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14-letter words containing a, l, e, s, u, n

  • neurochemicals — Plural form of neurochemical.
  • neutral monism — the theory that mind and matter consist of different relations between entities that are themselves neither mental nor physical.
  • neutralisation — The act of neutralising.
  • new australian — an immigrant to Australia, esp one whose native tongue is not English
  • new journalism — journalism containing the writer's personal opinions and reactions and often fictional asides as added color.
  • non-adjustable — capable of being adjusted: adjustable seat belts.
  • non-consensual — formed or existing merely by consent: a consensual transaction.
  • non-consumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
  • noncausatively — In a noncausative manner.
  • nonfilamentous — composed of or containing filaments.
  • nonjusticiable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.
  • nonspectacular — not spectacular
  • nonspeculative — not speculative
  • nonsuch palace — a former royal palace in Cuddington in London: built in 1538 for Henry VIII; later visited by Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I, and Charles II; demolished (1682–1702)
  • nonsustainable — Not sustainable.
  • nontranslucent — Not translucent.
  • nuclear fusion — fusion (def 4).
  • nuclear isomer — isomer (def 2).
  • nuisance value — the usefulness of a person's or thing's capacity to cause difficulties or irritation
  • numeral system — any notation for the representation of numerals or numbers.
  • nutraceuticals — Plural form of nutraceutical.
  • ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
  • oleaginousness — The state or condition of being oleaginous; oiliness, unctuousness.
  • omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
  • osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
  • ostentatiously — characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser.
  • outlandishness — The quality of being outlandish.
  • paper nautilus — any dibranchiate cephalopod of the genus Argonauta, the female of which has a delicate, white shell.
  • papilionaceous — having an irregular corolla shaped somewhat like a butterfly, as the pea and other leguminous plants.
  • particularness — the quality of being exceptional or individual
  • penalty clause — part of contract specifying a forfeit
  • peninsular war — the war (1808–14) fought in the Iberian Peninsula by British, Portuguese, and Spanish forces against the French, resulting in the defeat of the French: part of the Napoleonic Wars
  • pennatulaceous — of or relating to a sea pen
  • percutaneously — through the skin
  • persian walnut — English walnut.
  • pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
  • pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
  • polar sequence — a series of stars in the vicinity of the N celestial pole whose accurately determined magnitudes serve as the standard for visual and photographic magnitudes of stars
  • polemoniaceous — belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
  • polyunsaturate — a polyunsaturated fat or fatty acid.
  • pontius pilate — Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
  • popular singer — a professional singer who specializes in popular songs.
  • postmenopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.
  • pre-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
  • premenstrually — in a premenstrual manner
  • public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
  • purple passion — a variety of the velvet plant, Gynura aurantiaca, having trailing stems and leaves densely covered with purple hairs, grown as a houseplant.
  • quarter nelson — a hold in which a wrestler, from a kneeling position beside an opponent, puts one hand on the opponent's head, passes the free arm under the far arm of the opponent, and locks the free arm to the other arm by clasping the wrist.
  • quasi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
  • quasiessential — Almost essential.
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