15-letter words containing u, y
- multiculturally — In a multicultural manner.
- multinationally — a large corporation with operations and subsidiaries in several countries.
- multispeciality — Alternative form of multispecialty.
- multitudinously — In a multitudinous way.
- murphy-o'connor — Cormac. born 1932, British cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster (2000–09)
- muzzle velocity — the speed of a projectile, usually expressed in feet or meters per second, as it leaves the muzzle of a gun.
- myristicivorous — feeding on nutmeg
- native immunity — immunity that is present without prior immunization.
- natural history — the sciences, as botany, mineralogy, or zoology, dealing with the study of all objects in nature: used especially in reference to the beginnings of these sciences in former times.
- 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.
- netzahualcoyotl — a city in S central Mexico, in the state of Mexico.
- neurochemically — In a neurochemical manner or context.
- neuroembryology — the branch of embryology dealing with the origin and development of the nervous system.
- neurofibrillary — Of or pertaining to a neurofibril.
- neurohypophyses — Plural form of neurohypophysis.
- neurohypophysis — See under pituitary gland.
- neuroimmunology — a branch of immunology concerned with the interactions between immunological and nervous system functions, especially as they apply to various autoimmune diseases.
- neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
- neurophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
- neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
- neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
- neuropsychology — The study of the relationship between behavior, emotion, and cognition on the one hand, and brain function on the other.
- neurotoxicology — the science that deals with the effects of poisons on the nervous system.
- neutral density — black, white, or a shade of grey; a colourless tone
- new york minute — a very short time.
- non-culpability — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
- non-documentary — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- non-exculpatory — tending to clear from a charge of fault or guilt.
- nonautonomously — In a manner that is not autonomous, or that lacks autonomy.
- nonconceptually — In a nonconceptual manner.
- noncontributory — pertaining to or of the nature of contribution; contributing.
- nonjudgmentally — not judged or judging on the basis of one's personal standards or opinions: They tried to adopt a nonjudgmental attitude that didn't reflect their own biases. My guidance counselor in high school was sympathetic and nonjudgmental.
- northcountryman — a native or inhabitant of the North of England
- not be yourself — If you say that you are not yourself, you mean you are not feeling well.
- not unnaturally — You can use not unnaturally to indicate that the situation you are describing is exactly as you would expect in the circumstances.
- novokuibyshevsk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, SW of Kuibyshev.
- nuclear physics — the branch of physics that deals with the behavior, structure, and component parts of atomic nuclei.
- nucleophilicity — (uncountable) The condition of being nucleophilic.
- nucleosynthesis — the formation of new atomic nuclei by nuclear reactions, thought to occur in the interiors of stars and in the early stages of development of the universe.
- nucleosynthetic — Of or pertaining to nucleosynthesis.
- null hypothesis — (in the statistical testing of a hypothesis) the hypothesis to be tested.
- nutty professor — a professor or academic person who is eccentric or slightly crazy or unusual
- nyquist theorem — (communications) A theorem stating that when an analogue waveform is digitised, only the frequencies in the waveform below half the sampling frequency will be recorded. In order to reconstruct (interpolate) a signal from a sequence of samples, sufficient samples must be recorded to capture the peaks and troughs of the original waveform. If a waveform is sampled at less than twice its frequency the reconstructed waveform will effectively contribute only noise. This phenomenon is called "aliasing" (the high frequencies are "under an alias"). This is why the best digital audio is sampled at 44,000 Hz - twice the average upper limit of human hearing. The Nyquist Theorem is not specific to digitised signals (represented by discrete amplitude levels) but applies to any sampled signal (represented by discrete time values), not just sound.
- obituary column — the division of a publication reserved for obituaries
- ocean greyhound — a fast ship, esp a liner
- odontorhynchous — (of birds) having toothlike ridges inside the beak
- open university — higher education by correspondence
- open your mouth — If you say that someone does not open their mouth, you are emphasizing that they never say anything at all.
- ordnance survey — mapmaking agency
- orekhovo-zuyevo — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, E of Moscow.