16-letter words containing a, e, r, u

newry and mourne — a district of SE Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 89 644 (2003 est). Area: 909 sq km (351 sq miles)
nitrogen mustard — any of the class of poisonous, blistering compounds, as C 5 H 1 1 Cl 2 N, analogous in composition to mustard gas but containing nitrogen instead of sulfur: used in the treatment of cancer and similar diseases; mechlorethamine.
nitrous bacteria — bacteria that convert ammonia to nitrites in the soil
no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
non-attributable — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
non-bureaucratic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.
non-instrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
non-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
non-remuneration — the act of remunerating.
non-remunerative — affording remuneration; profitable: remunerative work.
nonarchitectural — Not architectural.
nondurable goods — goods that remain usable for, or must be replaced within, a relatively short period of time, as food, apparel, or fabrics
nonrecourse loan — a loan for which the borrower cannot be held responsible for any amount in excess of the security for the loan, even if the value of such security falls below the level it had or that had been anticipated for it at the time of the loan.
north lauderdale — a city in SE Florida.
north massapequa — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
norwegian buhund — a slightly-built medium-sized dog of a breed with erect pointed ears and a short thick tail carried curled over its back
nubuck (leather) — tanned leather similar to suede, but with the nap on the grain side
nuclear emulsion — a photographic emulsion in the form of a thick block, used to record the tracks of elementary particles.
nuclear envelope — the double membrane surrounding the nucleus within a cell.
nuclear industry — the industry involving nuclear weapons, nuclear power stations, etc
nuclear magneton — a unit of magnetic moment, used to measure proton spin and approximately equal to 1/1836 Bohr magneton.
nuclear medicine — diagnostic and therapeutic medical techniques using radionuclides or radioisotopes.
nuclear membrane — the double membrane surrounding the nucleus within a cell.
nuclear reaction — reaction (def 8).
nuclear transfer — the procedure used to produce the first cloned mammals, in which the nucleus of a somatic cell is transferred into an egg cell whose own nucleus has been removed. This cell is then stimulated by an electric shock to divide and form an embryo
nuclear umbrella — a guarantee from a country or state that possesses nuclear weapons to a country that does not that they will defend them
numbered account — a bank account whose owner is identified by a number for the purpose of preserving anonymity.
nusslein-volhard — Christiane [kris-tee-ah-nuh,, kris-tyah-] /ˌkrɪs tiˈɑ nə,, krɪsˈtyɑ-/ (Show IPA), born 1942, German biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
nutcracker suite — a ballet and concert suite (1892) arranged by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky from his orchestral work for a ballet, The Nutcracker.
oak leaf cluster — a U.S. military decoration in the form of a small bronze twig bearing four oak leaves and three acorns, worn on the ribbon of another decoration for valor, wounds, or distinguished service to signify a second award of the same medal.
oblique triangle — any triangle that does not have a right angle (contrasted with right triangle).
obsequent stream — a stream flowing in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the local strata.
occupation layer — (on an archaeological site) a layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified.
ocellated turkey — a wild turkey, Agriocharis ocellata, of Yucatán, Belize, and Guatemala, typically having green, blue, reddish-brown, and yellowish-brown plumage of a metallic luster and eyelike spots on the tail.
of the nature of — having the essential character of; like
onboard computer — onboard a vehicle, ship, plane, train or spacecraft
online thesaurus — a thesaurus or dictionary of words with the same or nearly the same meanings, or synonyms, and their opposites, or antonyms, such as Thesaurus.com, available on the Internet or the World Wide Web, accessed through a web browser, and used by entering a query term into a search box on the site. An online thesaurus provides immediate electronic access to lists of alternate terms for the queried word, covering its various shades of meaning: This online thesaurus showed me that smart, as an adjective, not only means intelligent, but also stylish, or lively, and gave long lists of other words for each meaning.
opaque projector — a machine for projecting opaque objects, as books, on a screen, by means of reflected light.
operating budget — money allocated to a project
operating manual — a leaflet of instructions on how to use something (such as an electrical appliance, etc)
optical computer — an experimental computer that uses photons rather than electrical impulses to process data a thousand times faster than with conventional integrated circuits.
ordinary jubilee — the celebration of any of certain anniversaries, as the twenty-fifth (silver jubilee) fiftieth (golden jubilee) or sixtieth or seventy-fifth (diamond jubilee)
organized labour — labour carried out by workers in trade unions, or the workers themselves
out of character — the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.
out on one's ear — dismissed unceremoniously
outboard profile — an exterior side elevation of a vessel, showing all deck structures, rigging, fittings, etc.
outsmart oneself — to have one's efforts at cunning or cleverness result in one's own disadvantage
over-communicate — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
over-cultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
over-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.

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