15-letter words containing u, n, v, e
- mount of olives — a hill to the east of Jerusalem: in New Testament times the village Bethany (Mark 11:11) was on its eastern slope and Gethsemane on its western one
- mount vancouver — a mountain on the border between Canada and Alaska, in the St Elias Mountains. Height: 4785 m (15 700 ft)
- mountain beaver — a burrowing rodent, Aplodontia rufa, of W North America: family Aplodontidae
- multiple voting — the casting of ballots in more than one constituency in one election, as in England before the election reform of 1918.
- multiwavelength — Involving, or composed of, multiple wavelengths.
- musical evening — a social evening with a musical programme
- native immunity — immunity that is present without prior immunization.
- native language — first language, mother tongue
- natural virtues — (especially among the scholastics) any moral virtue of which humankind is capable, especially the cardinal virtues: justice, temperance, prudence, and fortitude.
- negative equity — If someone who has borrowed money to buy a house or flat has negative equity, the amount of money they owe is greater than the present value of their home.
- negative number — a number that is less than 0
- net asset value — the total value of the assets of an organization less its liabilities and capital charges
- neurobehavioral — of or relating to an approach to studying behavior that stresses the importance of nerve and brain function.
- neurodepressive — (of a drug) depressing nerve-cell function.
- nevado del ruiz — a volcano in W central Colombia, in the Andes: eruption 1985. 17,720 feet (5401 meters).
- non-acquisitive — tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.: our acquisitive impulses; acquisitive societies.
- non-consecutive — following one another in uninterrupted succession or order; successive: six consecutive numbers, such as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
- non-consumptive — tending to consume; destructive; wasteful.
- non-duplicative — a copy exactly like an original.
- non-qualitative — pertaining to or concerned with quality or qualities.
- non-substantive — a noun.
- non-suppurative — suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
- nonadjudicative — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
- nonconstructive — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
- nonquantitative — that is or may be estimated by quantity.
- nonreproductive — Not able to reproduce; sterile.
- north vancouver — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada.
- novokuibyshevsk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, SW of Kuibyshev.
- obstructiveness — The characteristic of being obstructive.
- on the qui vive — on the qui vive, on the alert; watchful: Special guards were on the qui vive for trespassers.
- open university — higher education by correspondence
- ordnance survey — mapmaking agency
- over-accentuate — to give emphasis or prominence to.
- over-enthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
- over-population — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
- over-regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- overcommunicate — to communicate excessively
- overconsumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- overcultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
- overexpenditure — the act of expending something, especially funds; disbursement; consumption.
- overspeculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- overstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- overutilization — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
- overzealousness — too zealous: overzealous for reform.
- penal servitude — imprisonment together with hard labor.
- peruvian balsam — Peru balsam.
- photoconductive — of, relating to, or exhibiting photoconductivity.
- plane surveying — the surveying of areas of limited size, making no corrections for the earth's curvature
- pleasure-loving — enjoying pleasure
- porcupine river — a river in NW Yukon Territory, Canada and NE Alaska, flowing N and W to the Yukon River. 448 miles (721 km) long.