11-letter words containing a, s, o, u, n
- nefariously — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- nematodirus — any parasitic nematode worm of the genus Nematodirus
- neuroblasts — Plural form of neuroblast.
- neuroplasty — Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
- nicostratus — a son of Menelaus and Helen who, with his illegitimate brother Megapenthes, expelled Helen from Sparta when Menelaus died.
- nitrosourea — any of various lipid-soluble, synthetic or naturally occurring alkylating agents that can cross the blood-brain barrier: used in the treatment of certain brain cancers.
- non-abusive — using, containing, or characterized by harshly or coarsely insulting language: an abusive author; abusive remarks.
- non-dualism — the state of being dual or consisting of two parts; division into two.
- non-vacuous — without contents; empty: the vacuous air.
- nondurables — Plural form of nondurable.
- nonmusician — a person who is not a musician
- nonreusable — not capable of being reused
- nonsingular — not singular. Compare singular (def 7).
- nonspecular — that reflects light diffusely and evenly over the hemisphere surrounding the reflective surface; diffuse
- nonsurgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- nonvascular — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- normanesque — in the style of Norman architecture, a variety of Romanesque architecture.
- nose around — pry, snoop
- nostradamus — (Michel de Nostredame) 1503–66, French astrologer.
- noun clause — a subordinate clause that functions as a noun within a main clause.
- noun phrase — a construction that functions syntactically as a noun, consisting of a noun and any modifiers, as all the men in the room who are reading books, or of a noun substitute, as a pronoun.
- nourishable — able to be nourished; benefiting from nourishment
- nucleobases — Plural form of nucleobase.
- nucleoplasm — the protoplasm of the nucleus of a cell.
- nucleosomal — Of or pertaining to a nucleosome.
- nulliparous — a woman who has never borne a child.
- numerations — Plural form of numeration.
- nyctanthous — (of plants) flowering at night
- obfuscating — Present participle of obfuscate.
- obfuscation — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- obscuration — the act of obscuring.
- occupancies — Plural form of occupancy.
- occupations — Plural form of occupation.
- oceanariums — Plural form of oceanarium.
- octandrious — having eight stamens.
- old russian — Russian as used in documents before 1600. Abbreviation: ORuss.
- ombudswoman — a woman employed to investigate complaints against government or institutional officials, employers, etc.
- omega minus — an unstable negatively charged elementary particle, classified as a baryon, that has a mass 3273 times that of the electron
- omnifarious — of all forms, varieties, or kinds.
- onagraceous — belonging to the Onagraceae, the evening primrose family of plants.
- onslaughter — An onslaught.
- orange rust — a disease of blackberries and raspberries, characterized by an orange, powdery mass of spores on the undersides of the leaves and stunted, misshapen foliage, caused by a rust fungus, Gymnoconia interstitialis.
- organistrum — a stringed instrument played by two people
- ornithosaur — an extinct flying reptile
- outbalances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbalance.
- outclassing — Present participle of outclass.
- outdistance — to leave behind, as in running; outstrip: The winning horse outdistanced the second-place winner by five lengths.
- outdoorsman — a person devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities, as hiking, hunting, fishing, or camping.
- outer banks — chain of long, narrow, sandy islands, along the coast of N.C.
- outgenerals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outgeneral.