13-letter words containing a, e, n, o, u
- nectariferous — producing nectar.
- nectarivorous — feeding on nectar
- nefariousness — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- neo-confucian — of or relating to an eclectic philosophical movement of the 12th to the 16th centuries, incorporating Taoist and Buddhist elements with an adaptation of Confucianism.
- neosurrealism — a revival of the 20th-century surrealism movement in art, especially painting and sculpture, depicting the imagery of dreams and the subconscious mind.
- nervomuscular — (physiology) Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles.
- neurilemmomas — Plural form of neurilemmoma.
- neuroanatomic — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
- neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
- neuroblastoma — a malignant tumor of immature nerve cells that usually starts in the autonomic nervous system or adrenal gland and spreads quickly, most often affecting young children.
- neurochemical — of or relating to neurochemistry.
- neurofeedback — The presentation of realtime feedback on brainwave activity, as measured by sensors on the scalp, sometimes offered as a means of therapy.
- neurofibromas — Plural form of neurofibroma.
- neurofilament — (anatomy) A neurofibril.
- neurohormonal — pertaining to or controlled by a neurohormone.
- neuromuscular — pertaining to or affecting both nerves and muscles.
- neurosurgical — Of, or pertaining to neurosurgery.
- neurovascular — of, relating to, or involving the nerves and blood vessels.
- newgroup wars — /n[y]oo'groop worz/ [Usenet] The salvos of dueling "newgroup" and "rmgroup" messages sometimes exchanged by persons on opposite sides of a dispute over whether a newsgroup should be created net-wide, or (even more frequently) whether an obsolete one should be removed. These usually settle out within a week or two as it becomes clear whether the group has a natural constituency (usually, it doesn't). At times, especially in the completely anarchic alt hierarchy, the names of newsgroups themselves become a form of comment or humour; e.g. the spinoff of alt.swedish.chef.bork.bork.bork from alt.tv.muppets in early 1990, or any number of specialised abuse groups named after particularly notorious flamers, e.g. alt.weemba.
- news blackout — a situation in which a government or other authority imposes a ban on the publication of news on a particular subject
- nomenclatural — a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
- nomenclatures — Plural form of nomenclature.
- nominal value — book or par value, as of securities; face value.
- non-budgetary — an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
- non-causative — acting as a cause; producing (often followed by of): a causative agency; an event causative of war.
- non-dangerous — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- non-education — 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.
- non-euclidean — differing from the postulates of Euclid or based upon postulates other than those of Euclid.
- non-imputable — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
- non-insurance — the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one's person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like, in consideration of a payment proportionate to the risk involved.
- non-lucrative — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- non-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- non-reputable — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
- non-rheumatic — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- non-vesicular — of or relating to a vesicle or vesicles.
- nonauthorized — Not authorized.
- nonautomotive — Not automotive; not relating to automobiles.
- nonconceptual — Not of a conceptual nature.
- nonconjugated — not conjugated
- nonconsensual — formed or existing merely by consent: a consensual transaction.
- nonconsumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
- noncultivated — relating to natural resources that are not under institutional or managed cultivation
- noncumulative — of or relating to preferred stock the dividends of which are skipped and not accrued.
- nonequivalent — Not equivalent; different.
- nonevaluative — not evaluative or involving subjective judgement
- nonexhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
- nonfigurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- nonfraudulent — Not fraudulent.
- nongregarious — (zoology) Not gregarious; solitary. Compare 'ungregarious'.
- nonguaranteed — Not guaranteed; unguaranteed.