19-letter words containing y, n, e
- new economic policy — (in the Soviet Union) a program in effect from 1921 to 1928, reviving the wage system and private ownership of some factories and businesses, and abandoning grain requisitions.
- new year resolution — a promise to yourself or decision to do something, especially to improve one's behaviour or lifestyle in some way, during the year ahead
- new york university — (NYU) Established in 1831, New York University today includes thirteen schools, colleges and divisions located in New York City's borough of Manhattan, as well as research centers and programs in the surrounding suburbs and abroad.
- newcastle upon tyne — 1st Duke of, Pelham-Holles, Thomas.
- nine plus two array — the arrangement of microtubules in a flagellum or cilium, consisting of a ring of nine evenly spaced couplets surrounding two central singlets. Symbol: 9 + 2.
- nine--days---wonder — an event or thing that arouses considerable but short-lived interest or excitement.
- non-confidentiality — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
- non-transferability — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
- non-volatile memory — non-volatile storage
- nonplayer character — a character in a tabletop role-playing game who is controlled by the Game Master.
- nonproprietary drug — A nonproprietary drug is a generic drug that is essentially similar to a drug with a brand name.
- nonthrombocytopenic — Not thrombocytopenic.
- north new hyde park — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- north valley stream — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- north-northeasterly — a wind or storm coming from the north-northeast
- north-northwesterly — a wind or storm coming from the north-northwest
- northwest territory — region north of the Ohio River, between Pa. & the Mississippi (established 1787): it now forms Ohio, Ind., Ill., Mich., Wis., & part of Minn.
- novell data systems — (company) A small computer hardware company building CP/M Z80-based systems. They later went on to become Novell, Inc. and develop Novell Netware.
- on an empty stomach — If you do something on an empty stomach, you do it without having eaten.
- one way and another — on balance
- one's money's worth — full value for the money one has paid for something
- one's pride and joy — Someone or something that is your pride and joy is very important to you and makes you feel very happy.
- open someone's eyes — to make someone aware of the facts, real reasons, etc.
- ordnance survey map — An Ordnance Survey map is a detailed map produced by the British or Irish government map-making organization.
- out of the ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
- outplacement agency — an agency that provides counselling and careers advice, esp to redundant executives, which is paid for by their previous employer
- over-sentimentality — the quality or state of being sentimental or excessively sentimental.
- overplay one's hand — If you say that someone is overplaying something such as a problem, you mean that they are making it seem more important than it really is.
- oxyacetylene burner — a blowpipe for cutting or welding metals at high temperatures
- palisade parenchyma — the upper layer of ground tissue in a leaf, consisting of elongated cells beneath and perpendicular to the upper epidermis and constituting the primary area of photosynthesis.
- parathyroid hormone — a polypeptide hormone, produced in the parathyroid glands, that helps regulate the blood levels of calcium and phosphate. Abbreviation: PTH.
- parliamentary agent — (in Britain) a person who is employed to manage the parliamentary business of a private group
- parthenogenetically — development of an egg without fertilization.
- particle technology — Particle technology is knowledge and study which relates to particles, and is used in industry.
- parting of the ways — When there is a parting of the ways, two or more people or groups of people stop working together or travelling together.
- pecuniary advantage — financial advantage that is dishonestly obtained by deception and that constitutes a criminal offence
- peninsular malaysia — part of Malaysia, on the Malay Peninsula: consists of the former Federated Malay States, the former Unfederated Malay States, and the former Straits Settlements. Capital: Kuala Lumpur. Pop: 17 144 322 (2000). Area: 131 587 sq km (50 806 sq miles)
- performance anxiety — the stage fright that a person feels when they are about to perform (a play, piece of music etc) in front of an audience
- peritoneal dialysis — a form of dialysis in which the peritoneum is used as an autogenous semipermeable membrane
- permanent secretary — the senior civil servant responsible for running a government ministry
- perpetual inventory — a form of stock control in which running records are kept of all acquisitions and disposals
- personal stationery — headed notepaper
- phenylethyl alcohol — phenethyl alcohol.
- phenylpropanolamine — a substance, C 9 H 1 3 NO, related to ephedrine and amphetamine, available in various popular nonprescription diet aids as an appetite suppressant.
- phenylthiocarbamide — 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.
- philippine mahogany — any of several Philippine trees of the genus Shorea and related genera, having brown or reddish wood used as lumber and in cabinetry.
- photopolymerization — polymerization induced by light.
- phthalocyanine blue — a pigment used in painting, derived from copper phthalocyanine and characterized chiefly by its brilliant, dark-blue color and by permanence.
- physical addressing — (networking) The low level addressing scheme used on Ethernet. The 48-bit destination Ethernet address in a packet is compared with the receiving node's Ethernet address. Compare IP address.
- physical impairment — A physical impairment is a condition in which a part of a person's body is damaged or is not working properly.