13-letter words containing y, r
- mountebankery — The practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful and vain pretenses.
- multi-sensory — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- multicategory — (mathematics) A generalization of the concept of category that allows morphisms of multiple arity.
- multicurrency — Involving more than one currency.
- multicylinder — having more than one cylinder, as an internal-combustion or steam engine.
- multiemployer — Of or pertaining to more than one employer.
- multiindustry — Of or pertaining to more than one industry.
- multiliteracy — The ability to be literate in terms of text in media other than paper.
- multipartyism — a political system in which two or more political parties contest elections
- multipolarity — The condition of being multipolar.
- musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
- mycobacterial — (medicine) Of or pertaining to mycobacteria.
- mycobacterium — A bacterium of a group that includes the causative agents of leprosy and tuberculosis.
- myelofibrosis — the replacement of bone marrow by fibrous tissue, characteristic of leukemia and certain other diseases.
- myelofibrotic — of, relating to or affected by myelofibrosis
- myocardiogram — the graphic record produced by a myocardiograph.
- myofibroblast — (cytology) A cell that is intermediate between a fibroblast and smooth muscle.
- myringoplasty — (surgery) The closure of the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane.
- myristic acid — an oily, white crystalline compound, C 1 4 H 2 8 O 2 , insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and ether: used in soaps, cosmetics, and in the synthesis of esters for flavors and perfumes.
- myrmecophiles — Plural form of myrmecophile.
- myrtle family — the plant family Myrtaceae, characterized by mostly tropical trees and shrubs having aromatic, simple, usually opposite leaves, clusters of flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including allspice, clove, eucalyptus, guava, and myrtles of the genus Myrtus.
- mystery story — a mystery story is a story in which strange things happen that are not explained until the end
- mythographies — Plural form of mythography.
- nanochemistry — (chemistry) The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale.
- narcoanalysis — a method of psychological investigation in which the conscious or unconscious unwillingness of a subject to express memories or feelings is diminished by the use of a barbiturate drug.
- narcohypnosis — the use of drugs to induce hypnosis
- nasopharynges — Plural form of nasopharynx.
- navy register — (in the US) an annual publication giving genealogical information about the commissioned and warrant officers in the US Navy.
- nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
- necktie party — a lynching or other execution by hanging.
- neo-orthodoxy — a movement in Protestant theology, beginning after World War I, stressing the absolute sovereignty of God and chiefly characterized by a reaction against liberal theology and a reaffirmation of certain doctrines of the Reformation.
- network layer — (networking) (communications subnet layer) The third lowest layer in the OSI seven layer model. The network layer determines routing of packets of data from sender to receiver via the data link layer and is used by the transport layer. The most common network layer protocol is IP.
- neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
- neuroethology — the study of the role of the nervous system in animal behaviour
- neuromyelitis — (pathology) inflammation of both the spinal cord and nerves.
- neurosyphilis — Syphilis that involves the central nervous system.
- neurotoxicity — the degree to which a substance is poisonous to nerve tissue.
- never say die — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- new jerseyite — of New Jersey
- new york city — Also called New York State. a state in the NE United States. 49,576 sq. mi. (128,400 sq. km). Capital: Albany. Abbreviation: NY (for use with zip code), N.Y.
- new york fern — a shield fern, Thelypteris noveboracenis, of eastern North America, having yellowish-green fronds.
- newbery award — an annual award for the most distinguished book for juveniles.
- night journey — the journey in which Muhammad was carried from Mecca to Jerusalem and ascended into heaven.
- nightmarishly — In a nightmarish manner.
- nincompoopery — a fool or simpleton.
- ninety-fourth — next after the ninety-third; being the ordinal number for 94.
- nitroglycerin — 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 entry sign — a sign, esp a traffic sign, that prohibits entry into a place
- non-budgetary — an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
- non-customary — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.