14-letter words containing y, n

native country — the country someone is born in or native to
nativity scene — a set of figures displayed at Christmas as an artistic representation of the birth of Jesus Christ
naval dockyard — a place where a Navy's ships are kept
navigationally — in a navigational manner; from a navigational point of view
nephrotoxicity — The state or condition of being nephrotoxic.
nervous energy — an excess of energy that you have when you are apprehensive or worried
nervous system — the system of nerves and nerve centers in an animal or human, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia.
net neutrality — the concept that broadband Internet service providers should provide nondiscriminatory access to Internet content, platforms, etc., and should not manipulate the transfer of data regardless of its source or destination: how net neutrality can preserve freedom of speech.
neurochemistry — the branch of science that is concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system.
neurodiversity — the variation and differences in neurological structure and function that exist among human beings, especially when viewed as being normal and natural rather than pathological: recognizing autism as an example of neurodiversity.
neurogenically — by neural activity
neurohypnology — a name given to hypnosis by the Scottish physician Braid
neurologically — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
neuropathology — the pathology of the nervous system.
neuroradiology — the branch of radiology dealing with the central nervous system
neurosecretory — participating in or causal of neurosecretion; pertaining to neurosecretion
never you mind — You use never you mind to tell someone not to ask about something because it is not their concern or they should not know about it.
new forest fly — a blood-sucking fly, Hippobosca equinus, that attacks horses and cattle
new jersey tea — a North American shrub, Ceanothus americanus, of the buckthorn family, the leaves of which were used as a substitute for tea during the American Revolution.
new model army — the army established in 1645 during the Civil War by the English parliamentarians, which exercised considerable political power under Cromwell
new year's day — January 1, celebrated as a holiday in many countries.
new year's eve — the night of December 31, often celebrated with merrymaking to usher in the new year at midnight.
new york state — New York (def 1).
nihilistically — of or believing in nihilism, or the total rejection of established laws and institutions: An exhibition of nihilistic art—now there's an oxymoron!
ninety-seventh — next after the ninety-sixth; being the ordinal number for 97.
nitrogen cycle — the continuous sequence of events by which atmospheric nitrogen and nitrogenous compounds in the soil are converted, as by nitrification and nitrogen fixation, into substances that can be utilized by green plants, the substances returning to the air and soil as a result of the decay of the plants and denitrification.
nitroglycerine — a colorless, thick, oily, flammable, highly explosive, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 5 N 3 O 9 , prepared from glycerol with nitric and sulfuric acids: used chiefly as a constituent of dynamite and other explosives, in rocket propellants, and in medicine as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris.
no easy matter — If something is no easy matter, it is difficult to do it.
nodal analysis — Nodal analysis is a method of analyzing circuits based on defining node voltages as the variables.
nodding donkey — (in the oil industry) a type of reciprocating pump used to extract oil from an inland well
non-ambulatory — of, relating to, or capable of walking: an ambulatory exploration of the countryside.
non-analytical — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
non-complicity — the state of being an accomplice; partnership or involvement in wrongdoing: complicity in a crime.
non-conformity — failure or refusal to conform, as with established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
non-creativity — the state or quality of being creative.
non-depository — a place where something is deposited or stored, as for safekeeping: the night depository of a bank.
non-derogatory — tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory: a derogatory remark.
non-neutrality — the state of being neutral.
non-polynomial — (complexity) The set or property of problems for which no polynomial-time algorithm is known. This includes problems for which the only known algorithms require a number of steps which increases exponentially with the size of the problem, and those for which no algorithm at all is known. Within these two there are problems which are "provably difficult" and "provably unsolvable".
non-regulatory — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
non-subsidiary — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
non-uniformity — the state or quality of being uniform; overall sameness, homogeneity, or regularity: uniformity of style.
nonassertively — In a nonassertive way.
noncausatively — In a noncausative manner.
noncommittally — not committing oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like: The senator gave us a noncommittal answer.
noncrystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
nondocumentary — a film or television programme not reflecting real life
none-so-pretty — sweet william catchfly.
nonelectrolyte — Physical Chemistry. Also called electrolytic conductor. a conducting medium in which the flow of current is accompanied by the movement of matter in the form of ions. any substance that dissociates into ions when dissolved in a suitable medium or melted and thus forms a conductor of electricity.
nonexplanatory — not explanatory

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