13-letter words containing a, s, o, u, n
- mutation stop — an organ pipe sounding the harmonic of the note normally produced
- nanostructure — A structure, especially a semiconductor device, that has dimensions of only a few nanometers.
- narrow squeak — an escape only just managed
- natural slope — the maximum angle at which soil will lie in a bank without slipping
- nectariferous — producing nectar.
- nectarivorous — feeding on nectar
- nefariousness — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- 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.
- 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.
- neurofibromas — Plural form of neurofibroma.
- 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
- nomenclatures — Plural form of nomenclature.
- non-causative — acting as a cause; producing (often followed by of): a causative agency; an event causative of war.
- non-custodial — of or relating to custody.
- non-customary — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
- non-dangerous — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- non-insulator — Electricity. a material of such low conductivity that the flow of current through it is negligible. insulating material, often glass or porcelain, in a unit form designed so as to support a charged conductor and electrically isolate it.
- 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-malicious — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- non-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- non-vesicular — of or relating to a vesicle or vesicles.
- nonautonomous — Not autonomous.
- nonchauvinist — a person who is not a chauvinist
- noncolourfast — (of a fabric) having a colour that tends to fade when washed or worn
- 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.
- noncontagious — capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object: contagious diseases.
- nondiapausing — lacking a diapause
- nonexhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
- nongregarious — (zoology) Not gregarious; solitary. Compare 'ungregarious'.
- nonhomosexual — a person who is not homosexual
- nonindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- noninsulation — Absence of insulation; failure to insulate.
- nonmeasurable — capable of being measured.
- nonmonogamous — having more than one sexual or marital partner
- nonpunishable — Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.
- nonscandalous — Not scandalous.
- nonsensuality — The state or condition of being nonsensual.
- nonsequential — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- nonstructural — Not structural; not related to a structure.
- nonsustaining — Not sustaining; having an end.
- north augusta — a city in W South Carolina.
- norwalk virus — a norovirus.
- norway spruce — a European spruce, Picea abies, having shiny, dark-green needles, grown as an ornamental.