14-letter words containing y, u, c, a, t, n
- indian country — (especially during the U.S. westward migration) any region where one was likely to encounter Indians, especially hostile Indians.
- induction year — the first year of a newly qualified teacher's career, in which he or she has a lighter workload and follows a programme of professional development and support provided by an experienced mentor; at the end of this year, the teacher is formally assessed against the core professional standards
- ineffectuality — not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect: an ineffectual remedy.
- ineluctability — The state or condition of being ineluctable.
- inscrutability — incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
- intellectually — appealing to or engaging the intellect: intellectual pursuits.
- leucocytopenia — leucopenia
- leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- linguistically — of or belonging to language: linguistic change.
- lunatic asylum — psychiatric hospital
- mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
- mental cruelty — behaviour that causes distress to another person but that does not involve physical assault
- native country — the country someone is born in or native to
- noncausatively — In a noncausative manner.
- nondocumentary — a film or television programme not reflecting real life
- numismatically — Of or relating to coins or currency.
- nyctaginaceous — belonging to the Nyctaginaceae, the four-o'clock family of plants.
- occupancy rate — The occupancy rate at a hotel is the number of available rooms that are occupied over a period of time.
- occupationally — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- penalty clause — part of contract specifying a forfeit
- percutaneously — through the skin
- perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- pneumatic tyre — a rubber tyre filled with air under pressure, used esp on motor vehicles
- polyfunctional — containing more than one functional group.
- public analyst — a scientist who tests food, water etc to ensure that they are safe
- quoted company — a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange
- rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- safety curtain — a sheet of asbestos or other fireproof material that can be lowered just inside the proscenium arch in case of fire, sealing off the backstage area from the auditorium.
- sanctuary lamp — a lamp, usually red, placed in a prominent position in the sanctuary of a church, that when lit indicates the presence of the Blessed Sacrament
- secure tenancy — the letting of a dwelling by a nonprivate landlord, usually a local council or housing association, under an agreement that allows security of tenure, subletting, improvements made to the property by the tenant without consequent rent increase, and the right to buy the dwelling at a discount after three years' occupancy
- subcontrariety — the quality or state of being subcontrary
- subcutaneously — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
- supplicatingly — in a pleading manner
- treasury bench — (in Britain) the front bench to the right of the Speaker in the House of Commons, traditionally reserved for members of the Government
- turbomachinery — machinery consisting of, incorporating, or constituting a turbine
- unaccidentally — happening by chance or accident; not planned; unexpected: an accidental meeting.
- unaccustomedly — in an unaccustomed manner
- unartificially — in an unartificial manner
- unattractively — in an unattractive manner
- unauthenticity — the quality of lacking authenticity or not being genuine
- unconciliatory — tending to conciliate: a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.
- uncongeniality — the condition of being uncongenial
- uncontemporary — outmoded
- uncontrollably — incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.
- uncrystallized — lacking a final form
- undecidability — the quality of being undecidable
- under-activity — insufficiently active: an underactive thyroid gland.
- undersecretary — an official who is subordinate to a principal secretary, as in the U.S. cabinet: Under Secretary of the Treasury.