0%

15-letter words containing y, u, p, i

  • in short supply — If something is in short supply, there is very little of it available and it is difficult to find or obtain.
  • inconspicuously — not conspicuous, noticeable, or prominent.
  • indisputability — The property of being indisputable.
  • isopropyl group — the univalent group C 3 H 7 , an isomer of the propyl group.
  • job opportunity — an opportunity of employment
  • kalmyk republic — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the Caspian Sea: became subject to Russia in 1646. Capital: Elista. Pop: 292 400 (2002). Area: 76 100 sq km (29 382 sq miles)
  • leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
  • livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
  • lleyn peninsula — a peninsula in NW Wales between Cardigan Bay and Caernarfon Bay
  • lump uncurrying — Chin's generalisation of uncurrying. A curried function taking several tuples as arguments can be transformed to take a single tuple containing all the components of the original tuples.
  • lymphoid tissue — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
  • magnetic pulley — a magnetic device for separating metal from sand, refuse, etc.
  • malay peninsula — a peninsula in SE Asia, consisting of W (mainland) Malaysia and the S part of Thailand.
  • multispeciality — Alternative form of multispecialty.
  • neurohypophysis — See under pituitary gland.
  • neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
  • neurophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
  • neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
  • neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
  • non-culpability — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
  • nuclear physics — the branch of physics that deals with the behavior, structure, and component parts of atomic nuclei.
  • nucleophilicity — (uncountable) The condition of being nucleophilic.
  • null hypothesis — (in the statistical testing of a hypothesis) the hypothesis to be tested.
  • open university — higher education by correspondence
  • ovoviviparously — in an ovoviviparous manner
  • pearly nautilus — nautilus (def 1).
  • peroxysulphuric — as in peroxysulphuric acid
  • perpendicularly — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
  • personal injury — injury to an individual
  • petty bourgeois — petit bourgeois
  • phenylketonuria — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
  • phenylketonuric — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
  • picture gallery — place where art is exhibited and sold
  • picture library — A picture library is a collection of photographs that is held by a particular company or organization. Newspapers or publishers can pay to use the photographs in their publications.
  • pituitary gland — a small, somewhat cherry-shaped double structure attached by a stalk to the base of the brain and constituting the master endocrine gland affecting all hormonal functions in the body, consisting of an anterior region ((anterior pituitary) or (adenohypophysis)) that develops embryonically from the roof of the mouth and that secretes growth hormone, LH, FSH, ACTH, TSH, and MSH, a posterior region ((posterior pituitary) or (neurohypophysis)) that develops from the back of the forebrain and that secretes the hormones vasopressin and oxytocin, and an intermediate part (pars intermedia) derived from the anterior region but joined to the posterior region, that secretes the hormone MSH in lower vertebrates.
  • plane surveying — the surveying of areas of limited size, making no corrections for the earth's curvature
  • plastic surgery — the branch of surgery dealing with the repair or replacement of malformed, injured, or lost organs or tissues of the body, chiefly by the transplant of living tissues.
  • platitudinously — in a platitudinal manner
  • play favourites — to display favouritism
  • plunket society — the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children
  • pluralistically — from a pluralistic point of view
  • policy issuance — Policy issuance is the process of creating an insurance policy and providing it to the policyholder.
  • polyisobutylene — a polymer of isobutylene, used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber.
  • poststimulatory — following stimulation
  • postulationally — in a postulational manner
  • poultry farming — breeding and keeping fowl
  • pre-delinquency — failure in or neglect of duty or obligation; dereliction; default: delinquency in payment of dues.
  • pretty pictures — (scientific computation) The next step up from numbers. Interesting graphical output from a program that may not have any sensible relationship to the system the program is intended to model, but good for showing to management.
  • primary insurer — A primary insurer is the insurance company that first sells insurance to a client, who later purchases reinsurance.
  • primary product — a product consisting of a natural raw material; an unmanufactured product
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?