15-letter words containing y, i, n
- maternity leave — a leave of absence for an expectant or new mother for the birth and care of the baby.
- mechanistically — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
- mediastinoscopy — (medicine) A procedure for examining the inside of the mediastinum and the organs it encloses through a small incision, using an endoscope. This is a surgical procedure normally done under general anesthesia.
- melancholically — disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.
- memory location — (storage) A byte, word or other small unit of storage space in a computer's main memory that is identified by its starting address (and size).
- merchantability — The state of being merchantable.
- metacognitively — In a metacognitive way.
- methylcobalamin — A cobalamin used to treat neuropathies.
- methylphenidate — a central nervous system stimulant, C 1 4 H 1 9 NO 2 , used in the control of hyperkinetic syndromes and narcolepsy.
- microanalytical — Of, pertaining to, or employing microanalysis.
- microangiopathy — any disease of the small blood vessels.
- microtechnology — technology that uses microelectronics
- mid-lent sunday — Laetare Sunday.
- mind how you go — Some people say 'Mind how you go' when they are saying goodbye to someone who is leaving.
- mineralogically — With regard to mineralogy.
- minidisc player — a device for playing minidiscs
- minority leader — the party member who directs the activities of the minority party on the floor of a legislative body, as of the U.S. Congress.
- minority report — a report by a minority of members of a group that disagrees with the official report issued by the group
- miscellaneously — In a miscellaneous manner.
- miscue analysis — analysis of the errors a pupil makes while reading
- mixolydian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from G to G.
- monkey business — frivolous or mischievous behavior.
- monomethylamine — methylamine.
- monospecificity — the condition of being specific for a sole antigen
- monosyllabicity — The state or characteristic of being monosyllabic.
- montgomeryshire — a historic county in Powys, in central Wales.
- monthly meeting — (often initial capital letters) a district unit of local congregations of the Society of Friends.
- moreton bay fig — a large Australian fig tree, Ficus macrophylla, having glossy leaves and smooth bark
- morning prayers — early-morning act of religious worship
- morphosyntactic — involving both morphology and syntax.
- mount cook lily — a large white buttercup, Ranunculus lyallii, of the South Island alpine country of New Zealand
- mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
- moving stairway — escalator (def 1).
- multinationally — a large corporation with operations and subsidiaries in several countries.
- multitudinously — In a multitudinous way.
- mythologization — The act or process of mythologizing.
- nanocrystalline — Of, pertaining to, or composed of nanocrystals.
- nasopharyngitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the nasal passages, and of the upper pharynx.
- native immunity — immunity that is present without prior immunization.
- natural history — the sciences, as botany, mineralogy, or zoology, dealing with the study of all objects in nature: used especially in reference to the beginnings of these sciences in former times.
- negative equity — If someone who has borrowed money to buy a house or flat has negative equity, the amount of money they owe is greater than the present value of their home.
- nephrolithotomy — incision or opening of a kidney pelvis for removal of a calculus.
- net.personality — Someone who has made a name for him or herself on Usenet, through either longevity or attention-getting posts, but doesn't meet the other requirements of net.godhood.
- neurochemically — In a neurochemical manner or context.
- neurofibrillary — Of or pertaining to a neurofibril.
- neurohypophysis — See under pituitary gland.
- neuroimmunology — a branch of immunology concerned with the interactions between immunological and nervous system functions, especially as they apply to various autoimmune diseases.
- neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
- neurophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
- neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.