11-letter words containing y, n
- matronymics — Plural form of matronymic.
- matutinally — In the early morning.
- mayfair tan — suntan (def 2).
- mayonnaisey — Resembling mayonnaise; mayonnaiselike.
- medicinally — of, relating to, or having the properties of a medicine; curative; remedial: medicinal properties; medicinal substances.
- melanocytes — Plural form of melanocyte.
- melanocytic — Of or pertaining to melanocytes.
- memory bank — the complete records, archives, or the like of an organization, country, etc.
- memory lane — the memory of one's past life likened to a road down which one may travel: The class reunion was a trip down memory lane.
- memory span — the capacity of short-term memory, usually between 5 and 10 items
- menstrually — In a menstrual manner; in terms of the menses.
- mentoplasty — plastic surgery to correct a functional or cosmetic deformity of the chin.
- mephenytoin — A hydantoin used as an anticonvulsant.
- mercenarily — In a mercenary way, for selfish reason of profit or gain.
- merry mount — a settlement in Mt. Wollaston (Quincy), Mass., c1625–28, noted for its rejection of Puritan standards of behavior.
- merrymaking — the act of taking part gaily or enthusiastically in some festive or merry celebration.
- mesenchymal — Of or pertaining to the mesenchyme.
- mesocyclone — a small cyclone that arises near a thunderstorm and is sometimes associated with the occurrence of tornadoes.
- metallogeny — the study of the formation of mineral deposits
- metanalysis — a shift in the division between words in a phrase; misdivision: “A nickname” resulted from metanalysis of “an ekename.”.
- methylamine — any of three derivatives of ammonia in which one or all of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by methyl groups, especially a gas, CH 5 N, with an ammonialike odor, the simplest alkyl derivative of ammonia and, like the latter, forming a series of salts.
- methylating — Present participle of methylate.
- methylation — the process of replacing a hydrogen atom with a methyl group.
- methylidene — (organic chemistry) The CH2= radical in which the free valences are part of a double bond.
- metonymical — having the nature of metonymy.
- mickey finn — Also called Mickey Finn. Slang. a drink, usually alcoholic, to which a drug, purgative, or the like, has been secretly added, that renders the unsuspecting drinker helpless.
- microcolony — A microscopic colony of cells (especially of bacteria).
- minocycline — a long-acting, broad-spectrum, semisynthetic antibiotic drug, C 2 3 H 2 7 N 3 O 7 , derived from tetracycline.
- minor party — a political party with so little electoral strength that its chance of gaining control of the government is slight.
- mint family — the large plant family Labiatae (or Lamiaceae), characterized by aromatic herbaceous plants having square stems, simple leaves, clusters of two-lipped flowers, and fruit in the form of small nutlets, and including basil, bee balm, catnip, coleus, lavender, marjoram, oregano, peppermint, rosemary, sage, spearmint, and thyme.
- misanalysis — the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis).
- misanalyzed — Simple past tense and past participle of misanalyze.
- misanthropy — hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind.
- misapplying — Present participle of misapply.
- miscarrying — Present participle of miscarry.
- misidentify — to identify incorrectly.
- misogynists — Plural form of misogynist.
- mistakingly — an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
- mithramycin — A particular antibiotic drug.
- mnemotechny — The study and practice of improving one\u2019s memory.
- moholy-nagy — László [las-loh;; Hungarian lahs-loh] /ˈlæs loʊ;; Hungarian ˈlɑs loʊ/ (Show IPA), or Ladislaus [lah-dis-lous] /ˈlɑ dɪsˌlaʊs/ (Show IPA), 1895–1946, Hungarian painter, designer, and photographer, in the U.S. after 1936.
- molendinary — a mill
- molybdenite — a soft, graphitelike mineral, molybdenum sulfide, MoS 2 , occurring in foliated masses or scales: the principal ore of molybdenum.
- molybdenous — containing bivalent molybdenum.
- momentarily — for a moment; briefly: to pause momentarily.
- momentously — of great or far-reaching importance or consequence: a momentous day.
- monadically — Biology. any simple, single-celled organism. any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- monday club — (in Britain) a club made up of right-wing Conservatives who originally met together for lunch on Monday: founded in 1961
- money cowry — a tropical marine gastropod, Cypraea moneta
- money order — an order for the payment of money, as one issued by one bank or post office and payable at another.