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14-letter words containing o, e, n, t, h, r

  • nephrectomized — to perform a nephrectomy upon.
  • nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
  • nephrotoxicity — The state or condition of being nephrotoxic.
  • nether regions — the lower part of a place, esp when unpleasant or frightening
  • neurochemistry — the branch of science that is concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system.
  • neuropathology — the pathology of the nervous system.
  • newsworthiness — The characteristic of being newsworthy.
  • nizhnevartovsk — a city in W central Russia, an oil and gas center on the Ob River.
  • no matter what — whatever
  • no sooner…than — immediately after or when
  • noninheritable — Not inheritable.
  • nontheoretical — not confined to the theoretical realm; actual
  • nontherapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
  • nonthreatening — tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
  • norethisterone — 19-nor-17\u03b1-ethynyltestosterone, a progestogen used in some combined oral contraceptives.
  • north american — the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 feet (6187 meters); lowest, Death Valley, 276 feet (84 meters) below sea level. About 9,360,000 sq. mi. (24,242,400 sq. km).
  • 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 bellmore — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
  • north cascades — a national park in NW Washington: site of glaciers and mountain lakes. 789 sq. mi. (2043 sq. km).
  • north germanic — the subbranch of Germanic that includes the languages of Scandinavia and Iceland.
  • north somerset — a unitary authority of SW England, in Somerset: formerly (1974–96) part of the county of Avon. Pop: 191 400 (2003 est). Area: 375 sq km (145 sq miles)
  • north tyneside — a unitary authority of NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 190 800 (2003 est). Area: 84 sq km (32 sq miles)
  • north-easterly — A north-easterly point, area, or direction is to the north-east or towards the north-east.
  • north-westerly — A north-westerly point, area, or direction is to the north-west or towards the north-west.
  • northeasterner — a native or inhabitant of the northeast.
  • northeastwards — northeastward.
  • northern canoe — a large, heavy canoe used to transport supplies.
  • northern cross — six stars in the constellation Cygnus, arranged in the form of a cross.
  • northern crown — the constellation Corona Borealis.
  • northern dvina — Also called Western Dvina. Latvian Daugava. a river rising in the Valdai Hills in the W Russian Federation, flowing W through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Latvia to the Baltic Sea at Riga. About 640 miles (1030) long.
  • northern irish — from or characteristic of Northern Ireland
  • northern isles — Orkney and Shetland
  • northern porgy — a common sparid fish, Stenotomus chrysops, of American coastal regions of the Atlantic
  • northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
  • northwesterner — a native or inhabitant of the northwest.
  • northwestwards — northwestward.
  • not merely sth — You use not merely before the less important of two contrasting statements, as a way of emphasizing the more important statement.
  • notched collar — a collar forming a notch with the lapels of a garment at the seam where collar and lapels join.
  • noteworthiness — The quality or state of being noteworthy.
  • nursing mother — a mother who is breast-feeding her baby
  • oceanic trench — a long narrow steep-sided depression in the earth's oceanic crust, usually lying above a subduction zone
  • of one's birth — The country, town, or village of your birth is the place where you were born.
  • off the ground — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
  • omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
  • on tenterhooks — one of the hooks or bent nails that hold cloth stretched on a tenter.
  • on the average — a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean: Her golf average is in the 90s. My average in science has gone from B to C this semester.
  • on the horizon — between land and sky
  • on the improve — improving
  • on the knocker — promptly; at once
  • on the part of — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
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