.
- mylodontid — (zoology) Any member of the Mylodontidae.
- mylonitize — to form into mylonite
- myogenesis — (biology) The formation of muscle tissue during the development of an embryo.
- myrobalans — Plural form of myrobalan.
- mysogynist — Misspelling of misogynist.
- mythogenic — producing or capable of producing myths.
- mythomania — lying or exaggerating to an abnormal degree.
- nameworthy — worthy of or deserving a name
- nanny goat — a female goat.
- narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- narrowbody — (aeronautics) An airliner capable of seating six or less passengers in a single row of economy seating, with one aisle.
- nationally — of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs.
- nauseously — In a nauseous manner.
- navy cross — a U.S. Navy decoration awarded for outstanding heroism in operations against an enemy.
- near money — any asset easily made liquid, as government bonds or savings deposits.
- nebulosity — nebulous or nebular matter.
- nebulously — hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused: a nebulous recollection of the meeting; a nebulous distinction between pride and conceit.
- necrolatry — worship of the dead.
- necromancy — a method of divination through alleged communication with the dead; black art.
- necrophagy — The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh.
- necrophily — Necrophilia.
- necroscopy — necropsy.
- nectocalyx — the swimming bell of a jellyfish
- negentropy — The entropy that a living thing exports to keep its own entropy low.
- negri body — any of the microscopic bodies found in the nerve cells of animals affected with rabies.
- neighborly — having or showing qualities befitting a neighbor; friendly.
- nematocyst — an organ in coelenterates consisting of a minute capsule containing an ejectable thread that causes a sting.
- nematology — the branch of zoology dealing with nematodes.
- neocyanine — a dye used to make photographic emulsions sensitive to infrared radiation.
- neonatally — In a neonatal way.
- nephrology — the branch of medical science that deals with the kidney.
- nephropexy — (surgery) suspension or fixation of the kidney.
- nephrotomy — incision into the kidney, as for the removal of a calculus.
- neurectomy — the removal of part or all of a nerve.
- neurodynia — (pathology) nerve pain; neuralgia.
- neurolysin — (neuroscience, toxicology) A neurotoxin.
- neurolysis — Pathology. disintegration of nerve tissue. exhaustion of a nerve by excess stimulation.
- neurolytic — Pathology. disintegration of nerve tissue. exhaustion of a nerve by excess stimulation.
- neuropathy — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- neurotropy — the quality of being neurotropic.
- new comedy — Greek comedy arising toward the end of the 4th century b.c. that employed stock characters and plots drawn from contemporary bourgeois life, the formulas of which were adopted by later Roman writers for the comic stage.
- new romney — a seaport town in E Kent, in SE England: one of the Cinque Ports.
- new yorker — Also called New York State. a state in the NE United States. 49,576 sq. mi. (128,400 sq. km). Capital: Albany. Abbreviation: NY (for use with zip code), N.Y.
- news story — a news report of any length, usually presented in a straightforward style and without editorial comment.