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19-letter words containing u, n, i, t, y, o

  • valencian community — region comprising three provinces of E Spain: 8,998 sq mi (23,305 sq km); pop. 4,029,000; cap. Valencia
  • vapor recovery unit — A vapor recovery unit is a system for recovering vapors from inside sealed crude oil or condensate tanks, with a scrubber (= a device for removing unwanted substances) and compressor (= a device that raises pressure).
  • velocity modulation — the modulation in velocity of a beam of electrons or ions caused by passing the beam through a high-frequency electric field, as in a cavity resonator
  • volumetric analysis — determination of the concentration, by volume, of a substance in a solution, as by titration.
  • welsh mountain pony — a small sturdy but graceful breed of pony used mostly for riding, originally from Wales
  • what's your poison? — what would you like to drink?
  • with flying colours — If you pass a test with flying colours, you have done very well in the test.
  • with your eyes open — If you say that you did something with your eyes open or with your eyes wide open, you mean that you knew about the problems and difficulties that you were likely to have.
  • yablonovy mountains — a mountain range in Siberia. Highest peak: 1680 m (5512 ft)
  • yellowtail flounder — a righteyed flounder, Limanda ferruginea, inhabiting waters along the Atlantic coast of North America, having a yellowish tail fin and rusty-red spots on the body: once commercially important, now greatly reduced in number.
  • young conservatives — the youth section of the United Kingdom Conservative Party until 1998
  • your hands are tied — If you say that your hands are tied, you mean that something is preventing you from acting in the way that you want to.
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