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14-letter words containing n, o, a, l, i, t

  • unromantically — in an unromantic manner
  • untouchability — the quality or condition of being an untouchable, ascribed in the Vedic tradition to persons of low caste or to persons excluded from the caste system.
  • upton sinclairHarry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
  • ural mountains — a mountain system in W central Russia, extending over 2000 km (1250 miles) from the Arctic Ocean towards the Aral Sea: forms part of the geographical boundary between Europe and Asia; one of the richest mineral areas in the world, with many associated major industrial centres. Highest peak: Mount Narodnaya, 1894 m (6214 ft)
  • vasodilatation — dilatation of the blood vessels, as by the action of a nerve.
  • vaulting horse — a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used for hand support and pushing off in vaulting.
  • ventilationist — of, relating to, or advocating the ventilation of emotions: a ventilationist approach to dealing with anger.
  • vertical union — industrial union.
  • vibroflotation — the use of a vibrating probe inserted into soil to prevent soil liquefaction, which can be a hazard in earthquakes
  • vistula lagoon — a shallow lagoon on the SW coast of the Baltic Sea, between Danzig and Kaliningrad, crossed by the border between Poland and Russia
  • vital function — any function of the body that is essential for life.
  • vitilitigation — contention or backbiting
  • volatilization — to become volatile; pass off as vapor.
  • volcaniclastic — pyroclastic.
  • volcanoclastic — pyroclastic.
  • vowel mutation — umlaut (def 2).
  • vulvovaginitis — inflammation of the vulva and vagina.
  • walk-in closet — a closet that is large enough to walk around in.
  • walking shorts — medium to long shorts, often cut fuller than Bermuda shorts and used for walking or leisure activity.
  • well-appointed — attractively equipped, arranged, or furnished, especially for comfort or convenience: a well-appointed room.
  • welsh mountain — a common breed of small hardy sheep kept mainly in the mountains of Wales
  • white gasoline — unleaded and uncracked gasoline, designed especially for use in motorboats.
  • willow pattern — a decorative design in English ceramics, depicting chiefly a willow tree, small bridge, and two birds, derived from Chinese sources and introduced in approximately 1780: often executed in blue and white but sometimes in red and white.
  • windsor castle — a castle in the town of Windsor in Berkshire, residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror
  • wollaston wire — extremely fine wire formed by a process (Wollaston process) in which the metal, drawn as an ordinary wire, is encased in another metal and the two drawn together, after which the outer metal is stripped off or dissolved.
  • yekaterinoslav — a former name of Dnepropetrovsk.
  • yellow gentian — a plant, Gentiana lutea, of Europe and Asia Minor, having yellow flowers, the rootstock yielding a bitter tonic.
  • yellowfin tuna — an important food fish, Thunnus albacares, inhabiting warm seas.
  • yttrotantalite — a mineral, tantalite and niobate of yttrium and various elements, as iron, and cerium, occurring in the form of brown-black crystals.
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