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15-letter words containing s, t, y, r, a

  • morphosyntactic — involving both morphology and syntax.
  • moving stairway — escalator (def 1).
  • myofibroblastic — Relating to myofibroblasts.
  • nanocrystalline — Of, pertaining to, or composed of nanocrystals.
  • nasopharyngitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the nasal passages, and of the upper pharynx.
  • natural history — the sciences, as botany, mineralogy, or zoology, dealing with the study of all objects in nature: used especially in reference to the beginnings of these sciences in former times.
  • necessary stool — close-stool.
  • net.personality — Someone who has made a name for him or herself on Usenet, through either longevity or attention-getting posts, but doesn't meet the other requirements of net.godhood.
  • neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
  • neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
  • neutral density — black, white, or a shade of grey; a colourless tone
  • non-crystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
  • noncompensatory — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
  • nonpsychiatrist — a person who is not a psychiatrist
  • nonstationarity — The condition of being nonstationary.
  • north bay shore — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
  • northeastwardly — Towards the northeast.
  • northwestwardly — Towards the northwest.
  • not necessarily — If you reply 'Not necessarily', you mean that what has just been said or suggested may not be true.
  • observationally — of, relating to, or founded on observation, especially founded on observation rather than experiment.
  • ortega y gasset — José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1883–1955, Spanish philosopher, journalist, and critic.
  • orthopsychiatry — an approach to psychiatry concerned with the study and treatment of behavioral disorders, especially of young people.
  • oyster toadfish — See under toadfish (def 1).
  • pamprodactylous — having all four toes directed forward, as in swifts and colies.
  • parasympathetic — pertaining to that part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves and ganglia that arise from the cranial and sacral regions and function in opposition to the sympathetic system, as in inhibiting heartbeat or contracting the pupil of the eye.
  • pastoral prayer — the main prayer in a church service.
  • pearly nautilus — nautilus (def 1).
  • petit serjeanty — serjeanty in which the tenant renders services of an impersonal nature to the king, as providing him annually with an implement of war, as a lance or bow.
  • phosphorylation — to introduce the phosphoryl group into (an organic compound).
  • phosphorylative — of or relating to phosphorylation
  • physiotherapist — physical therapy.
  • plastic surgery — the branch of surgery dealing with the repair or replacement of malformed, injured, or lost organs or tissues of the body, chiefly by the transplant of living tissues.
  • play favourites — to display favouritism
  • plethysmography — the tracking of changes measured in bodily volume
  • pluralistically — from a pluralistic point of view
  • polycrystalline — (of a rock or metal) composed of aggregates of individual crystals.
  • polyunsaturated — of or noting a class of animal or vegetable fats, especially plant oils, whose molecules consist of carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated by hydrogen atoms and that are associated with a low cholesterol content of the blood.
  • postoperatively — occurring after a surgical operation.
  • poststimulatory — following stimulation
  • prairie oysters — a raw egg, or the yolk of a raw egg, often mixed with seasonings, as salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and used as a hangover remedy.
  • presbyterianism — church government by presbyters or elders, equal in rank and organized into graded administrative courts.
  • presbyterianize — to convert or be converted into Presbyterianism
  • presidents' day — the third Monday in February, a legal holiday in the U.S., commemorating the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
  • press secretary — a person officially responsible for press and public relations for a prominent figure or organization and who often holds press conferences to answer journalists' questions.
  • presynaptically — in a presynaptic manner
  • primary storage — main memory
  • prismatic layer — the middle layer of the shell of certain mollusks, consisting chiefly of crystals of calcium carbonate.
  • procrastinatory — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
  • propositionally — the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted, adopted, or done.
  • proximity talks — a diplomatic process whereby an impartial representative acts as go-between for two opposing parties who are willing to attend the same conference but unwilling to meet face to face
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