14-letter words containing y, i, n
- one-way ticket — transport: single-journey fare
- 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 share — British. a share of common stock.
- 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.
- orkney islands — group of islands north of Scotland, constituting an administrative division of Scotland: 377 sq mi (976 sq km); pop. 20,000
- ostentatiously — characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser.
- osteogenically — By osteogenesis.
- overanalytical — too analytical
- overgenerosity — the quality of being too generous
- overnight stay — in hospital or hotel
- overwhelmingly — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- ox-eye herring — a herring-like sea fish, Megalops cyprinoides, of northern Australian waters, related to the tarpon
- oxyhaemoglobin — the bright red product formed when oxygen from the lungs combines with haemoglobin in the blood
- oxymoronically — in an oxymoronic way
- oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
- ozone-friendly — Ozone-friendly chemicals, products, or technology do not cause harm to the ozone layer.
- painted beauty — a butterfly, Vanessa virginiensis, having brownish-black and orange wings, the hind wings each having two eyespots.
- paleolimnology — the study of ancient lakes from their sediments and fossils.
- pantomimically — in the manner of a pantomime character or performance
- 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.
- parsimoniously — characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
- passion sunday — the fifth Sunday in Lent, being the second week before Easter.
- 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 bargaining — negotiating concerning salary or pay
- pay television — a commercial service that broadcasts or provides television programs to viewers who pay a monthly charge or a per-program fee.
- payday lending — the practice of offering short-term loans at high rates of interest, on the agreement that the borrower will pay back the loan when he or she next receives a wage or salary
- paying-in book — a book for keeping a record of money deposited into an account
- paying-in slip — a sheet in a paying-in book for writing down and keeping a record of a single deposit into an account
- penalty killer — a player used when the player's team is short-handed as a result of a penalty, especially a player skilled at defense and employed regularly in such situations.
- penny-farthing — a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
- penny-pinching — a miserly, niggardly, or stingy person.
- pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
- perhydrogenize — perhydrogenate.
- 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.
- petty criminal — someone who commits petty crime or a petty crime
- phenologically — in a phenological manner
- phenotypically — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phenylcarbinol — benzyl alcohol.
- 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.