16-letter words containing i, n, o, c, u, l
- unconversational — of, relating to, or characteristic of conversation: a conversational tone of voice.
- unenforceability — to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
- upsilon particle — the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ).
- utility function — a function relating specific goods and services in an economy to individual preferences
- vancouver island — an island of SW Canada, off the SW coast of British Columbia: separated from the Canadian mainland by the Strait of Georgia and Queen Charlotte Sound, and from the US mainland by Juan de Fuca Strait; the largest island off the W coast of North America. Chief town: Victoria. Pop: 706 243 (2001). Area: 32 137 sq km (12 408 sq miles)
- ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
- verneuil process — a process for making synthetic rubies, sapphires, spinels, etc., by the fusion at high temperatures of powdered compounds.
- victorian values — qualities considered to characterize the Victorian period, including enterprise and initiative and the importance of the family
- vitruvian scroll — a scroll forming a stylized wave pattern.
- well-functioning — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- wheelchair-bound — unable to walk through injury, illness, etc and relying on a wheelchair to move around
- wild honeysuckle — pinxter flower.
- woodland caribou — a variety of caribou inhabiting the bogs and forests of eastern Canada, having large, palmate antlers.