13-letter words containing i, m, u
- mycobacterium — A bacterium of a group that includes the causative agents of leprosy and tuberculosis.
- 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.
- neosurrealism — a revival of the 20th-century surrealism movement in art, especially painting and sculpture, depicting the imagery of dreams and the subconscious mind.
- nerve impulse — a progressive wave of electric and chemical activity along a nerve fiber that stimulates or inhibits the action of a muscle, gland, or other nerve cell.
- neuraminidase — An enzyme, present in many pathogenic or symbiotic microorganisms, that catalyzes the breakdown of glycosides containing neuraminic acid.
- neurilemmomas — Plural form of neurilemmoma.
- neuroanatomic — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
- neurochemical — of or relating to neurochemistry.
- neurofibromas — Plural form of neurofibroma.
- neurofilament — (anatomy) A neurofibril.
- neuromyelitis — (pathology) inflammation of both the spinal cord and nerves.
- 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
- nizam al-mulk — title of Abu Ali Hasan Ibn Ali. ?1018–92, Persian statesman; vizier of Persia (1063–92) for the Seljuk sultans: assassinated
- nominal group — A nominal group is the same as a noun group.
- nominal value — book or par value, as of securities; face value.
- non-ambiguity — doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention: to speak with ambiguity; an ambiguity of manner.
- non-communist — not following, belonging to, or associated with the Communist Party or Communism.
- non-imputable — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
- non-incumbent — holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club.
- non-malicious — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- non-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- non-municipal — of or relating to a town or city or its local government: municipal elections.
- non-rheumatic — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- nonautomotive — Not automotive; not relating to automobiles.
- noncumulative — of or relating to preferred stock the dividends of which are skipped and not accrued.
- nonfulfilment — the event or act of a promise, threat, request, hope, duty, etc not happening
- nonleguminous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or bearing legumes.
- nonmeaningful — Not meaningful.
- nonuniformity — (uncountable) The condition of being nonuniform.
- nucleoplasmic — Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm.
- numerological — Of, pertaining to, or based on numerology.
- numerologists — the study of numbers, as the figures designating the year of one's birth, to determine their supposed influence on one's life, future, etc.
- numismatology — Numismatics.
- nunc dimittis — (italics) the canticle beginning with the words of Simeon, in Luke 2:29–32, “Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace.”.
- nurse-midwife — a nurse skilled in assisting women in the prenatal period and in childbirth, especially at home or in another nonhospital setting.
- nutrigenomics — the study of how individual genetic makeup interacts with diet, especially the effects of this interaction on a person's health.
- obiter dictum — an incidental or passing remark, opinion, etc.
- oil-based mud — Oil-based mud is a drilling fluid that is an emulsion containing oil as the base fluid.
- ombudsmanship — The position or office of an ombudsman.
- one-upmanship — the art or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one's rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.: the one-upmanship of getting into the president's car pool.
- opera comique — comic opera.
- optical mouse — (hardware) Any kind of mouse that uses visible light or infrared to detect changes in its position.
- organolithium — (organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to lithium bond.
- out on a limb — a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing: the lower limbs; artificial limbs.
- outlaw regime — a dangerously unpredictable political regime, as of a country, state, etc, which disregards international law or diplomacy
- outmanipulate — to surpass in manipulation
- outperforming — Present participle of outperform.
- overambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- overmultitude — to exceed in number
- overstimulate — to stimulate too much