14-letter words containing t, o, y, n
- oppositionally — In terms of, or by means of, opposition.
- ordinary point — Mathematics. a point in a domain in which a given function of a complex variable is analytic.
- ordinary stock — British. common stock.
- organizability — The suitability or potential for organization.
- oriental poppy — a poppy, Papaver orientale, of Asia, having bristly stems and leaves and showy scarlet, pink, or white flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.
- ostentatiously — characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser.
- osteogenically — By osteogenesis.
- otolaryngology — the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, function, and diseases of the ear, nose, and throat.
- overanalytical — too analytical
- overemployment — an act or instance of employing someone or something.
- overgenerosity — the quality of being too generous
- overnight stay — in hospital or hotel
- oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
- palaeethnology — the study of prehistoric man
- paleontography — the formal description of fossils
- pancreatectomy — excision of part or all of the pancreas.
- pantomimically — in the manner of a pantomime character or performance
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- parent company — a corporation or other business enterprise that owns controlling interests in one or more subsidiary companies (distinguished from holding company).
- pay television — a commercial service that broadcasts or provides television programs to viewers who pay a monthly charge or a per-program fee.
- penalty corner — a free hit from the goal line taken by the attacking side
- penalty double — business double.
- penalty stroke — a stroke added to a score for a rule infraction.
- percutaneously — through the skin
- perhydrogenate — to hydrogenate as completely as possible.
- periodontology — periodontics.
- peritoneoscopy — an endoscopy examining the peritoneal cavity
- perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- phenotypically — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phenylbutazone — a potent substance, C 1 9 H 2 0 N 2 O 2 , used to reduce pain and inflammation in rheumatic diseases and gout, and used in veterinary medicine for musculoskeletal disorders.
- phenylthiourea — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
- phonochemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of sound and ultrasonic waves
- photosynthesis — the complex process by which carbon dioxide, water, and certain inorganic salts are converted into carbohydrates by green plants, algae, and certain bacteria, using energy from the sun and chlorophyll.
- photosynthetic — the complex process by which carbon dioxide, water, and certain inorganic salts are converted into carbohydrates by green plants, algae, and certain bacteria, using energy from the sun and chlorophyll.
- phthalocyanine — Also called metal-free phthalocyanine. a blue-green pigment, C 3 2 H 1 8 N 8 , derived from phthalic anhydride.
- plane geometry — the geometry of figures whose parts all lie in one plane.
- platinocyanide — a salt of platinocyanic acid.
- plymouth sound — an inlet of the English Channel in SW Devon, SW England
- poetry reading — a public recital or rendering of a poem
- point-by-point — detailed and deliberate; taking every point into consideration
- polyfunctional — containing more than one functional group.
- polymerization — the act or process of forming a polymer or polymeric compound.
- polynucleotide — a sequence of nucleotides, as in DNA or RNA, bound into a chain.
- polysynthesism — the synthesis of various elements.
- polyunsaturate — a polyunsaturated fat or fatty acid.
- porphyrization — reduction to a powder, formerly done on a slab of porphyry.
- porphyrogenite — a prince born after his father has succeeded to the throne
- post-pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
- postfix syntax — postfix notation