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15-letter words containing y, n

  • lymphogranuloma — any of certain diseases characterized by granulomatous lesions of lymph nodes.
  • lynden pindling — Lynden Oscar ("Father of the Bahamas") 1930–2000, Bahamian political leader: first prime minister 1967–92.
  • machinery steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
  • magnetic pulley — a magnetic device for separating metal from sand, refuse, etc.
  • magnetorheology — the study of the relationships between the particle and fluid properties of magnetic suspensions.
  • magnolia family — the plant family Magnoliaceae, characterized by evergreen or deciduous trees and shrubs having simple, alternate leaves, often showy flowers with a spiral arrangement of their floral parts, and conelike fruit, and including the cucumber tree, magnolia, tulip tree, and umbrella tree.
  • mahogany family — the plant family Meliaceae, characterized by tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs having alternate, pinnate leaves, usually branched clusters of flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or leathery capsule, and including the chinaberry, cedars of the genus Cedrela, and mahoganies of the genera Swietenia and Khaya.
  • main royal mast — the part of the mainmast situated immediately above, and generally formed as a single spar with, the main topgallantmast.
  • maintainability — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
  • malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
  • malay peninsula — a peninsula in SE Asia, consisting of W (mainland) Malaysia and the S part of Thailand.
  • malayan camphor — borneol.
  • malpighian body — Also called kidney corpuscle, Malpighian body. the structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman's capsule.
  • managed economy — an economy in which the government allocates prices of goods and resources
  • maneuverability — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
  • manoeuvrability — The quality of being manoeuvrable.
  • manorial system — manorialism.
  • marfan syndrome — a hereditary disorder characterized by abnormally elongated bones, especially in the extremities, hypermotility of the joints, and circulatory and eye abnormalities.
  • marie byrd land — former name of Byrd Land.
  • marine surveyor — a person who carries out surveys of ships to determine seaworthiness, etc
  • market analysis — the process of determining factors, conditions, and characteristics of a market.
  • martensitically — in a martensitic manner
  • masculine rhyme — a rhyme of but a single stressed syllable, as in disdain, complain.
  • master cylinder — the hydraulic pump of an automotive braking system that contains a cylinder and one or two pistons, is actuated by the brake pedal, and supplies hydraulic fluid under pressure to the brakes at each wheel.
  • maternity dress — a dress worn by a pregnant woman and which is designed to allow for the changes in body size which take place during pregnancy
  • maternity grant — (in the British National Insurance scheme) a flat-rate benefit for pregnant women on low incomes
  • maternity leave — a leave of absence for an expectant or new mother for the birth and care of the baby.
  • maundy thursday — the Thursday of Holy Week, commemorating Jesus' Last Supper and His washing of the disciples' feet upon that day.
  • meantone system — a system for tuning keyboard instruments, used before the development of tuning by equal temperament and considered practical only for tonalities of not more than two sharps or flats.
  • mechanistically — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
  • mediastinoscopy — (medicine) A procedure for examining the inside of the mediastinum and the organs it encloses through a small incision, using an endoscope. This is a surgical procedure normally done under general anesthesia.
  • medullary canal — the central area of a bone, containing marrow
  • melancholically — disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.
  • memory location — (storage)   A byte, word or other small unit of storage space in a computer's main memory that is identified by its starting address (and size).
  • menstrual cycle — (in women of reproductive age) the cycle of physiological changes affecting the reproductive organs that takes place typically over a month and includes ovulation, thickening of the lining of the womb and menstruation if fertilization of the egg has not occurred
  • merchantability — The state of being merchantable.
  • metacognitively — In a metacognitive way.
  • methylcobalamin — A cobalamin used to treat neuropathies.
  • methylene group — the bivalent organic group >CH 2 , derived from methane.
  • methylheptenone — a colorless liquid, C 8 H 1 4 O, occurring in many essential oils and produced by synthesis: used in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of inexpensive perfumes.
  • methylphenidate — a central nervous system stimulant, C 1 4 H 1 9 NO 2 , used in the control of hyperkinetic syndromes and narcolepsy.
  • methylpropanone — (organic compound) The industrial solvent butanone.
  • microanalytical — Of, pertaining to, or employing microanalysis.
  • microangiopathy — any disease of the small blood vessels.
  • microtechnology — technology that uses microelectronics
  • mid-lent sunday — Laetare Sunday.
  • mind how you go — Some people say 'Mind how you go' when they are saying goodbye to someone who is leaving.
  • mineralogically — With regard to mineralogy.
  • minidisc player — a device for playing minidiscs
  • minority leader — the party member who directs the activities of the minority party on the floor of a legislative body, as of the U.S. Congress.
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