9-letter words containing u, n, c
- unsuspect — not open to suspicion; not suspect or questionable; trustworthy; not placed under suspicion
- untactful — having or manifesting tact: a tactful person; a tactful reply.
- untouched — not touched or handled, as material.
- untracked — that is not or cannot be tracked or traced: untracked marauders of the jungle.
- untypical — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- unvouched — to support as being true, certain, reliable, etc. (usually followed by for): Her record in office vouches for her integrity.
- unwatched — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
- unwelcome — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
- unwincing — that does not wince; unflinching; fearless.
- up-anchor — to weigh anchor.
- upcountry — of, relating to, residing in, or situated in the interior of a region or country; inland.
- upcycling — to process (used goods or waste material) so as to produce something that is often better than the original: I upcycled a stained tablecloth into curtains.
- upscaling — located at, moving toward, or of or for the upper end of a social or economic scale: The boutique caters to upscale young career people.
- uraniscus — a starlike ornament, as in a coffer of a ceiling.
- urgencies — urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
- usucapion — the acquisition of property through long, undisturbed possession.
- utterance — the utmost extremity, especially death.
- vaccinium — a member of a shrub genus including blueberries and cranberries
- vacuation — an act of emptying
- vacuuming — a space entirely devoid of matter.
- vancouver — George, 1758–98, English explorer.
- ventiduct — an air pipe or passage for ventilation
- vinaceous — of, relating to, or resembling wine or grapes.
- virulence — quality of being virulent.
- virulency — quality of being virulent.
- viscounty — viscountcy.
- volucrine — relating to birds
- vulcanian — of, relating to, or associated with Vulcan.
- vulcanise — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
- vulcanism — volcanism.
- vulcanite — a hard, readily cut and polished rubber, obtained by vulcanizing rubber with a large amount of sulfur, used in the manufacture of combs, buttons, and for electric insulation.
- vulcanize — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
- witchhunt — Alternative form of witch-hunt.
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- yourcenar — Marguerite (Marguerite Antoinette Jeanne Marie Ghislaine Cleenewerck de Crayencour) [krey-uh n-koo r] /ˌkreɪ ənˈkʊər/ (Show IPA), 1903–87, U.S. poet and novelist, born in Belgium.
- yuckiness — The state or condition of being yucky.
- zacynthus — Latin name of Zante.
- zinc dust — zinc in powder form which is obtained by grinding or processing; used as a paint and deoxidizing agent
- zirconium — a metallic element found combined in zircon, baddeleyite, etc., resembling titanium chemically: used in steel metallurgy, as a scavenger, as a refractory, and as an opacifier in vitreous enamels. Symbol: Zr; atomic weight: 91.22; atomic number: 40; specific gravity: 6.49 at 20°C.
- zuckerman — Solly (ˈsɒlɪ), Baron. 1904–93, British zoologist, born in South Africa; chief scientific adviser (1964–71) to the British Government. His books include The Social Life of Monkeys (1932) and the autobiography From Apes to Warlords (1978)