14-letter words containing n, u, v
- nondestructive — Not involving damage or destruction, especially of an object or material that is being tested.
- nonequivalence — the state or fact of being equivalent; equality in value, force, significance, etc.
- nonobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- nonspeculative — not speculative
- nonsupervisory — not supervisory
- nonsuppurative — Not suppurative.
- nouveau pauvre — a newly poor person.
- nouvelle vague — a new wave, trend, movement, phase, etc., especially in an art form.
- nuisance value — the usefulness of a person's or thing's capacity to cause difficulties or irritation
- omnibus volume — a collection of works by one author or several works on a similar topic, reprinted in one volume
- omnivorousness — eating both animal and plant foods.
- oncornaviruses — Plural form of oncornavirus.
- outmaneuvering — Present participle of outmaneuver.
- outmanoeuvring — Present participle of outmanoeuvre.
- over-abundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- over-conscious — aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
- over-consuming — to destroy or expend by use; use up.
- over-influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- over-pronounce — to pronounce (a word, syllable, etc.) in an exaggerated, affected, or excessively careful manner.
- overaccentuate — to accentuate too much
- overadjustment — an adjustment that is too great
- overburdensome — excessively burdensome.
- overenthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
- overevaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- overgenerously — in an overgenerous manner
- overindulgence — excessive indulgence
- overmodulation — excessive amplitude modulation, resulting in distortion of a signal.
- overpersuasion — the act or instance of overpersuading someone
- overpopulation — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
- overproduction — excessive production; production in excess of need or stipulated amount.
- overregulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- oversaturating — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- oversaturation — the act or process of saturating.
- persuasiveness — able, fitted, or intended to persuade: a very persuasive argument.
- photoinductive — of, relating to, or being able to undergo photoinduction
- plumbosolvency — the ability to dissolve lead
- pre-university — an institution of learning of the highest level, having a college of liberal arts and a program of graduate studies together with several professional schools, as of theology, law, medicine, and engineering, and authorized to confer both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Continental European universities usually have only graduate or professional schools.
- predevaluation — of or pertaining to the period prior to devaluation of a given thing
- pro-revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
- productiveness — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- proventriculus — the glandular portion of the stomach of birds, in which food is partially digested before passing to the ventriculus or gizzard.
- provident club — a hire-purchase system offered by some large retail organizations
- proving ground — any place, context, or area for testing something, as a piece of scientific equipment, a theory, etc.
- public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
- pulmonary vein — a vein conveying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
- put it over on — to deceive; trick
- quantitatively — that is or may be estimated by quantity.
- quasi-negative — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- quicksilvering — the mercury on the back of a mirror
- reconstitutive — to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.