12-letter words containing y, n

offputtingly — In an offputting manner.
oil industry — petroleum-processing business
oil refinery — plant where crude oil is processed
old identity — a person known for a long time in the one locality
oleaginously — In an oleaginous manner.
oleandomycin — a macrolide antibiotic used to treat skin infections
olympus mons — the highest of the giant shield volcanoes on Mars, lying 18°N of the equator. Height: 26 km; base diameter: over 600 km
omega baryon — a negative baryon having a mass 3272 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of 8 X 10 -11 seconds.
omnipotently — almighty or infinite in power, as God.
omnisciently — having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things.
omnivorously — eating both animal and plant foods.
omphalomancy — Divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have.
on the money — any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
on your bike — away you go
on your feet — position: standing
on your mark — a command given to runners in a race to prepare themselves at the starting line
on your mind — If something is on your mind, you are worried or concerned about it and think about it a lot.
on your side — If something is on your side or if you have it on your side, it helps you when you are trying to achieve something.
oncogenicity — the capability of inducing tumor formation.
one and only — incomparable; unique
one too many — a slight excess of sth
one-act play — a short play consisting of only one act
onion johnny — a Breton farmer that sells onions door-to-door in the United Kingdom
only have to — If you say you only have to do one thing in order to achieve or prove a second thing, you are emphasizing how easily the second thing can be achieved or proved.
onomasiology — the study of the means of expressing a given concept.
ontotheology — The ontology of God and/or the theology of being; a tradition of philosophical theology first prominent among medieval scholastics, notably w Duns Scotus.
onychophagia — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
onychophoran — any small, predatory, caterpillarlike animal of the phylum Onychophora, common in tropical forests, having stubby legs ending in pincers.
opalescently — In an opalescent manner.
open primary — a direct primary election in which voters need not meet a test of party membership.
opinionately — in a conceited or vain manner
option money — the price paid for buying an option
ordinary lay — the form of lay found in a cable-laid rope
ordinary ray — Optics, Crystallography. the part of a doubly refracted ray whose velocity within a crystal is the same in any direction.
organography — the description or visual depiction of organs.
origin story — a backstory, or established background narrative, that informs the identity and motivations of heroes and villains in a comic book or similar fictional work: The superhero’s origin story begins with a tragic accident that left him scarred, but also resulted in his supernatural powers.
ornamentally — In an ornamental way.
ornithomancy — Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc.
ornithophily — pollination of flowers by birds
ornithoscopy — divination from the observation of birds
oropharynxes — Plural form of oropharynx.
ortho-xylene — Chemistry. a clear, colorless, poisonous, flammable liquid, C 8 H 10 , the ortho isomer of xylene: used chiefly in the synthesis of phthalic anhydride.
orthogonally — Mathematics. Also, orthographic. pertaining to or involving right angles or perpendiculars: an orthogonal projection. (of a system of real functions) defined so that the integral of the product of any two different functions is zero. (of a system of complex functions) defined so that the integral of the product of a function times the complex conjugate of any other function equals zero. (of two vectors) having an inner product equal to zero. (of a linear transformation) defined so that the length of a vector under the transformation equals the length of the original vector. (of a square matrix) defined so that its product with its transpose results in the identity matrix.
out and away — away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
outlandishly — In an outlandish manner.
over-analyze — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
overanalysis — the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis).
overanalyzed — Simple past tense and past participle of overanalyze.
overidentify — to identify with someone else to an excessive degree
owen stanley — a mountain range on New Guinea in SE Papua New Guinea. Highest peak, Mt. Victoria, 13,240 feet (4036 meters).

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