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14-letter words containing t, e, n, s, y

  • neurochemistry — the branch of science that is concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system.
  • neurodiversity — the variation and differences in neurological structure and function that exist among human beings, especially when viewed as being normal and natural rather than pathological: recognizing autism as an example of neurodiversity.
  • neurosecretory — participating in or causal of neurosecretion; pertaining to neurosecretion
  • new forest fly — a blood-sucking fly, Hippobosca equinus, that attacks horses and cattle
  • new jersey tea — a North American shrub, Ceanothus americanus, of the buckthorn family, the leaves of which were used as a substitute for tea during the American Revolution.
  • new york state — New York (def 1).
  • ninety-seventh — next after the ninety-sixth; being the ordinal number for 97.
  • no easy matter — If something is no easy matter, it is difficult to do it.
  • non-depository — a place where something is deposited or stored, as for safekeeping: the night depository of a bank.
  • nonassertively — In a nonassertive way.
  • noncausatively — In a noncausative manner.
  • noncrystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
  • none-so-pretty — sweet william catchfly.
  • nonsensicality — (of words or language) having little or no meaning; making little or no sense: A baby's babbling is appealingly nonsensical.
  • nonspecificity — The state or condition of being nonspecific.
  • nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
  • 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.
  • norway lobster — a European lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, fished for food
  • not merely sth — You use not merely before the less important of two contrasting statements, as a way of emphasizing the more important statement.
  • not sb's style — If you say that something is not someone 's style, you mean that it is not the way in which they usually do things, or it is different from the sort of thing they usually like.
  • novelistically — In a novelistic way.
  • nt file system — (file system)   (NTFS) The native file system of Windows NT.
  • numeral system — any notation for the representation of numerals or numbers.
  • nursery stakes — a race for two-year-old horses
  • nyctaginaceous — belonging to the Nyctaginaceae, the four-o'clock family of plants.
  • oligosynthetic — (linguistics) (of a language) using a relatively small number of morphemes which combine synthetically to form compound words.
  • on easy street — well-to-do; in easy circumstances
  • one-way street — If you describe an agreement or a relationship as a one-way street, you mean that only one of the sides in the agreement or relationship is offering something or is benefitting from it.
  • ostentatiously — characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser.
  • osteogenically — By osteogenesis.
  • overgenerosity — the quality of being too generous
  • overnight stay — in hospital or hotel
  • oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
  • paper industry — the industry of manufacturing and selling paper
  • para-synthesis — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
  • parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
  • pastry blender — a kitchen utensil having several parallel wires bent in a semicircle and secured by a handle, used especially for mixing pastry dough.
  • paternity suit — legal dispute over identity of father
  • paternity test — an assessment of possible paternity based on a comparison of the genetic markers of the offspring and those of the putative father.
  • pay television — a commercial service that broadcasts or provides television programs to viewers who pay a monthly charge or a per-program fee.
  • payment system — a system used to pay or settle financial transactions
  • penalty clause — part of contract specifying a forfeit
  • penalty stroke — a stroke added to a score for a rule infraction.
  • pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
  • percutaneously — through the skin
  • peritoneoscopy — an endoscopy examining the peritoneal cavity
  • pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
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