17-letter words containing y, i, n, a

military covenant — the supposed understanding that members of the armed forces and their families will be supported by the state in the event of injury or death in the course of duty
military governor — the military officer in command of a military government.
military training — drilling in army discipline and techniques
minamoto yoritomo — 1147–99, Japanese nobleman; the first shogun (1192–99) of the feudal era
miss lonelyhearts — a novel (1933) by Nathanael West.
mistaken identity — when sb is identified as sb else
mitigation system — A mitigation system is a set of arrangements or equipment to make the effects of something less bad, for example the effects of an accident.
monochromatically — of or having one color.
monolith catalyst — A monolith catalyst is a type of catalyst whose surface is flat.
motorcycle racing — sport: competing on motorcycles
mountain mahogany — any of a genus (Cercocarpus) of W North American shrubs or small trees of the rose family, with lobed leaves and single dry fruits
mullerian mimicry — the resemblance in appearance of two or more unpalatable species, which are avoided by predators to a greater degree than any one of the species would be otherwise.
multicollinearity — (statistics) A phenomenon in which two or more predictor variables in a multiple regression model are highly correlated, so that the coefficient estimates may change erratically in response to small changes in the model or data.
multidisciplinary — composed of or combining several usually separate branches of learning or fields of expertise: a multidisciplinary study of the 18th century.
multipotentiality — The capacity to develop in multiple ways; the state of having multiple potentialities.
munitions factory — a factory where munitions are made
myasthenia gravis — a disease of impaired transmission of motor nerve impulses, characterized by episodic muscle weakness and easy fatigability, especially of the face, tongue, neck, and respiratory muscles: caused by autoimmune destruction of acetylcholine receptors. Abbreviation: MG.
naked singularity — an infinitely dense point mass without a surrounding black hole
national assembly — the body constituted by the French Third Estate in June 1789 after the calling of the Estates General. It was dissolved in Sept 1791 to be replaced by the new Legislative Assembly
national cemetery — a cemetery, maintained by the U.S. government, for persons who have served honorably in the armed forces.
national identity — characteristics of a given nationality
national security — defence of a country
nationalistically — In a nationalistic manner.
navigation system — A navigation system is an instrument that determines the position of a vehicle and the route to a particular place.
negative catalyst — an inhibitor.
negative polarity — the grammatical character of a word or phrase, such as ever or any, that may normally be used only in a semantically or syntactically negative or interrogative context
negative theology — a theological approach or tradition in which the nature of God is thought to be unknowable and is only understood through negative statements. See also apophasis (def 2).
nephelometrically — By means of nephelometry.
neurobiologically — In terms of or by means of neurobiology.
neuropsychiatrist — A medical doctor specializing in neuropsychiatry; a medical doctor dealing with disorders that have both neurological and psychiatric features.
nial systems ltd. — Distributors of Q'NIAL. Address: Ottawa Canada. Telephone: Canada (613) 234 4188.
nightshade family — the plant family Solanaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, trees, shrubs, and vines having alternate, simple or pinnate leaves, conspicuous flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including belladonna, eggplant, nightshade, peppers of the genus Capsicum, petunia, potato, tobacco, and tomato.
nine days' wonder — an event or thing that arouses considerable but short-lived interest or excitement.
ninety-day wonder — an officer commissioned in a branch of the armed forces after an unusually short training period, especially after a three-months officers' training course during World War II.
non-assignability — capable of being specified: The word has no assignable meaning in our language.
non-discretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
non-retroactivity — operative with respect to past occurrences, as a statute; retrospective: a retroactive law.
non-stereotypical — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
nondiscriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
not bat an eyelid — When something surprising or shocking happens, if someone doesn't bat an eyelid in British English, or doesn't bat an eye in American English, they remain calm and do not show any reaction.
nuclear chemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with nuclear reactions
nursery education — education provided at a school for young children, usually from three to five years old
nursing auxiliary — someone who performs duties such as washing and dressing patients, making beds, etc, in an establishment such as a hospital
occipital condyle — a protrusion on the occipital bone of the skull that forms a joint with the first cervical vertebra, enabling the head to move relative to the neck.
oceanographically — In terms of oceanography.
odour of sanctity — sanctimoniousness
off-year election — (in the US) an election held in a year when a presidential election does not take place
olympic mountains — a mountain range in NW Washington: part of the Coast Range. Highest peak: Mount Olympus, 2427 m (7965 ft)
olympic peninsula — a large peninsula of W Washington
on the heavy side — tending to be too heavy

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