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14-letter words containing u, y

  • leucocytopenia — leucopenia
  • leukocytoblast — the precursor cell to a mature leukocyte
  • leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
  • leukodystrophy — (medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
  • liability suit — a claim for damages based on the plaintiff's claim of the defendant's liability
  • lifestyle guru — a person hired to give someone advice on various aspects of his or her life, work, and relationships
  • light industry — consumer goods manufacturing
  • linguistically — of or belonging to language: linguistic change.
  • liqueur brandy — sweetened flavoured brandy
  • liquid crystal — a liquid having certain crystalline characteristics, especially different optical properties in different directions when exposed to an electric field.
  • longitudinally — of or relating to longitude or length: longitudinal measurement.
  • lunatic asylum — psychiatric hospital
  • lymphedematous — Relating to lymphedema.
  • lymphoglandula — (anatomy) An alternative name for a lymph node.
  • machado y ruiz — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1939, Spanish writer.
  • macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
  • magniloquently — In a magniloquent manner.
  • malacophyllous — (of plants living in dry regions) having fleshy leaves in which water is stored
  • mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
  • mandibulohyoid — (anatomy) Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch.
  • manipulability — capable of or susceptible to being manipulated; manipulatable.
  • manipulatively — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
  • mare tyrrhenum — (Tyrrhenian Sea) an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
  • maturity value — The maturity value of a life insurance policy is the amount of money that is paid out when it matures.
  • maturity yield — Finance. the rate of return on a bond expressed as a percentage that accounts for the difference between the interest earned based on current market value and that earned if the bond is held to maturity.
  • mental cruelty — behaviour that causes distress to another person but that does not involve physical assault
  • mercury switch — an especially quiet switch that opens and closes an electric circuit by shifting a vial containing a pool of mercury so as to cover or uncover the contacts.
  • meretriciously — In a meretricious manner.
  • merry-go-round — Also called carousel, carrousel. (in amusement parks, carnivals, etc.) a revolving, circular platform with wooden horses or other animals, benches, etc., on which people may sit or ride, usually to the accompaniment of mechanical or recorded music.
  • metatextuality — A form of intertextual discourse in which one text makes critical commentary on another.
  • 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.
  • methylene blue — a dark-green, crystalline compound, C 1 6 H 1 8 ClN 3 S, that dissolves in water to form a deep-blue solution: used chiefly as a dye, as a bacteriological and biological stain, and as an antidote for cyanide poisoning.
  • metrosexuality — The quality of being metrosexual.
  • michigan rummy — a variety of five hundred rummy in which each player scores his or her melds as played.
  • microaneurysms — Plural form of microaneurysm.
  • microcircuitry — a detailed plan of an integrated circuit or a network of such circuits.
  • milieu therapy — a type of inpatient therapy, used in psychiatric hospitals, involving prescription of particular activities and social interactions according to a patient's emotional and interpersonal needs.
  • military brush — one of a pair of matched hairbrushes having no handles, especially for men and boys.
  • minority group — minority (defs 3, 4).
  • minus infinity — The most negative value, not necessarily or even usually the simple negation of plus infinity. In N bit twos-complement arithmetic, infinity is 2^(N-1) - 1 but minus infinity is -(2^(N-1)), not -(2^(N-1) - 1).
  • minus quantity — a quantity less than zero
  • molly maguires — a secret society organized in Ireland in 1843 to terrorize landlords' agents in order to prevent evictions
  • money-grubbing — a person who is aggressively engaged in or preoccupied with making or saving money.
  • 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).
  • mother country — the country of one's birth or ancestry.
  • motor industry — the manufacturers of cars viewed as a sector
  • mount mckinley — a mountain in S central Alaska: highest peak in North America, 20,310 feet (6190 meters).
  • mountain nyala — a similar and related Ethiopian animal, T. buxtoni, lacking the white crest
  • muddleheadedly — In a muddleheaded manner.
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