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14-letter words containing o, u, e, s, a

  • on the surface — to all appearances
  • oncornaviruses — Plural form of oncornavirus.
  • one-upsmanship — the art or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one's rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.: the one-upmanship of getting into the president's car pool.
  • opt-out clause — a clause that permits signatories to a contract to opt out of particular provisions, or to terminate the contract early
  • or thereabouts — You add or thereabouts after a number or date to indicate that it is approximate.
  • orobanchaceous — belonging to the Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family of plants.
  • osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
  • osmoregulatory — Of or pertaining to osmoregulation.
  • ostentatiously — characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser.
  • osteodermatous — characterized by osteodermal skin
  • outer garments — the garments that are worn over a person's other clothes
  • outlandishness — The quality of being outlandish.
  • outrageousness — of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong: an outrageous slander.
  • outside chance — a slight chance or likelihood
  • over-ambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
  • over-stimulate — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • overadjustment — an adjustment that is too great
  • overcautiously — in such a way as to be too cautious, wary, or careful
  • overenthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
  • overfastidious — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
  • overpersuasion — the act or instance of overpersuading someone
  • 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.
  • oxidoreductase — any of a class of enzymes that act as a catalyst, some of them conjointly, causing the oxidation and reduction of compounds.
  • pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
  • papilionaceous — having an irregular corolla shaped somewhat like a butterfly, as the pea and other leguminous plants.
  • parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
  • pas de bourree — a short running step.
  • pasteurellosis — hemorrhagic septicemia.
  • pasteurization — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
  • pay one's dues — owed at present; having reached the date for payment: This bill is due.
  • pennatulaceous — of or relating to a sea pen
  • percussion cap — a small metallic cap or cup containing fulminating powder, formerly exploded by percussion to fire the charge of small arms.
  • percutaneously — through the skin
  • pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
  • platycephalous — flat-headed
  • pleurapophysis — one of the lateral processes of a vertebra forming the ribs
  • pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
  • pneumodynamics — Physics. pneumatics.
  • pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
  • polar sequence — a series of stars in the vicinity of the N celestial pole whose accurately determined magnitudes serve as the standard for visual and photographic magnitudes of stars
  • polemoniaceous — belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
  • polyunsaturate — a polyunsaturated fat or fatty acid.
  • pontius pilate — Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
  • pop-up toaster — a toaster that has a mechanism that pushes slices of toast up when they are done
  • popular singer — a professional singer who specializes in popular songs.
  • portulacaceous — belonging to the Portulacaceae, the purslane family of plants.
  • postmenopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.
  • potts-fracture — a fracture of the lower fibula and of the malleolus of the tibia, resulting in outward displacement of the foot.
  • powdered sugar — a sugar produced by pulverizing granulated sugar, especially a coarser variety used for fruits or cold beverages. Symbol: XX.
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