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13-letter words containing c, e, u

  • nautical mile — a unit of distance used chiefly in navigation, equal to 6080.20 feet (1853.25 meters) in the U.S., now replaced by the international nautical mile.
  • necessitously — In a necessitous way.
  • nectariferous — producing nectar.
  • nectarivorous — feeding on nectar
  • neo-confucian — of or relating to an eclectic philosophical movement of the 12th to the 16th centuries, incorporating Taoist and Buddhist elements with an adaptation of Confucianism.
  • nervomuscular — (physiology) Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles.
  • nervous wreck — sb anxious
  • neuroanatomic — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
  • neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
  • neurochemical — of or relating to neurochemistry.
  • neurocomputer — a computer or a software program that uses a neural network simulating the human brain and can be trained to perform specific tasks, as pattern recognition.
  • neuroectoderm — (anatomy) The region of the ectoderm of an embryo that develops into the central nervous system and other nervous tissue.
  • neuroeffector — The junction site, where a motor neuron releases a neurotransmitter to affect a target, that acts like an effector.
  • neurofeedback — The presentation of realtime feedback on brainwave activity, as measured by sensors on the scalp, sometimes offered as a means of therapy.
  • neuromuscular — pertaining to or affecting both nerves and muscles.
  • neurosciences — Plural form of neuroscience.
  • neurosurgical — Of, or pertaining to neurosurgery.
  • neurotoxicity — the degree to which a substance is poisonous to nerve tissue.
  • neurovascular — of, relating to, or involving the nerves and blood vessels.
  • new age music — a type of gentle melodic popular music originating in the US in the late 1980s, which takes in elements of jazz, folk, and classical music and is played largely on synthesizers and acoustic instruments
  • new brunswick — a province in SE Canada, E of Maine. 27,985 sq. mi. (72,480 sq. km). Capital: Fredericton.
  • news blackout — a situation in which a government or other authority imposes a ban on the publication of news on a particular subject
  • niche product — sth of specific or limited consumer interest
  • nickeliferous — containing or yielding nickel.
  • nike hercules — a 40 feet (12 meters) U.S. surface-to-air missile effective at medium to high altitudes and having a range of more than 87 miles (140 km).
  • nomenclatural — a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
  • 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-conducive — tending to produce; contributive; helpful; favorable (usually followed by to): Good eating habits are conducive to good health.
  • non-congruent — agreeing; accordant; congruous.
  • non-credulous — marked by or arising from credulity: a credulous rumor.
  • non-deciduous — shedding the leaves annually, as certain trees and shrubs.
  • non-deductive — based on deduction from accepted premises, as in deductive argument; deductive reasoning.
  • non-education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
  • non-euclidean — differing from the postulates of Euclid or based upon postulates other than those of Euclid.
  • non-exclusion — an act or instance of excluding.
  • non-exclusive — not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action.
  • non-executive — Someone who has a non-executive position in a company or organization gives advice but is not responsible for making decisions or ensuring that decisions are carried out.
  • non-incumbent — holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club.
  • non-inductive — not inductive: a noninductive resistance.
  • 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-lucrative — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
  • non-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • non-recurrent — not recurrent.
  • non-reducible — capable of being reduced.
  • non-rheumatic — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
  • non-scheduled — not scheduled; not entered on or having a schedule; unscheduled: nonscheduled activities.
  • non-vesicular — of or relating to a vesicle or vesicles.
  • noncellulosic — not derived from or containing cellulose: Nylon is a noncellulosic fiber.
  • nonchurchgoer — a person who does not attend church or who attends sporadically
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