12-letter words containing a, l, u
- nonvoluntary — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
- normal curve — a bell-shaped curve showing a particular distribution of probability over the values of a random variable. Also called Gaussian curve, probability curve.
- normal fault — gravity fault.
- notoungulate — one of the herbivorous, hoofed mammals of the extinct order Notoungulata, best known from the Paleocene to the Pleistocene Epochs of South America.
- np-hilarious — (humour) An algorithm whose complexity is a joke, either literally, as in BogoSort, or metaphorically.
- nuclear bomb — atomic explosive
- nuclear fuel — Physics. fissile or fertile material that undergoes fission in a nuclear reactor.
- nuclear test — a test carried out on a nuclear weapon to determine effectiveness, etc
- nuclear-free — A nuclear-free place is a place where nuclear energy or nuclear weapons are forbidden.
- nucleic acid — any of a group of long, linear macromolecules, either DNA or various types of RNA, that carry genetic information directing all cellular functions: composed of linked nucleotides.
- nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
- nucleosidase — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleosides.
- nucleotidase — a biochemical catalyst that facilitates the process of hydrolyzing or splitting a nucleotide and turning it into a phosphate and a nucleoside
- nuevo laredo — a city in NE Mexico, on the Rio Grande opposite Laredo, Texas.
- nulligravida — A female who has never been pregnant.
- number plate — vehicle's registration panel
- numerability — the fact of having the ability to be counted
- numismatical — Alternative form of numismatic.
- nuptial mass — a special mass said at a wedding.
- obambulation — (obsolete) Wandering about; a casual outing.
- object value — (jargon) In industrial design, a measure of consumers' immediate desire for an object, even before they know or understand what it does. "Gassee may be nuts, but at least the BeBox has great object value."
- obnubilation — to cloud over; becloud; obscure.
- obtuse angle — an angle greater than 90° but less than 180°.
- occupational — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- octopetalous — containing or consisting of eight petals
- octosepalous — having or consisting of eight sepals
- olap council — (body, standard) A body formed in early 1995 to work on a cross-product API for OLAP. After little success it was replaced by the Analytical Solutions Forum.
- old faithful — one of the best known geysers of Yellowstone National Park.
- old guardism — political conservatism.
- old prussian — a Baltic language extinct since the 17th century. Abbreviation: OPruss.
- oleaginously — In an oleaginous manner.
- oligophagous — (especially of insects) eating only a few types of food.
- on all fours — all four limbs or extremities; the four legs or feet of an animal or both arms and both legs or both hands and both feet of a person: The cat rolled off the ledge but landed on all fours.
- ophiolatrous — of, relating to, or practising snake-worshipping
- oracularness — the state of being oracular
- oral surgery — the branch of dentistry or of surgery dealing with the surgical treatment or repair of various conditions of the mouth or jaws.
- orbicularity — The quality of being orbicular.
- orichalceous — relating to or resembling orichalc
- oriental rug — a rug or carpet woven usually in Asia and characterized by hand-knotted pile.
- original gum — See o.g (def 1).
- orion nebula — a luminous nebula in the constellation Orion, in the center of Orion's sword.
- ornithogalum — any plant of the genus Ornithogalum
- out at elbow — ragged or impoverished
- out of place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- out of scale — If something is out of scale with the things near it, it is too big or too small in relation to them.
- outbalancing — Present participle of outbalance.
- outer planet — any of the four planets with orbits outside the orbit of Mars, namely, the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- outgeneraled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
- outlandishly — In an outlandish manner.
- outlet valve — a valve (on a pipe, etc) controlling the escape or release (of liquid, etc)