12-letter words containing y, o, u, n
- county court — A county court is a local court which deals with private disputes between people, but does not deal with serious crimes.
- cryoglobulin — an abnormal immunoglobulin, present in the blood in certain diseases, that precipitates below about 10°C, obstructing small blood vessels in the fingers and toes
- cryptonymous — having a code name or secret name
- curmudgeonly — If you describe someone as curmudgeonly, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
- currycombing — Present participle of currycomb.
- cycling tour — a holiday involving a tour of an area or region by bicycle
- day in court — an opportunity to present one's side of a matter, as in a court of law
- delusionally — In a delusional way.
- denunciatory — characterized by or given to denunciation.
- diaphanously — In a diaphanous manner or to a diaphanous extent.
- discommunity — a lack of community
- discongruity — incongruity.
- dodecagynous — (of a plant) having eleven or twelve pistils
- double entry — a method in which each transaction is entered twice in the ledger, once to the debit of one account, and once to the credit of another.
- dry mounting — the technique of fastening a print, photograph, or the like to a board by using a heated thermoplastic tissue as an adhesive.
- duodenectomy — a complete or incomplete removal of the duodenum
- dysfunctions — Plural form of dysfunction.
- egg foo yung — a dish of a pancake-shaped omelet containing a mixture of chopped foods.
- eleemosynous — Describes a gift or donation made as an act of charity or almsgiving.
- elocutionary — Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.
- emolumentary — advantageous; tending towards emolument
- endogenously — In an endogenous manner.
- endophyllous — enclosed in a leaf or sheath
- entry coupon — a coupon which you have to fill in with personal details and answers to be eligible to win a prize
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- euphoniously — In a euphonious manner.
- eurocurrency — the currency of any country held on deposit in Europe outside its home market: used as a source of short- or medium-term finance, esp in international trade, because of easy convertibility
- evolutionary — Of or relating to evolution.
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- extraneously — In an extraneous manner.
- flow country — an area of moorland and peat bogs in northern Scotland known for its wildlife, now partly afforested
- flying mouse — pygmy glider.
- foundry sand — silica-based sand mixed with clay, oil, etc, to improve its cohesive strength, used in moulding
- foundry type — type cast in individual characters for setting by hand.
- fourteenthly — in (the) fourteenth place
- fuliginosity — The condition or quality of being fuliginous; sootiness.
- fuliginously — In a fuliginous manner.
- function key — a key on a computer keyboard or terminal that, when pressed, alone or in combination with other keys, causes a specific computational or mechanical operation to be carried out.
- functionally — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- fundusectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of the fundus of an organ, such as the uterus or the stomach.
- gluttonously — tending to eat and drink excessively; voracious.
- glyndebourne — an estate in SE England, in East Sussex: site of a famous annual festival of opera founded in 1934 by John Christie
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- granulocytic — Of, or pertaining to, granulocytes.
- groin injury — any injury to the groin area, esp suffered by a sports player
- groundlessly — In a groundless manner; without justification.
- gymnocarpous — (of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus.
- gynantherous — having the stamens converted into pistils by the action of frost, disease, or insects.
- harmoniously — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.