11-letter words containing y, n
- mythicizing — Present participle of mythicize.
- mythomaniac — lying or exaggerating to an abnormal degree.
- myxasthenia — defective secretion of mucus.
- namby-pamby — without firm methods or policy; weak or indecisive: namby-pamby handling of juvenile offenders.
- nanny state — a government perceived as authoritarian, interfering, or overprotective.
- nanocrystal — A crystalline entity whose size is measured in nanometers; an individual nanometer-sized crystal of such a material.
- nanophysics — the physics of structures and artefacts with dimensions in the nanometre range or of phenomena occurring in nanoseconds
- napa valley — a valley in Napa County in the San Francisco Bay Area of N California, noted for its wine production
- nappy liner — a disposable paper or fabric liner placed inside a baby's nappy to catch excrement
- narayanganj — a port in SE Bangladesh, SE of Dacca.
- narratively — a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
- narrativity — The quality or condition of presenting a narrative.
- narratology — The study of narrative structure.
- nasal spray — a liquid medication that can be atomized and inhaled into or through the nose.
- nasopharynx — the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx (def 2).
- nationality — the status of belonging to a particular nation, whether by birth or naturalization: the nationality of an immigrant.
- naturopathy — a system or method of treating disease that employs no surgery or synthetic drugs but uses special diets, herbs, vitamins, massage, etc., to assist the natural healing processes.
- nay pyi taw — the official capital of Myanmar (Burma), built in the centre of the country near Pyinmana in 2005–2006, and superseding Yangon (Rangoon) for main government functions. Pop: officially approaching 1 000 000 in 2007
- near-nudity — the state of not wearing many clothes
- necessarily — by or of necessity; as a matter of compulsion or requirement: You don't necessarily have to attend.
- needcessity — a necessity; a thing that is needed
- nefariously — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- negligently — guilty of or characterized by neglect, as of duty: negligent officials.
- negotiatory — Of or pertaining to negotiation.
- neighbourly — (British, Canada) Showing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.
- nematocysts — A specialized cell in the tentacles of a jellyfish or other coelenterate, containing a barbed or venomous coiled thread that can be projected in self-defense or to capture prey.
- neonatology — the study of the development and disorders of newborn children.
- neoytterbia — A former name of ytterbium.
- nephrectomy — excision of a kidney.
- nephropathy — any disease of the kidney.
- nervelessly — In a nerveless manner.
- neurocytoma — A nervous system tumor primarily derived from nervous tissue, in contrast to the gliomas.
- neuroplasty — Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
- neurotrophy — the influence of the nerves on the nutrition and maintenance of body tissue.
- neutrosophy — (philosophy) (From Latin "neuter" - neutral, Greek "sophia" - skill/wisdom) A branch of philosophy, introduced by Florentin Smarandache in 1980, which studies the origin, nature, and scope of neutralities, as well as their interactions with different ideational spectra. Neutrosophy considers a proposition, theory, event, concept, or entity, "A" in relation to its opposite, "Anti-A" and that which is not A, "Non-A", and that which is neither "A" nor "Anti-A", denoted by "Neut-A". Neutrosophy is the basis of neutrosophic logic, neutrosophic probability, neutrosophic set, and neutrosophic statistics.
- new biology — the branch of biology that deals with the nature of biological phenomena at the molecular level through the study of DNA and RNA, proteins, and other macromolecules involved in genetic information and cell function, characteristically making use of advanced tools and techniques of separation, manipulation, imaging, and analysis.
- new country — a style of country music that emerged in the late 1980s characterized by a more contemporary sound and down-to-earth rather than sentimental lyrics
- new economy — the postindustrial world economy based on internet trading and advanced technology
- new harmony — a town in SW Indiana: socialistic community established by Robert Owen 1825.
- new yorkese — the speech thought to be characteristic of a person from New York City, as in pronunciation or vocabulary.
- newburyport — a city in NE Massachusetts.
- news agency — a business organization that gathers news for transmittal to its subscribers. Compare press association.
- news weekly — a weekly newspaper or news magazine
- nicey-nicey — trying to be pleasant, but in a way that suggests artifice or exaggeration; ingratiating(ly)
- nilpotently — In a nilpotent fashion.
- ninety-five — a cardinal number, 90 plus 5.
- ninety-four — a cardinal number, 90 plus 4.
- ninety-nine — a cardinal number, 90 plus 9.
- ninnyhammer — a fool or simpleton; ninny.
- nishinomiya — a city on S Honshu, in S Japan.