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13-letter words containing a, c, o, r, u

  • non-nocturnal — of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal).
  • non-rheumatic — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
  • non-vesicular — of or relating to a vesicle or vesicles.
  • noncolourfast — (of a fabric) having a colour that tends to fade when washed or worn
  • nonliturgical — Not liturgical.
  • nonstructural — Not structural; not related to a structure.
  • norway spruce — a European spruce, Picea abies, having shiny, dark-green needles, grown as an ornamental.
  • notary public — a public officer or other person authorized to authenticate contracts, acknowledge deeds, take affidavits, protest bills of exchange, take depositions, etc.
  • nouveau riche — a person who is newly rich: the ostentation of the nouveaux riches of the 1920s.
  • nuclear force — strong interaction
  • nuclear power — power derived from nuclear energy.
  • numerological — Of, pertaining to, or based on numerology.
  • oceanic crust — the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
  • octane number — (of gasoline) a designation of antiknock quality, numerically equal to the percentage of isooctane by volume in a mixture of isooctane and normal heptane that matches the given gasoline in antiknock characteristics.
  • on sufferance — passive permission resulting from lack of interference; tolerance, especially of something wrong or illegal (usually preceded by on or by).
  • open fracture — compound fracture.
  • opera comique — comic opera.
  • oraculousness — the state of being oraculous
  • outreach work — work (done by welfare workers, volunteers, etc) designed to help and encourage disadvantaged members of the community
  • outrecuidance — (archaic) Presumption, arrogance, self-conceit.
  • over-cautious — excessively or unnecessarily cautious: Sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business.
  • over-educated — to develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by teaching, instruction, or schooling. Synonyms: instruct, school, drill, indoctrinate.
  • overabundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
  • overacuteness — sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
  • overeducation — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
  • overencourage — to encourage too much
  • overinsurance — (of goods or property) insurance in excess of actual value
  • overspeculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
  • palaeocurrent — an ancient current, esp of water, evidence of which has been preserved in sedimentary rocks as fossilized ripple marks, etc
  • pao de acucar — Portuguese name of Sugarloaf Mountain.
  • papaveraceous — belonging to the Papaveraceae, the poppy family of plants.
  • paris commune — commune3 (def 8).
  • partly cloudy — sky: not constantly clear
  • perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
  • perspicacious — having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment.
  • picturization — to represent in a picture, especially in a motion picture; make a picture of.
  • pleurocarpous — (of certain mosses) bearing the fructifications along the main stem or lateral branches.
  • pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
  • pocket-square — a handkerchief, often colored or figured, worn in the breast pocket of a suit or blazer as a fashion accessory.
  • pococurantism — a careless or indifferent person.
  • pococurantist — a person who demonstrates a tendency toward indifference
  • polar nucleus — Botany. either of two female haploid nuclei, in the embryo sac of flowers, that fuse to produce a diploid nucleus, which combines with a male nucleus to form the endosperm.
  • polyarticular — pertaining to or affecting many joints.
  • popular music — music having wide appeal, esp characterized by lightly romantic or sentimental melodies
  • porcelaineous — like porcelain
  • port harcourt — a seaport in S Nigeria.
  • postauricular — of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing; aural.
  • posttraumatic — occurring after physical or psychological trauma.
  • prague school — a school of linguistics emphasizing structure, active in the 1920s and 1930s.
  • pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
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