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15-letter words containing n, a, u, c

  • underresearched — diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
  • undisciplinable — unable to be disciplined or controlled
  • unearned income — income received from property, as interest, dividends, or the like.
  • unexceptionable — not offering any basis for exception or objection; beyond criticism: an unexceptionable record of achievement.
  • unfair practice — unfair competition.
  • ungrammatically — in an ungrammatical manner
  • unidiomatically — in a way that is not idiomatic
  • unindoctrinated — to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
  • union catalogue — a catalogue listing every publication held at cooperating libraries
  • unit of account — the function of money that enables the user to keep accounts, value transactions, etc
  • universal chuck — a chuck, as on a lathe headstock, having three stepped jaws moving simultaneously for precise centering of a workpiece of any of a wide range of sizes.
  • universal class — (in the theory of classes) the class that includes all other classes and is composed of all individuals composing these classes.
  • unix conspiracy — [ITS] According to a conspiracy theory long popular among ITS and TOPS-20 fans, Unix's growth is the result of a plot, hatched during the 1970s at Bell Labs, whose intent was to hobble AT&T's competitors by making them dependent upon a system whose future evolution was to be under AT&T's control. This would be accomplished by disseminating an operating system that is apparently inexpensive and easily portable, but also relatively unreliable and insecure (so as to require continuing upgrades from AT&T). This theory was lent a substantial impetus in 1984 by the paper referenced in the back door entry. In this view, Unix was designed to be one of the first computer viruses (see virus) - but a virus spread to computers indirectly by people and market forces, rather than directly through disks and networks. Adherents of this "Unix virus" theory like to cite the fact that the well-known quotation "Unix is snake oil" was uttered by DEC president Kenneth Olsen shortly before DEC began actively promoting its own family of Unix workstations. (Olsen now claims to have been misquoted.)
  • unmaterialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
  • unobjectionable — causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.
  • unobjectionably — without objection
  • unparticipative — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
  • unpatriotically — in a manner that is not enthusiastically supporting one's country and its ways of life
  • unpeaceableness — the quality or state of being unpeaceable; quarrelsomeness
  • unphilosophical — not adhering to philosophical theory or principles
  • unpractisedness — the quality or state of being unpractised
  • unpronounceable — to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
  • unrealistically — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
  • unrecommendable — not able to be recommended, supported, or endorsed
  • unsanctimonious — Obsolete. holy; sacred.
  • unsarcastically — of, relating to, or characterized by sarcasm: a sarcastic reply.
  • unscintillating — animated; vivacious; effervescent: a scintillating personality.
  • unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.
  • unteachableness — the quality or condition of being unteachable
  • upperclasswoman — An upperclasswoman is a junior or senior student in a high school, college, or university.
  • urban sociology — the sociological study of cities and their role in the development of society.
  • utility company — a company which supplies utilities, such as gas, electricity, phones, etc
  • vacation course — a course of study undertaken during a vacation, usually combined with other activities
  • vacuum concrete — concrete from which excess moisture and air are sucked to quicken hardening and increase strength.
  • vascular bundle — a longitudinal arrangement of strands of xylem and phloem, and sometimes cambium, that forms the fluid-conducting channels of vascular tissue in the rhizomes, stems, and leaf veins of vascular plants, the arrangement varying with the type of plant.
  • vascularization — (of a tissue or embryo) to develop or extend blood vessels or other fluid-bearing vessels or ducts; become vascular.
  • vatican council — the ecumenical council, convoked in Rome, 1869–70, by Pope Pius IX, that declared the dogma of papal infallibility.
  • venture capital — funds invested or available for investment in a new or unproven business enterprise.
  • victor emmanuel — 1869–1947, king of Italy 1900–46.
  • vincent de paul — Saint, 1576–1660, French Roman Catholic priest noted for his work to aid the poor.
  • virtual machine — Also called system virtual machine. a self-contained operating environment that behaves as if it is a separate computer, with no access to the host operating system: When an application runs in a virtual machine, there is little chance that it will damage files or applications in the host system.
  • vulgar fraction — common fraction.
  • wallace nutting — Wallace, 1861–1941, U.S. antiquary, author, and illustrator.
  • well-acquainted — having personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.; informed (usually followed by with): to be acquainted with law.
  • welsbach burner — a type of gaslight in which a mantle containing thorium and cerium compounds becomes incandescent when heated by a gas flame
  • wheelchairbound — Confined to a wheelchair.
  • wraparound care — a childcare facility intended to help working parents, in which young children are looked after before and after school
  • wreathed column — a column having a twisted or spiral form.
  • you can keep it — I have no interest in what you are offering
  • yucatán channel — a channel between W Cuba and the Yucatán peninsula
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