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17-letter words containing o, n, l, y

  • malayo-polynesian — a family of languages extending from Madagascar to the central Pacific, including Malagasy, Malay, Indonesian, Tagalog, and Polynesian
  • many-valued logic — the study of logical systems in which the truth-values that a proposition may have are not restricted to two, representing only truth and falsity
  • melissopalynology — The study of honey and its composition.
  • methyl isocyanate — Chemistry. a highly toxic, flammable, colorless liquid, CH 3 NCO, used as an intermediate in the manufacture of pesticides: in 1984, the accidental release of a cloud of this gas in Bhopal, India, killed more than 1700 people and injured over 200,000.
  • methylidyne group — the trivalent group ≡CH.
  • methyltheobromine — caffeine.
  • microevolutionary — Of or pertaining to microevolution.
  • micropaleontology — the branch of paleontology dealing with the study of microscopic fossils.
  • military covenant — the supposed understanding that members of the armed forces and their families will be supported by the state in the event of injury or death in the course of duty
  • military governor — the military officer in command of a military government.
  • mind-body problem — the problem of explaining the relation of the mind to the body.
  • miss lonelyhearts — a novel (1933) by Nathanael West.
  • monarch butterfly — a large, deep-orange butterfly, Danaus plexippus, having black and white markings, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of milkweed.
  • monkeygland sauce — a piquant sauce, made from tomatoes, ketchup, fruit chutney, garlic, spices, etc
  • monochromatically — of or having one color.
  • monolith catalyst — A monolith catalyst is a type of catalyst whose surface is flat.
  • monte carlo rally — an annual car rally the destination of which is Monte Carlo
  • more than usually — You use more than usually to show that something shows even more of a particular quality than it normally does.
  • motorcycle engine — the engine of a motorcycle
  • motorcycle racing — sport: competing on motorcycles
  • multicollinearity — (statistics) A phenomenon in which two or more predictor variables in a multiple regression model are highly correlated, so that the coefficient estimates may change erratically in response to small changes in the model or data.
  • multipotentiality — The capacity to develop in multiple ways; the state of having multiple potentialities.
  • mundane astrology — the astrology of worldly events, in contrast to the astrology of the individual: used especially in interpretations and forecasts involving politics, the stock market, weather, and disasters.
  • national assembly — the body constituted by the French Third Estate in June 1789 after the calling of the Estates General. It was dissolved in Sept 1791 to be replaced by the new Legislative Assembly
  • national cemetery — a cemetery, maintained by the U.S. government, for persons who have served honorably in the armed forces.
  • national identity — characteristics of a given nationality
  • national security — defence of a country
  • nationalistically — In a nationalistic manner.
  • naval observatory — an astronomical observatory located in Washington, D.C., operated by the U.S. government, and responsible for the U.S. time service.
  • negative polarity — the grammatical character of a word or phrase, such as ever or any, that may normally be used only in a semantically or syntactically negative or interrogative context
  • negative theology — a theological approach or tradition in which the nature of God is thought to be unknowable and is only understood through negative statements. See also apophasis (def 2).
  • nephelometrically — By means of nephelometry.
  • neurobiologically — In terms of or by means of neurobiology.
  • neuropharmacology — the branch of pharmacology concerned with the effects of drugs on the nervous system.
  • neurophysiologist — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
  • neuropsychologist — A neurologist or psychologist whose speciality is neuropsychology.
  • new orleans style — a style of jazz developed in New Orleans early in the 20th century, influenced by blues, ragtime, marching band music, and minstrelsy and marked by polyphonic group improvisation.
  • new scotland yard — See under Scotland Yard (def 1).
  • nitrohydrochloric — (chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitric acid and hydrochloric acids.
  • non-assignability — capable of being specified: The word has no assignable meaning in our language.
  • non-stereotypical — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
  • nonsense syllable — any of numerous letter combinations without meaning, used in learning experiments.
  • not bat an eyelid — When something surprising or shocking happens, if someone doesn't bat an eyelid in British English, or doesn't bat an eye in American English, they remain calm and do not show any reaction.
  • not on your nelly — not under any circumstances; certainly not
  • occipital condyle — a protrusion on the occipital bone of the skull that forms a joint with the first cervical vertebra, enabling the head to move relative to the neck.
  • oceanographically — In terms of oceanography.
  • off one's trolley — trolley car.
  • off-year election — (in the US) an election held in a year when a presidential election does not take place
  • olympic mountains — a mountain range in NW Washington: part of the Coast Range. Highest peak: Mount Olympus, 2427 m (7965 ft)
  • olympic peninsula — a large peninsula of W Washington
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