12-letter words containing y, u, a, n
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- nocturnality — of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal).
- nonformulary — Not formulary.
- nonstatutory — of, relating to, or of the nature of a statute.
- nontextually — In a nontextual manner.
- nonvoluntary — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
- not just any — If you say that someone or something is not just any person or thing, you mean that they are special in some way.
- numerability — the fact of having the ability to be counted
- nurserymaids — Plural form of nurserymaid.
- nurserywoman — a woman who owns or operates a plant nursery.
- oleaginously — In an oleaginous manner.
- on your mark — a command given to runners in a race to prepare themselves at the starting line
- out and away — away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
- outlandishly — In an outlandish manner.
- pama-nyungan — a family of Australian aboriginal languages, the most widespread within the Australian group of languages.
- panic buying — shopping to stockpile for emergency
- pansexuality — Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.
- paying guest — lodger
- pearly queen — the female London costermonger whose ceremonial clothes display the most lavish collection of pearl buttons
- plain turkey — a bustard
- plunket baby — a baby brought up in infancy under the dietary recommendations of the Plunket Society
- pneumaticity — the condition of being pneumatic
- pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
- pneumatology — Theology. doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit. the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.
- pneumography — the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
- polynucleate — having many nuclei.
- polyurethane — a thermoplastic polymer containing the group NHCOO: used for padding and insulation in furniture, clothing, and packaging, and in the manufacture of resins for adhesives, elastomers, and fillers.
- prelingually — in a prelingual manner
- preoccupancy — the act, right, or instance of prior occupancy.
- progymnasium — (in Europe) a school that prepares pupils for secondary education (the gymnasium)
- protuberancy — protuberance.
- prudentially — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- pugnaciously — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- punditocracy — influential media pundits collectively.
- punxsutawney — a town in central Pennsylvania: Groundhog Day celebration.
- put years on — to make (someone) feel or look much older
- puy de sancy — a mountain in S central France: highest peak of the Monts Dore. Height: 1886 m (6188 ft)
- quantifiably — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- questionably — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- radiolucency — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
- rally around — to bring into order again; gather and organize or inspire anew: The general rallied his scattered army.
- rammohun roy — Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- reassuringly — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
- relay runner — person who takes turn in a relay race
- remuneratory — affording remuneration; profitable: remunerative work.
- renunciatory — an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.
- rockumentary — a documentary about rock music.
- rogue's yarn — a yarn of distinctive color, material, or twist, laid in a strand or strands of a rope to identify the owner or the maker.
- roundaboutly — in a roundabout manner
- ruminatingly — in a ruminating manner