12-letter words containing y, t, r, o, i
- microcentury — One CS professor used to characterise the standard length of his lectures as a microcentury - that is, about 52.6 minutes (see also attoparsec, nanoacre, and especially microfortnight).
- microcrystal — a microscopic crystal.
- microgravity — a condition, especially in space orbit, where the force of gravity is so weak that weightlessness results.
- micropayment — A very small payment made each time a user accesses an Internet page or service.
- microsystems — Plural form of microsystem.
- microtonally — In a microtonal manner.
- misportrayal — the act of portraying.
- mob hysteria — the heightened and extreme emotions that can be experienced by people in a large crowd
- modificatory — modifying.
- molecularity — the number of molecules or atoms that participate in an elementary process.
- monkey trial — John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- monotriglyph — (in the Doric order) any intercolumniation having one whole triglyph.
- mortifyingly — In a mortifying manner; so as to cause great embarrassment.
- motorbicycle — a small, lightweight motorcycle.
- motorcycling — Present participle of motorcycle.
- motorcyclist — a motor vehicle similar to a bicycle but usually larger and heavier, chiefly for one rider but sometimes having two saddles or an attached sidecar for passengers.
- multi-storey — A multi-storey building has several floors at different levels above the ground.
- multiformity — having many different shapes, forms, or kinds.
- multisensory — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- mycobacteria — Plural form of mycobacterium.
- mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
- mycoproteins — Plural form of mycoprotein.
- mysteriously — full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
- mythologizer — One who, or that which, mythologizes.
- narcotically — In a narcotic manner.
- neoytterbium — ytterbium.
- neurotically — of, relating to, or characteristic of neurosis.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- nocturnality — of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal).
- non-industry — the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry.
- non-literary — pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature: literary history.
- non-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- non-minority — the smaller part or number; a number, part, or amount forming less than half of the whole.
- nonarbitrary — decided by a judge or arbiter rather than by a law or statute.
- noncelebrity — a person who is not a celebrity
- nonlinearity — Mathematics. the quality of a function that expresses a relationship that is not one of direct proportion.
- nonliterally — In a manner that is not literal.
- nonmigratory — Not migratory; that does not migrate.
- nonsymmetric — Not symmetric; asymmetrical.
- nontricyclic — Not tricyclic.
- nontrivially — In a nontrivial manner.
- noteworthily — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- nutritiously — In a way that provides nutrition; nourishment; food.
- nyctitropism — tending to assume at or just before nightfall positions unlike those maintained during the day, as the leaves or flowers of certain plants.
- obedientiary — The holder of a monastic rank or office below that of superior.
- obligatorily — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- office party — a party or informal social gathering for all the employees in a particular organization or department
- oil industry — petroleum-processing business
- operatically — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- oral history — information of historical or sociological importance obtained usually by tape-recorded interviews with persons whose experiences and memories are representative or whose lives have been of special significance.