12-letter words containing d, s, n
- nondepressed — (esp of an emotional state) not depressed
- nondescripts — Plural form of nondescript.
- nondualistic — of, relating to, or of the nature of dualism.
- nonhazardous — Not hazardous; safe.
- nonresidence — (uncountable) The state or condition of being nonresident.
- nonresidents — Plural form of nonresident.
- nonresponder — something or someone that does not respond
- nonscheduled — not scheduled; not entered on or having a schedule; unscheduled: nonscheduled activities.
- nonsegmented — one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section: a segment of an orange.
- nonsponsored — Not sponsored.
- nonstandards — Plural form of nonstandard.
- nonsteroidal — of or relating to a substance that is not a steroid but has certain similar physiological effects.
- nonunionised — Alternative spelling of nonunionized.
- nootka sound — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, inside Nootka Island on the W coast of Vancouver Island, SW British Columbia, Canada.
- nordenskjold — Baron Nils Adolf Erik [nils ah-dawlf ey-rik] /nɪls ˈɑ dɔlf ˈeɪ rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1832–1901, Swedish arctic explorer, geographer, and geologist; born in Finland.
- nordic skier — a person who practises cross-country racing and ski-jumping
- normed space — any vector space on which a norm is defined.
- north island — the northernmost principal island of New Zealand. 44,281 sq. mi. (114,690 sq. km).
- norton sound — an arm of the Bering Sea on the W coast of Alaska, S of the Seward Peninsula. About 150 miles (240 km) long and 125 miles (200 km) wide.
- nosebleeding — bleeding emanating from the nose
- not so dusty — not too bad; fairly well: often in response to the greeting how are you?
- noticeboards — Plural form of noticeboard.
- nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
- nucleosidase — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleosides.
- nucleotidase — a biochemical catalyst that facilitates the process of hydrolyzing or splitting a nucleotide and turning it into a phosphate and a nucleoside
- nun's fiddle — trumpet marine.
- nuri as-said — 1888–1958, Iraqi soldier and statesman: prime minister of Iraq 14 times between 1930 and 1958: he died during a military coup
- nurse's aide — a person who assists professional nurses, as in a hospital, by performing such routine tasks as making beds and serving meals.
- nurserymaids — Plural form of nurserymaid.
- obdurateness — The characteristic of being obdurate; stubbornness.
- odd-man rush — an attacking move when the defence is outnumbered by the opposing team
- odd-sounding — sounding or seeming strange or unusual
- odontoblasts — Plural form of odontoblast.
- odontologist — the science dealing with the study of the teeth and their surrounding tissues and with the prevention and cure of their diseases.
- odontomatous — relating to an odontoma
- of two minds — If you are of two minds, you are uncertain about what to do, especially when you have to choose between two courses of action.
- off-islander — a temporary or seasonal resident of an island; island visitor or tourist.
- offendedness — to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me.
- oil industry — petroleum-processing business
- old chestnut — old saying, cliché
- old prussian — a Baltic language extinct since the 17th century. Abbreviation: OPruss.
- old slavonic — Old Church Slavonic.
- old-womanish — Sometimes Offensive. having characteristics considered typical of an old woman, as excessive fussiness or timidity.
- oldfashioned — Rare spelling of old-fashioned.
- ombudsperson — ombudsman (def 2).
- omnidistance — the distance between an omnirange station and a receiver.
- on one's tod — on one's own
- on sb's side — If you are on someone's side, you are supporting them in an argument or a war.
- on shipboard — on board a ship
- on soundings — in waters less than 100 fathoms in depth