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14-letter words containing y, a, p, o, n

  • intrapulmonary — (anatomy) Within the material of the lungs.
  • isentropically — in an isentropic manner
  • isocyano group — the univalent group −NC.
  • japanese holly — an evergreen shrub, Ilex crenata, of Japan, having black fruit and box-shaped foliage, widely grown as an ornamental.
  • keep an eye on — the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
  • ladder company — hook-and-ladder company.
  • laryngopharynx — the lower part of the pharynx, above the larynx.
  • laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
  • latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
  • lawson cypress — Port Orford cedar.
  • leucocytopenia — leucopenia
  • leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
  • listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
  • livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
  • loan repayment — a repayment of part of a loan, usually monthly
  • london company — a company, chartered in England in 1606 to establish colonies in America, that founded Jamestown, Va., in 1607.
  • lymphangiogram — an X-ray of the lymphatic system taken after a contrast agent has been injected, often used to diagnose lymphoma
  • lymphoglandula — (anatomy) An alternative name for a lymph node.
  • lyophilisation — Alternative spelling of lyophilization.
  • lyophilization — (of tissue, blood, serum, or the like) to dry by freezing in a high vacuum.
  • mechanotherapy — curative treatment by mechanical means.
  • memory mapping — a technique whereby computer peripherals may be addressed as though they formed part of the main memory of the computer
  • minilaparotomy — Surgery. laparotomy with a small incision into the abdomen, often no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm), used especially for tubal ligation.
  • 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
  • monocarpellary — consisting of a single carpel.
  • mononeuropathy — A neuropathy that affects only a single nerve (as distinguished from polyneuropathy).
  • monophonically — In a monophonic manner.
  • monophysitical — Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
  • morning prayer — matin (def 1c).
  • myelencephalon — the posterior section of the hindbrain comprising the medulla oblongata.
  • naphthyl group — Also called alpha-naphthyl group, alpha-naphthyl radical. the univalent group C 1 0 H 7 –, having a replaceable hydrogen atom in the first, or alpha, position; 1-naphthyl group.
  • nasopharyngeal — the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx (def 2).
  • national party — (in New Zealand) the more conservative of the two main political parties
  • neuropathology — the pathology of the nervous system.
  • non-polynomial — (complexity)   The set or property of problems for which no polynomial-time algorithm is known. This includes problems for which the only known algorithms require a number of steps which increases exponentially with the size of the problem, and those for which no algorithm at all is known. Within these two there are problems which are "provably difficult" and "provably unsolvable".
  • nonexplanatory — not explanatory
  • nonproprietary — (especially of computer hardware or software) conforming to standards that are in the public domain or are widely licensed, and so not restricted to one manufacturer.
  • nonpsychiatric — not psychiatric
  • nonsymptomatic — pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.
  • nymphomaniacal — a woman who has abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire.
  • occupancy rate — The occupancy rate at a hotel is the number of available rooms that are occupied over a period of time.
  • occupationally — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
  • old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party
  • 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.
  • oriental poppy — a poppy, Papaver orientale, of Asia, having bristly stems and leaves and showy scarlet, pink, or white flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.
  • palaeethnology — the study of prehistoric man
  • paleolimnology — the study of ancient lakes from their sediments and fossils.
  • paleontography — the formal description of fossils
  • pancreatectomy — excision of part or all of the pancreas.
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