13-letter words containing o, r, n, e, y
- monterey pine — a pine tree, Pinus radiata, native to coastal California, having cones that open to germinate only in the heat of a forest fire, used for reforestation and as a timber tree.
- moreno valley — city in S Calif.: pop. 142,000
- morgan le fay — the fairy sister of King Arthur.
- mountebankery — The practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful and vain pretenses.
- multi-sensory — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- nanochemistry — (chemistry) The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale.
- nasopharynges — Plural form of nasopharynx.
- neo-orthodoxy — a movement in Protestant theology, beginning after World War I, stressing the absolute sovereignty of God and chiefly characterized by a reaction against liberal theology and a reaffirmation of certain doctrines of the Reformation.
- network layer — (networking) (communications subnet layer) The third lowest layer in the OSI seven layer model. The network layer determines routing of packets of data from sender to receiver via the data link layer and is used by the transport layer. The most common network layer protocol is IP.
- neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
- neuroethology — the study of the role of the nervous system in animal behaviour
- neuromyelitis — (pathology) inflammation of both the spinal cord and nerves.
- neurosyphilis — Syphilis that involves the central nervous system.
- neurotoxicity — the degree to which a substance is poisonous to nerve tissue.
- new york city — 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.
- new york fern — a shield fern, Thelypteris noveboracenis, of eastern North America, having yellowish-green fronds.
- night journey — the journey in which Muhammad was carried from Mecca to Jerusalem and ascended into heaven.
- nincompoopery — a fool or simpleton.
- ninety-fourth — next after the ninety-third; being the ordinal number for 94.
- nitroglycerin — a colorless, thick, oily, flammable, highly explosive, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 5 N 3 O 9 , prepared from glycerol with nitric and sulfuric acids: used chiefly as a constituent of dynamite and other explosives, in rocket propellants, and in medicine as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris.
- no entry sign — a sign, esp a traffic sign, that prohibits entry into a place
- non-budgetary — an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
- non-democracy — government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
- non-emergency — a sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence or occasion requiring immediate action.
- non-repayable — to pay back or refund, as money.
- non-sedentary — accustomed to sit or rest a great deal or to take little exercise.
- noncreativity — a lack of creativity
- nondefamatory — Not defamatory.
- nondescriptly — in a nondescript manner
- nonelementary — relating to a complexity class in computational complexity theory
- nonhereditary — passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Compare congenital.
- nonhysterical — not hysterical or funny
- nonrecyclable — Not recyclable.
- nonuniversity — distinct from university, not university-based
- norethynodrel — a progestin, C 2 0 H 2 6 O 2 , used in combination with an estrogen in some oral contraceptives.
- normally-open — Normally-open switch contacts are in an open state at rest.
- normoglycemic — (medicine) Having the normal amount of glucose in the blood.
- north by east — a point on the compass 11°15′ east of north. Abbreviation: NbE.
- north by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of north. Abbreviation: NbW.
- northeasterly — of or located in the northeast.
- northwesterly — Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.
- nortriptyline — a tricyclic antidepressant drug, C 1 9 H 2 1 N, used to treat depression.
- norway spruce — a European spruce, Picea abies, having shiny, dark-green needles, grown as an ornamental.
- nosogeography — the study of the geographical causes and distribution of diseases.
- not your type — If you say that someone is not your type, you mean that they are not the sort of person who you usually find attractive.
- novocentenary — a nine-hundredth anniversary
- number theory — the study of integers and their relation to one another.
- nurseryperson — A nurseryman or nurserywoman.
- octocentenary — pertaining to 800 or a period of 800 years; marking the completion of 800 years.
- omnipresently — In an omnipresent manner.