12-letter words containing l, o, n, r
- noordholland — North Holland
- noradrenalin — norepinephrine.
- 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.
- norfullerene — (chemistry) Any of various compounds formally derived from a fullerene by the removal of one or more carbon atoms, and the optional addition of several hydrogen atoms.
- normal curve — a bell-shaped curve showing a particular distribution of probability over the values of a random variable. Also called Gaussian curve, probability curve.
- normal fault — gravity fault.
- normal pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
- normalities' — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- normalizable — That can be normalized.
- norman wells — a settlement in the W Northwest Territories, in NW Canada, on the Mackenzie River: oil wells.
- normlessness — Quality of being normless.
- normokalemia — The state of having a normal concentration of potassium in one's blood.
- normokalemic — Having a normal percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- north island — the northernmost principal island of New Zealand. 44,281 sq. mi. (114,690 sq. km).
- north kvaløy — an island in the Arctic Ocean, off the N coast of Norway. Area: 329 sq km (127 sq miles)
- north platte — a river flowing from N Colorado through SE Wyoming and W Nebraska into the Platte. 618 miles (995 sq. km) long.
- norway maple — a European maple, Acer platanoides, having bright-green leaves, grown as a shade tree in the U.S.
- note verbale — a diplomatic communication prepared in the third person and unsigned: less formal than a note but more formal than an aide-mémoire.
- noteworthily — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- np-hilarious — (humour) An algorithm whose complexity is a joke, either literally, as in BogoSort, or metaphorically.
- nuclear bomb — atomic explosive
- nuevo laredo — a city in NE Mexico, on the Rio Grande opposite Laredo, Texas.
- 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.
- nutritiously — In a way that provides nutrition; nourishment; food.
- nuxi problem — (data, architecture) /nuk'see pro'bl*m/ The problem of transferring data between computers with differing byte order. The string "Unix" might look like "NUXI" on a machine with a different "byte sex" (e.g. when transferring data from a little-endian to a big-endian, or vice-versa). See also middle-endian, swab, and bytesexual.
- oakland park — a town in S Florida.
- obliterating — Present participle of obliterate.
- obliteration — the act of obliterating or the state of being obliterated.
- off-islander — a temporary or seasonal resident of an island; island visitor or tourist.
- oil industry — petroleum-processing business
- oil minister — a government official responsible for the oil industry in their country
- oil refinery — plant where crude oil is processed
- oil terminal — a large industrial complex where oil is stored and from which oil is transported elsewhere; an oil depot
- old prussian — a Baltic language extinct since the 17th century. Abbreviation: OPruss.
- olefin fiber — any of a group of synthetic textile fibers, as Herculon, formed from long-chain polymers no less than 85 percent ethylene, propylene, or other olefin units.
- oleoresinous — pertaining to, characteristic of, or containing oleoresin.
- olfactronics — the measurement and analysis of smells through instruments
- oligophrenia — less than normal mental development.
- oligophrenic — less than normal mental development.
- olive branch — a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
- omnivorously — eating both animal and plant foods.
- on all fours — all four limbs or extremities; the four legs or feet of an animal or both arms and both legs or both hands and both feet of a person: The cat rolled off the ledge but landed on all fours.
- on principle — an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct: a person of good moral principles.
- on the alert — fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen: an alert mind.
- on the prowl — to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
- 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.
- open slather — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- open trailer — any dog that barks or bays on the trail of its quarry.
- oppressional — Exhibiting or relating to oppression.