14-letter words containing n, o, t, y, u
- control survey — an accurate survey of a region forming a basis for more detailed surveys.
- contumaciously — stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.
- contumeliously — insulting display of contempt in words or actions; contemptuous or humiliating treatment.
- cottony jujube — an Indian evergreen shrub or small tree, Ziziphus mauritiana, of the buckthorn family, having leaves that are rusty-hairy on the underside and small, round, red, acid fruit.
- countably many — countable
- countereconomy — an economy operating simultaneously with or in opposition to the established economic system.
- country cousin — If you refer to someone as a country cousin, you think that they are unsophisticated because they come from the country.
- country people — people who live in the country
- country singer — a singer of country and western music
- county borough — (in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974 and in Wales from 1996) a borough administered independently of any higher tier of local government
- county council — A county council is an organization which runs local government in a county in Britain.
- county cricket — (in Britain) cricket played between county teams competing in the county cricket championship
- cryptocurrency — a decentralized digital medium of exchange which is created, regulated, and exchanged using cryptography and (usually) open source software
- cyanobacterium — (biology) Any of very many photosynthetic prokaryotic microorganisms, of phylum Cyanobacteria, once known as blue-green algae.
- cyclanthaceous — belonging to the Cyclanthaceae, a S American family of tropical plants
- cyclobutadiene — (organic compound) The unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon, C4H4 that is the smallest annulene.
- dicotyledonous — belonging or pertaining to the Dicotyledoneae; having two cotyledons.
- don't you dare — If you say to someone 'don't you dare' do something, you are telling them not to do it and letting them know that you are angry.
- double density — floppy disk
- dry rot fungus — a fungus, Merulius lacrymans, that causes a common type of dry rot.
- enantiostylous — in the manner of enantiostyly
- equity account — An equity account is an account recording ownership interests in a company.
- essay question — an examination question that requires an answer in the form of an essay
- ethylene group — the divalent group, -CH2CH2-, derived from ethylene
- evolutionarily — In an evolutionary manner.
- faculty lounge — a staffroom
- foundation day — former name of Australia Day.
- foundationally — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
- founder's type — special type cast by a type founder for hand composition, as opposed to type cast in a mechanical composing machine
- frozen yoghurt — a dessert made from sweetened yoghurt that has been frozen
- galvanocautery — a cautery heated by a galvanic current.
- graduation day — the day on which the ceremony is held at which university or college degrees and diplomas are conferred
- guantanamo bay — a bay on the SE coast of Cuba.
- hebetudinosity — mental dullness; insipidity
- honey mesquite — a thorny drought-resistant tree, Prosopis glandulosa, of the legume family, native to the southwestern U.S., having clusters of yellow flowers.
- humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- ichthyocentaur — a sea creature with a human head and torso, the legs of a horse, and the tail of a fish.
- ichthyosaurian — (paleontology) Of or relating to the Ichthyosauria.
- immunogenicity — causing or capable of producing an immune response.
- immunotoxicity — The toxic effect of an immunotoxin on the immune system.
- inconsequently — In an inconsequential way, or a way that suggests a lack of consequence.
- incontiguously — in an incontiguous or unconnected fashion; discretely
- indian country — (especially during the U.S. westward migration) any region where one was likely to encounter Indians, especially hostile Indians.
- induction year — the first year of a newly qualified teacher's career, in which he or she has a lighter workload and follows a programme of professional development and support provided by an experienced mentor; at the end of this year, the teacher is formally assessed against the core professional standards
- infelicitously — In a way that is infelicitous or unfortunate.
- institutionary — of or relating to an institution or institutions; institutional.
- insurmountably — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
- intercommunity — common ownership, use, participation, etc.
- intrapulmonary — (anatomy) Within the material of the lungs.