14-letter words containing y, a, l, u
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- metrosexuality — The quality of being metrosexual.
- 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.
- molly maguires — a secret society organized in Ireland in 1843 to terrorize landlords' agents in order to prevent evictions
- mountain nyala — a similar and related Ethiopian animal, T. buxtoni, lacking the white crest
- muddleheadedly — In a muddleheaded manner.
- multi-part key — compound key
- multifariously — In a multifarious manner.
- multilaterally — In a multilateral manner.
- multilingually — In a multilingual manner.
- multispecialty — (US) Exhibiting or possessing multiple specialties (especially medical specialties).
- museologically — In a museological manner.
- musical comedy — musical (def 5).
- mustard family — the plant family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants having alternate leaves, acrid or pungent juice, clusters of four-petaled flowers, and fruit in the form of a two-parted capsule, and including broccoli, cabbage, candytuft, cauliflower, cress, mustard, radish, sweet alyssum, turnip, and wallflower.
- mutual society — co-operative organization
- naphthyl group — Also called alpha-naphthyl group, alpha-naphthyl radical. the univalent group C 1 0 H 7 –, having a replaceable hydrogen atom in the first, or alpha, position; 1-naphthyl group.
- net neutrality — the concept that broadband Internet service providers should provide nondiscriminatory access to Internet content, platforms, etc., and should not manipulate the transfer of data regardless of its source or destination: how net neutrality can preserve freedom of speech.
- neurogenically — by neural activity
- neurologically — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
- neuropathology — the pathology of the nervous system.
- neuroradiology — the branch of radiology dealing with the central nervous system
- non-ambulatory — of, relating to, or capable of walking: an ambulatory exploration of the countryside.
- non-neutrality — the state of being neutral.
- non-regulatory — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- noncausatively — In a noncausative manner.
- nuclear energy — energy released by reactions within atomic nuclei, as in nuclear fission or fusion.
- nuclear family — a social unit composed of two parents and one or more children.
- numeral system — any notation for the representation of numerals or numbers.
- numismatically — Of or relating to coins or currency.
- occupationally — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- olfactory bulb — the enlarged terminal part of each olfactory lobe from which the olfactory nerve originates.
- osmoregulatory — Of or pertaining to osmoregulation.
- ostentatiously — characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser.
- overcautiously — in such a way as to be too cautious, wary, or careful
- paper mulberry — a mulberry tree, Broussonetia papyrifera, of eastern Asia, having alternate leaves that vary in size, round catkins, and orange-red fruit, grown widely as a shade tree.
- parsimoniously — characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
- peanut allergy — a condition of being hypersensitive to peanuts and peanut substances which can lead to severe physical symptoms if peanuts or peanut substances are consumed
- peanut gallery — Informal. the rearmost and cheapest section of seats in the balcony or the uppermost balcony of a theater.
- penalty clause — part of contract specifying a forfeit
- penalty double — business double.