11-letter words containing a, c, t, u, i, n
- multicarbon — having several carbon atoms
- munich pact — the pact signed by Great Britain, France, Italy, and Germany on September 29, 1938, by which the Sudetenland was ceded to Germany: often cited as an instance of unwise and unprincipled appeasement of an aggressive nation.
- muonic atom — an atom in which an orbiting electron has been replaced by a muon
- musculation — (anatomy) The muscular system of an animal, or of any of its parts.
- music stand — a pedestal or rack designed to hold a score or sheet of music in position for reading.
- natriuretic — excretion of sodium in the urine.
- nemathecium — a wartlike protuberance on the thallus of certain red algae, containing tetraspores, antheridia, or cystocarps.
- net curtain — Net curtains are curtains made of thin cloth that people hang across their windows to stop people outside seeing into their houses in the daytime.
- neuroactive — affecting or interacting directly with the nervous system
- neuropathic — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- nicostratus — a son of Menelaus and Helen who, with his illegitimate brother Megapenthes, expelled Helen from Sparta when Menelaus died.
- non-aquatic — of, in, or pertaining to water.
- nudicaudate — (of such animals as rats) having a hairless tail
- nudist camp — a resort where nudism is practiced
- numismatics — the study or collecting of coins, medals, paper money, etc.
- nuncupation — the action of stating or asseverating an oath or pledge in a serious, official, or openly acknowledged manner
- nuncupative — (especially of a will) oral; not written.
- obfuscating — Present participle of obfuscate.
- obfuscation — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- obscuration — the act of obscuring.
- occultation — Astronomy. the passage of one celestial body in front of another, thus hiding the other from view: applied especially to the moon's coming between an observer and a star or planet.
- occupations — Plural form of occupation.
- octandrious — having eight stamens.
- outclassing — Present participle of outclass.
- outdistance — to leave behind, as in running; outstrip: The winning horse outdistanced the second-place winner by five lengths.
- outmatching — Present participle of outmatch.
- outreaching — Present participle of outreach.
- overcaution — excessive caution
- packing nut — a nut that serves to condense packing and so to tighten its seal.
- painted cup — any of several semiparasitic plants of the genus Castilleja, of the figwort family, having highly colored dilated bracts about the flowers.
- parachuting — descent using parachute
- plutarchian — of or relating to the biographer Plutarch.
- preacquaint — to acquaint (someone with information) in advance
- prejudicant — judging beforehand
- procuration — the act of obtaining or getting; procurement.
- publication — the act of publishing a book, periodical, map, piece of music, engraving, or the like.
- pump-action — (of a shotgun or rifle) having an action that extracts the empty case, loads, and cocks the piece by means of a hand-operated lever that slides backward and forward; slide-action.
- punctualist — a person who is concerned with points of conduct
- punctuality — the quality or state of being punctual.
- punctuation — the practice or system of using certain conventional marks or characters in writing or printing in order to separate elements and make the meaning clear, as in ending a sentence or separating clauses.
- punctuative — the practice or system of using certain conventional marks or characters in writing or printing in order to separate elements and make the meaning clear, as in ending a sentence or separating clauses.
- puritanical — very strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so; rigidly austere.
- radiolucent — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
- re-acquaint — to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed by with): to acquaint the mayor with our plan.
- reductional — of, characterized by, or relating to reduction
- reeducation — to educate again, as for new purposes.
- reinoculate — to inoculate again
- reluctation — opposition, struggle, resistance
- resuscitant — a person or thing that resuscitates
- retinaculum — Anatomy, Zoology. any of various small structures that hook, clasp, or bind other structures to move them or hold them in place.