14-letter words containing s, h, y
- labyrinth fish — any of several freshwater fishes of the order Labyrinthi, found in southeastern Asia and Africa, having a labyrinthine structure above each gill chamber enabling them to breathe air while out of water.
- lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
- lady's-thistle — a composite plant, Silybum marianum, of the Mediterranean region, having glossy, spiny leaves and purplish-red flower heads.
- lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
- lee's birthday — Jan. 19, Robert E. Lee's birthday, a legal holiday in several Southern states
- leukodystrophy — (medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
- light industry — consumer goods manufacturing
- living history — any of various activities involving the re-enactment of historical events or the recreation of living conditions of the past
- lymphedematous — Relating to lymphedema.
- lyophilisation — Alternative spelling of lyophilization.
- madhya pradesh — a state in central India. 119,016 sq. mi. (308,252 sq. km). Capital: Bhopal.
- malacophyllous — (of plants living in dry regions) having fleshy leaves in which water is stored
- marasca cherry — the red acid-tasting fruit of the marasca tree, from which maraschino is made
- megasporophyll — a sporophyll producing megasporangia only.
- mercury switch — an especially quiet switch that opens and closes an electric circuit by shifting a vial containing a pool of mercury so as to cover or uncover the contacts.
- metaphysically — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- metaphysicians — Plural form of metaphysician.
- metapsychology — speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.
- metempsychosis — the transmigration of the soul, especially the passage of the soul after death from a human or animal to some other human or animal body.
- microchemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with minute quantities of substances.
- microphysicist — a physicist who specializes in microphysics
- military brush — one of a pair of matched hairbrushes having no handles, especially for men and boys.
- money-purchase — relating to a pension scheme in which both employer and employee make contributions to a fund that is used to buy an annuity on retirement. The amount paid as a pension depends on the size of the fund
- monophysitical — Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
- moon jellyfish — a coelenterate, Aurelia aurita, inhabiting all seas, having a luminescent milky-pink or milky-orange, umbrellalike disk 3–9 inches (8–23 cm) in diameter.
- mos technology — (company) A microprocessor design company started by some ex-Motorola designers, shortly after the Intel 8080 and Motorola 6800 appeared, in about 1975. MOS Technology introduced the 650x series, based on the Motorola 6800 design, though they were not exact clones for legal reasons. The design goal was a low-cost (smaler chip) design, realized by simplifying the decoder stage. There were no instructions with the value xxxxxx11, reducing the 1-of-4 decoder to a single NAND gate. Instructions with the value xxxxxx11 actually executed two instructions in paralell, some of them useful. The 6501 was pin-compatible with the 6800 for easier market penetration. The 650x-series had an on-chip clock oscillator while the 651x-series had none. The 6510 was used in the Commodore 64, released September 1981 and MOS made almost all the ICs for Commodore's pocket calculators. The PET was an idea of the of the 6500 developers. It was completly developed by MOS, but was manufactured and marketed by Commodore. By the time the it was ready for production (and Commodore had cancelled all orders) MOS had been taken over by Rockwell (Commodore's parent company). Just at this time the 6522 (VIA) was finished, but the data sheet for it was not and its developers had left MOS. For years, Rockwell didn't know in detail how the VIA worked.
- myopsychopathy — myopathy associated with mental weakness or change.
- myrmecophagous — Pertaining to the anteater.
- myrmecophilous — (biology) Adapted to thrive in the presence of ants.
- narcosynthesis — a treatment for psychiatric disturbances that uses narcotics.
- nasopharyngeal — the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx (def 2).
- neurochemistry — the branch of science that is concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system.
- nihilistically — of or believing in nihilism, or the total rejection of established laws and institutions: An exhibition of nihilistic art—now there's an oxymoron!
- ninety-seventh — next after the ninety-sixth; being the ordinal number for 97.
- nonhygroscopic — Not hygroscopic.
- nonphysiologic — of or relating to physiology.
- nonpsychiatric — not psychiatric
- nonsynchronous — occurring at the same time; coinciding in time; contemporaneous; simultaneous.
- 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 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.
- not merely sth — You use not merely before the less important of two contrasting statements, as a way of emphasizing the more important statement.
- nursery school — a prekindergarten school for children from about three to five years of age.
- oesophagectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of all, or part of the oesophagus.
- oligosynthetic — (linguistics) (of a language) using a relatively small number of morphemes which combine synthetically to form compound words.
- ophthalmoscopy — the use of or technique of using an ophthalmoscope.
- ordinary share — British. a share of common stock.
- orthomyxovirus — Any RNA virus of Orthomyxoviridae family characterised by having two long glycoprotein spikes.
- osteodystrophy — (medicine) Any abnormal or defective development of a bone.