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14-letter words containing u, n, a, r, y, o

  • forward buying — the purchase of merchandise in quantities exceeding demand
  • 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
  • greyhound race — a race in which greyhounds chase a dummy hare around a track
  • group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
  • gulf of anadyr — an inlet of the Bering Sea, off the coast of NE Russia
  • haul your wind — to sail closer to the wind
  • hornyhead chub — a small N American fish, Nocomis biguttatus
  • 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.
  • 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
  • inharmoniously — In an inharmonious way.
  • institutionary — of or relating to an institution or institutions; institutional.
  • insurmountably — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
  • intrapulmonary — (anatomy) Within the material of the lungs.
  • isocyano group — the univalent group −NC.
  • junior varsity — a university, college, or school team that consists of players who lack the qualifications or skill necessary for the varsity and compete against other teams of similar composition or ability.
  • laundry worker — sb who washes clothes for a living
  • methoxyflurane — a potent substance, C 3 H 4 Cl 2 F 2 O, used as an analgesic in minor surgical procedures and less frequently as a general anesthetic.
  • microaneurysms — Plural form of microaneurysm.
  • money-purchase — relating to a pension scheme in which both employer and employee make contributions to a fund that is used to buy an annuity on retirement. The amount paid as a pension depends on the size of the fund
  • mononeuropathy — A neuropathy that affects only a single nerve (as distinguished from polyneuropathy).
  • naphthyl group — Also called alpha-naphthyl group, alpha-naphthyl radical. the univalent group C 1 0 H 7 –, having a replaceable hydrogen atom in the first, or alpha, position; 1-naphthyl group.
  • native country — the country someone is born in or native to
  • neurogenically — by neural activity
  • neurologically — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
  • neuropathology — the pathology of the nervous system.
  • neuroradiology — the branch of radiology dealing with the central nervous system
  • non-ambulatory — of, relating to, or capable of walking: an ambulatory exploration of the countryside.
  • non-neutrality — the state of being neutral.
  • non-regulatory — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
  • non-subsidiary — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
  • nondocumentary — a film or television programme not reflecting real life
  • occupancy rate — The occupancy rate at a hotel is the number of available rooms that are occupied over a period of time.
  • parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
  • parsimoniously — characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
  • percutaneously — through the skin
  • perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
  • pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
  • phenylthiourea — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
  • polyunsaturate — a polyunsaturated fat or fatty acid.
  • pulmonary tree — the trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles of the lungs, which together resemble an upside-down tree.
  • pulmonary vein — a vein conveying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
  • quantum theory — any theory predating quantum mechanics that encompassed Planck's radiation formula and a scheme for obtaining discrete energy states for atoms, as Bohr theory.
  • 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.
  • read-only user — (jargon)   Describes a luser who uses computers almost exclusively for reading Usenet, bulletin boards, and/or electronic mail, rather than writing code or purveying useful information. See twink, terminal junkie, lurker.
  • roundaboutedly — in a roundabout manner
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