12-letter words containing e, n, s, o, u
- nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
- nucleophiles — Plural form of nucleophile.
- 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
- nugatoriness — Quality of being nugatory.
- numbers pool — Also called numbers, numbers game, numbers racket. an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc.
- numerologist — A practitioner of numerology.
- numerousness — very many; being or existing in great quantity: numerous visits; numerous fish.
- numinousness — The state or quality of being numinous.
- nurserywoman — a woman who owns or operates a plant nursery.
- nurserywomen — Plural form of nurserywoman.
- nursing home — a private residential institution equipped to care for persons unable to look after themselves, as the aged or chronically ill.
- oamaru stone — a kind of limestone, of building quality, found at Oamaru on South Island, New Zealand
- obdurateness — The characteristic of being obdurate; stubbornness.
- obmutescence — persistent silence
- obtuse angle — an angle greater than 90° but less than 180°.
- of substance — wealthy
- old chestnut — old saying, cliché
- oleaginously — In an oleaginous manner.
- oleoresinous — pertaining to, characteristic of, or containing oleoresin.
- ombudsperson — ombudsman (def 2).
- on the house — a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- on the stump — If politicians are on the stump, they are campaigning for an election.
- on your side — If something is on your side or if you have it on your side, it helps you when you are trying to achieve something.
- open cluster — a comparatively young, irregularly shaped group of stars, often numbering up to several hundred, and held together by mutual gravitation; usually found along the central plane of the Milky Way and other galaxies.
- oracularness — the state of being oracular
- ostentatious — characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser.
- outdatedness — the state of being outdated
- outdistanced — Simple past tense and past participle of outdistance.
- outdistances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outdistance.
- outgoingness — The state or condition of being outgoing; gregariousness, extroversion.
- outmaneuvers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outmaneuver.
- outmodedness — The condition of being outmoded.
- outside lane — the lane on a motorway where overtaking of other vehicles is permitted and vehicles can travel fastest
- outside line — an external telephone connection
- outsiderness — The state or condition of being an outsider.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- over-anxious — excessively anxious.
- overconsumed — Simple past tense and past participle of overconsume.
- overdiscount — to discount excessively
- overfullness — The state of being excessively or abnormally full.
- overgenerous — liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish: a generous patron of the arts; a generous gift.
- overissuance — the act of issuing in excessive amounts
- oversanguine — too optimistic
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
- pandanaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Pandanaceae, an Old World tropical family of monocotyledonous plants including the screw pines
- passive noun — a noun whose referent is the recipient of an action, as trainee, multiplicand.
- pause button — a button on a video or music player which can be pressed to temporarily stop the playing of the recording
- peloponnesus — a peninsula forming the S part of Greece: seat of the early Mycenaean civilization and the powerful city-states of Argos, Sparta, etc. 8356 sq. mi. (21,640 sq. km).
- pension fund — a fund created and maintained, as by a corporation, to provide benefits under a pension plan.