14-letter words containing u, c, a, y
- pneumatic tyre — a rubber tyre filled with air under pressure, used esp on motor vehicles
- pneumodynamics — Physics. pneumatics.
- polyfunctional — containing more than one functional group.
- postcopulatory — of or relating to the period of time following copulation
- primary colour — Primary colours are basic colours that can be mixed together to produce other colours. They are usually considered to be red, yellow, blue, and sometimes green.
- primary source — first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
- psychoacoustic — relating to psychoacoustics
- public analyst — a scientist who tests food, water etc to ensure that they are safe
- public company — a company that has more than 50 shareholders and whose shares are offered for public subscription.
- public gallery — the gallery in a chamber of Parliament reserved for members of the public who wish to listen to the proceedings
- public holiday — national day off work
- public library — a nonprofit library established for the use of the general public and maintained chiefly by public funds.
- pugilistically — a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.
- pure democracy — a form of democracy in which the laws and policies are made directly by the citizens rather than by representatives.
- quadrisyllabic — a word or poetic meter with four syllables
- quality circle — a group of workers performing similar duties who meet periodically to discuss work-related problems, offer suggestions for improved production or product quality, etc.
- quality factor — a property of ionizing radiations that affects their ability to cause biological effects. For weakly ionizing radiations such as gamma rays it has value 1 whilst for alpha rays it is about 20
- quartz crystal — a thin plate or rod cut in certain directions from a piece of piezoelectric quartz and accurately ground so that it vibrates at a particular frequency
- quasi-mythical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
- quoted company — a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange
- radiofrequency — the frequency of the transmitting waves of a given radio message or broadcast.
- rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- redundancy pay — severance pay.
- sacrilegiously — pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.
- safety circuit — a type of electronic circuit that prevents malfunction by stopping the flow of current or sounding an alert.
- safety curtain — a sheet of asbestos or other fireproof material that can be lowered just inside the proscenium arch in case of fire, sealing off the backstage area from the auditorium.
- sanctuary lamp — a lamp, usually red, placed in a prominent position in the sanctuary of a church, that when lit indicates the presence of the Blessed Sacrament
- scarcity value — increased value due to the inadequate supply of something
- sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
- secure tenancy — the letting of a dwelling by a nonprivate landlord, usually a local council or housing association, under an agreement that allows security of tenure, subletting, improvements made to the property by the tenant without consequent rent increase, and the right to buy the dwelling at a discount after three years' occupancy
- security guard — a uniformed guard employed by a bank, airport, office building, etc., to maintain security.
- slurry reactor — A slurry reactor is a reactor in which contact is achieved by suspending a solid in a liquid.
- sodium cyanide — a white, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble, poisonous powder, NaCN, prepared by heating sodium amide with charcoal: used chiefly in casehardening alloys, in the leaching and flotation of ore, and in electroplating.
- spectacularity — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
- staphylococcus — any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Staphylococcus, occurring in pairs, tetrads, and irregular clusters, certain species of which, as S. aureus, can be pathogenic for humans.
- subcontrariety — the quality or state of being subcontrary
- subcutaneously — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
- subgenerically — in a subgeneric manner; in a way relating to a subgenus
- subjectability — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
- superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- supplicatingly — in a pleading manner
- supply teacher — A supply teacher is a teacher whose job is to take the place of other teachers at different schools when they are unable to be there.
- surinam cherry — a tropical American tree, Eugenia uniflora, of the myrtle family, having ovate leaves and fragrant, white flowers.
- tetradactylous — having four fingers or toes.
- thymelaeaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Thymelaeaceae, a family of trees and shrubs having tough acrid bark and simple leaves: includes spurge laurel, leatherwood, and mezereon
- trachyspermous — having seeds with a rough coat.
- treasury bench — (in Britain) the front bench to the right of the Speaker in the House of Commons, traditionally reserved for members of the Government
- treasury stock — outstanding shares of stock reacquired and held by the issuing corporation.
- tuckaway table — a table having a support folding into one plane and a tilting or drop-leaf top.
- turbomachinery — machinery consisting of, incorporating, or constituting a turbine