13-letter words containing d, e, n, s, r
- neo-darwinism — the theory of evolution as expounded by later students of Charles Darwin, especially Weismann, holding that natural selection accounts for evolution and denying the inheritance of acquired characters.
- neuraminidase — An enzyme, present in many pathogenic or symbiotic microorganisms, that catalyzes the breakdown of glycosides containing neuraminic acid.
- neuropeptides — Plural form of neuropeptide.
- never say die — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- new amsterdam — a Dutch colony in North America (1613–64), comprising the area along the Hudson River and the lower Delaware River. By 1669 all of the land comprising this colony was taken over by England. Capital: New Amsterdam.
- niedersachsen — German name of Lower Saxony.
- niggardliness — The state of being niggardly.
- nitroprusside — (inorganic chemistry) Any salt, of the hypothetical nitroprussic acid, that contains a pentacyanonitrosylferrate anion.
- nitrous oxide — a colorless, sweet-smelling, sweet-tasting, nonflammable, slightly water-soluble gas, N 2 O, that sometimes produces a feeling of exhilaration when inhaled: used chiefly as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery, in the manufacture of chemicals, and as an aerosol.
- no-score draw — A no-score draw is the result of a football match in which neither team scores any goals.
- non-credulous — marked by or arising from credulity: a credulous rumor.
- non-dangerous — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- non-residence — not resident in a particular place.
- non-sedentary — accustomed to sit or rest a great deal or to take little exercise.
- nonadsorptive — Not adsorptive.
- nondecreasing — not decreasing.
- nondescriptly — in a nondescript manner
- nondisclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
- nondiscursive — passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.
- nondispersive — not dispersive
- nondisruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
- nonesterified — relating to a fatty acid that is not esterified with glycerol to make glyceride
- nonprescribed — Not prescribed.
- nonrandomness — the quality or condition of not being random
- nonrespondent — someone who is not a respondent
- nonrestricted — confined; limited.
- nonsegregated — Not segregated.
- nonsense word — a word that has no real meaning
- nonstructured — not structured; unstructured
- north olmsted — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- northeastward — the northeast.
- northwestward — the northwest.
- nowhere-dense — (of a set in a topological space) having a closure that contains no open set with any points in it; nondense.
- nubian desert — an arid region in the NE Sudan.
- nudiustertian — (rare, obsolete) Of the day before yesterday.
- nurse-midwife — a nurse skilled in assisting women in the prenatal period and in childbirth, especially at home or in another nonhospital setting.
- odontornithes — a proposed class of birds that possess teeth
- of one's word — given to or noted for keeping one's promises
- old ironsides — the U.S. frigate Constitution (used as a nickname).
- old northwest — a territory of Canada lying N of 60 degrees N and extending E from the Yukon Territory to Nunavut. 519,732 sq. mi. (1,346,106 sq. km) Capital: Yellowknife.
- ombudspersons — Plural form of ombudsperson.
- on good terms — in a friendly way, amicably
- open-standard — (of computer programs, codes, etc) freely available to all users
- ordinal scale — a scale on which data is shown simply in order of magnitude since there is no standard of measurement of differences: for instance, a squash ladder is an ordinal scale since one can say only that one person is better than another, but not by how much
- osborne, adam — Adam Osborne
- outdoorswomen — Plural form of outdoorswoman.
- over-designed — having too many design features; fussy
- over-standing — overreach (def 13).
- overdiagnosed — Simple past tense and past participle of overdiagnose.
- overdiagnosis — excessive diagnosis of a disease