14-letter words containing y, o, u, r, s, e
- microaneurysms — Plural form of microaneurysm.
- molly maguires — a secret society organized in Ireland in 1843 to terrorize landlords' agents in order to prevent evictions
- 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
- myrmecophagous — Pertaining to the anteater.
- myrmecophilous — (biology) Adapted to thrive in the presence of ants.
- mysteriousness — full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
- nervous energy — an excess of energy that you have when you are apprehensive or worried
- nervous system — the system of nerves and nerve centers in an animal or human, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia.
- neurochemistry — the branch of science that is concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system.
- neurodiversity — the variation and differences in neurological structure and function that exist among human beings, especially when viewed as being normal and natural rather than pathological: recognizing autism as an example of neurodiversity.
- neurosecretory — participating in or causal of neurosecretion; pertaining to neurosecretion
- nonsupervisory — not supervisory
- nursery school — a prekindergarten school for children from about three to five years of age.
- nursery slopes — gentle slopes used by beginners in skiing
- nurserypersons — Plural form of nurseryperson.
- obstreperously — resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
- oestrous cycle — a hormonally controlled cycle of activity of the reproductive organs in many female mammals. The follicular stage (growth of the Graafian follicles, thickening of the lining of the uterus, secretion of oestrogen, and ovulation, is succeeded by the luteal phase (formation of the corpus luteum and secretion of progesterone), followed by regression and a return to the first stage
- of your dreams — If you describe someone or something as the person or thing of your dreams, you mean that you consider them to be ideal or perfect.
- osmoregulatory — Of or pertaining to osmoregulation.
- overcautiously — in such a way as to be too cautious, wary, or careful
- overgenerously — in an overgenerous manner
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- percutaneously — through the skin
- peritrichously — in a peritrichous manner; in a fashion characteristic of a peritrichous organism
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- pleurapophysis — one of the lateral processes of a vertebra forming the ribs
- polygon pusher — (Or "rectangle slinger"). A chip designer who spends most of his or her time at the physical layout level (which requires drawing *lots* of multi-coloured polygons).
- polyunsaturate — a polyunsaturated fat or fatty acid.
- power industry — all the people and activities involved in providing power (gas, electricity, etc) to homes and businesses
- preposterously — completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish: a preposterous tale.
- presumptuously — full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.
- primary source — first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
- priority guest — A priority guest at a hotel is a regular guest who has special rights, such as early check-in and discounts on food.
- proximity fuse — an electronically triggered device designed to detonate an explosive charge in a missile, etc, at a predetermined distance from the target
- pseudoprostyle — having a colonnade at each end, either very close to the front wall or engaged in it.
- pseudosymmetry — an apparent symmetry different from that appropriate to a crystal of a given mineral.
- psychoneurosis — neurosis (def 1).
- pyrenomycetous — of or relating to the former class Pyrenomycetes of fungi
- querimoniously — in a querimonious manner
- read-only user — (jargon) Describes a luser who uses computers almost exclusively for reading Usenet, bulletin boards, and/or electronic mail, rather than writing code or purveying useful information. See twink, terminal junkie, lurker.
- rotary shutter — a camera shutter consisting of a rotating disk pierced with a slit that passes in front of the lens to expose the film or plate.
- sacrilegiously — pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.
- sauropterygian — any of various Mesozoic marine reptiles of the superorder Sauropterygia, including the suborder Plesiosauria.
- sclerophyllous — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
- scoresby sound — a heavily indented arm of the Norwegian Sea in E Greenland.
- security video — a video recording taken by a security camera
- self-laudatory — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
- seniority rule — the custom in Congress providing for the assignment of a committee chairpersonship to that member of the majority party who has served on the committee the longest.
- sensory neuron — a nerve cell that conducts impulses from a sense organ to the central nervous system.