12-letter words containing a, y, o, u
- malodorously — With a bad smell.
- manipulatory — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- manuka honey — honey from the nectar of the manuka tree, often used for medicinal purposes; known as active manuka honey if it has a UMF rating of over 10.
- marvellously — In a marvellous manner.
- masturbatory — the stimulation or manipulation of one's own genitals, especially to orgasm; sexual self-gratification.
- maundy money — the ceremony of washing the feet of the poor, especially commemorating Jesus' washing of His disciples' feet on Maundy Thursday.
- mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.
- milquetoasty — Meek, timid.
- miraculously — In a miraculous manner.
- mockumentary — a movie or television show depicting fictional events but presented as a documentary.
- molecularity — the number of molecules or atoms that participate in an elementary process.
- monogamously — In a monogamous manner.
- monumentally — resembling a monument; massive or imposing.
- mornay sauce — a rich white sauce to which grated cheese, usually Swiss or Parmesan, and seasonings have been added
- mossycup oak — bur oak
- mouldability — a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- mutationally — In a mutational manner.
- mycetomatous — relating to or affected by a mycetoma
- myclobutanil — A triazole fungicide that works by inhibiting ergosterol biosynthesis.
- mycodomatium — an abnormal growth on a plant, caused by fungi
- myoneuralgia — myalgia.
- myxedematous — a condition characterized by thickening of the skin, blunting of the senses and intellect, and labored speech, associated with hypothyroidism.
- naughty word — a word that is considered to be rude
- neuroanatomy — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
- neuronopathy — A form of polyneuropathy caused by destruction of neurons.
- 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).
- nonformulary — Not formulary.
- nonstatutory — of, relating to, or of the nature of a statute.
- nontextually — In a nontextual manner.
- nonvoluntary — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
- not just any — If you say that someone or something is not just any person or thing, you mean that they are special in some way.
- nurserywoman — a woman who owns or operates a plant nursery.
- oleaginously — In an oleaginous manner.
- on your mark — a command given to runners in a race to prepare themselves at the starting line
- oral surgery — the branch of dentistry or of surgery dealing with the surgical treatment or repair of various conditions of the mouth or jaws.
- orbicularity — The quality of being orbicular.
- 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.
- outrageously — In an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree.
- over-qualify — to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
- overmaturity — (of a tree or forest) the state of having ceased to grow or have commercial value
- oyster sauce — thick oyster-flavoured Asian relish
- pachycarpous — having a thick pericarp
- pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- pay court to — to court, as for favor or love
- payout ratio — the ratio between dividends paid out and earnings per share of common stock within a time period.
- photo layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
- phytophagous — herbivorous.