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12-letter words containing c, a, r, n, o, u

  • lane closure — the closing of a lane on a motorway
  • lounge chair — a chair designed for lounging, as an easy chair, chaise longue, or recliner.
  • lubrications — Plural form of lubrication.
  • lucubrations — Plural form of lucubration.
  • macronuclear — Of or pertaining to a macronucleus.
  • macronucleus — the larger of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans, having a multiple set of chromosomes and functioning in cell metabolism and protein synthesis.
  • matriclinous — Having mostly maternally-inherited characteristics.
  • matroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
  • metachronous — Medicine/Medical. occurring at a different time than a similar event: metachronous tumors.
  • misconstrual — A misinterpretation of the meaning of something.
  • mockumentary — a movie or television show depicting fictional events but presented as a documentary.
  • monocultural — the use of land for growing only one type of crop.
  • mooch around — If you mooch around or mooch about a place, you move around there slowly with no particular purpose.
  • mornay sauce — a rich white sauce to which grated cheese, usually Swiss or Parmesan, and seasonings have been added
  • motor launch — a small naval vessel that chases submarines, etc
  • mount carmel — a mountain ridge in NW Israel, extending from the Samarian Hills to the Mediterranean. Highest point: about 540 m (1800 ft)
  • murman coast — an Arctic coastal region in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Kola Peninsula.
  • nanocomputer — (architecture)   /nan'oh-k*m-pyoo'tr/ A computer with molecular-sized switching elements. Designs for mechanical nanocomputers which use single-molecule sliding rods for their logic have been proposed. The controller for a nanobot would be a nanocomputer. Some nanocomputers can also be called quantum computers because quantum physics plays a major role in calculations. Richard P. Feynman is still cited today for his work in this area.
  • naturopathic — (alternative medicine) Of or pertaining to naturopathy or to naturopaths.
  • necrophagous — That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
  • neurological — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
  • neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
  • neurosarcoma — A malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, a form of cancer of the connective tissue surrounding nerves.
  • neurotically — of, relating to, or characteristic of neurosis.
  • neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
  • nitrous acid — an acid, HNO 2 , known only in solution.
  • nocturnality — of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal).
  • nomenclature — a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
  • non-cultural — of or relating to culture or cultivation.
  • non-curative — serving to cure or heal; pertaining to curing or remedial treatment; remedial.
  • non-vascular — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
  • nonarticular — Using or involving the muscles rather than the joints.
  • noncancerous — (of tissue) not cancerous, benign
  • nonclemature — Misspelling of nomenclature.
  • noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed
  • noninsurance — the condition or state of not having insurance
  • nonmercurial — not composed of, resembling, or containing mercury
  • nonmolecular — not molecular, not made up of or relating to molecules
  • nonnumerical — not containing or involving numbers
  • nonvehicular — Not vehicular.
  • 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.
  • nuclear bomb — atomic explosive
  • obscurantism — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
  • obscurantist — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
  • obscurations — Plural form of obscuration.
  • oncornavirus — any of various RNA viruses that cause tumors in humans and other animals.
  • oracularness — the state of being oracular
  • orange juice — fruit drink: nectar of orange
  • osco-umbrian — a group of languages, usually classified as Italic, that contains Oscan and Umbrian.
  • overissuance — the act of issuing in excessive amounts
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