15-letter words containing a, t, i, n, u, r
- narcotics squad — a department of the police which investigates crimes concerning illegal drugs
- national church — an independent church within a country, usually representing the prevalent religion.
- natural english — Programming in normal, spoken English. [Sammet 1969, p.768].
- natural history — the sciences, as botany, mineralogy, or zoology, dealing with the study of all objects in nature: used especially in reference to the beginnings of these sciences in former times.
- natural justice — accepted moral principles
- natural realism — naive realism.
- natural science — a science or knowledge of objects or processes observable in nature, as biology or physics, as distinguished from the abstract or theoretical sciences, as mathematics or philosophy.
- natural varnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- natural virtues — (especially among the scholastics) any moral virtue of which humankind is capable, especially the cardinal virtues: justice, temperance, prudence, and fortitude.
- negative number — a number that is less than 0
- negro spiritual — a type of religious song originating among Black slaves in the American South
- neo-lutheranism — a movement begun in the 19th century in Germany and Scandinavia to revive the orthodox principles, beliefs, and practices of the Lutheran Church.
- neuroanatomical — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
- neurodermatitis — W Lichen simplex chronicus, a skin disorder characterized by chronic itching and scratching, resulting in thick, leathery, brownish skin.
- neuroepithelial — Of or relating to the neuroepithelium.
- neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
- neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
- neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
- neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
- neutral density — black, white, or a shade of grey; a colourless tone
- neutral spirits — nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent, or 190 proof, obtained chiefly from grain or molasses or redistilled from brandy, rum, etc., used for blending with straight whiskies and in the making of gin, cordials, liqueurs, and the like.
- nitramino group — the univalent group –NHNO 2 .
- non-repudiation — the act of repudiating.
- non-suppurative — suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
- non-utilitarian — pertaining to or consisting in utility.
- nonagricultural — not applied to or generally practicing agriculture: a nonagricultural nation.
- nonarchitecture — a building not designed according to accepted modes of architecture
- nonattributable — not capable of being attributed to a particular source or cause
- nonbureaucratic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.
- noninstrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
- nonmatriculated — not matriculated, not enrolled in an institution, esp a college or university
- north australia — a former division of Australia; now part of the Northern Territory.
- north caucasian — a language family including all the Caucasian languages north of the Caucasian divide, as Kabardian and the Circassian language proper, and a few between the divide and the Black Sea, as Abkhazian.
- northern paiute — a member of an American Indian people of Nevada, Oregon, and California, allied to the Paiute.
- not turn a hair — any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- nuclear testing — the process of carrying out a test on a nuclear weapon to determine effectiveness, etc
- nutcracker chin — a strong-looking chin
- nutmeg geranium — a southern African plant, Pelargonium fragrans, of the geranium family, having hairy leaves with scalloped margins and nutmeg-scented clusters of white flowers, of which the two upper petals are veined deep pink.
- obituary column — the division of a publication reserved for obituaries
- obtuse triangle — a triangle with one obtuse angle.
- octanitrocubane — (organic compound) A high explosive derived from cubane.
- odd permutation — a permutation of a set of n elements, x 1 , x 2 , …, xn, which permutes the product of all differences of the form (xi – xj), where i is less than j, into the negative of the product.
- omnium gatherum — a miscellaneous collection.
- omnium-gatherum — a miscellaneous collection.
- out of thin air — suddenly and unexpectedly
- out of training — become unfit
- outdoorsmanship — a person devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities, as hiking, hunting, fishing, or camping.
- outline drawing — a drawing consisting only of external lines
- outward-looking — looking beyond oneself; open-minded and reaching out to other people, organizations, etc
- over-enthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.