13-letter words containing l, u, i, s
- non-vesicular — of or relating to a vesicle or vesicles.
- noncellulosic — not derived from or containing cellulose: Nylon is a noncellulosic fiber.
- nonconclusion — the failure to come to a conclusion
- nondiffusible — not diffusible
- nondisclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
- nonindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- noninsulation — Absence of insulation; failure to insulate.
- nonleguminous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or bearing legumes.
- nonlinguistic — of or belonging to language: linguistic change.
- nonpunishable — Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.
- nonsensuality — The state or condition of being nonsensual.
- nonsequential — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- norwalk virus — a norovirus.
- nucleic acids — any of a group of long, linear macromolecules, either DNA or various types of RNA, that carry genetic information directing all cellular functions: composed of linked nucleotides.
- nucleocapsids — Plural form of nucleocapsid.
- nucleoplasmic — Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm.
- nudist colony — a place where group of nudists live together separated from the rest of the community
- nuisance call — an unsolicited telephone call such as a prank call or a call for telemarketing purposes
- nullius juris — (especially in old English law) of no legal force.
- 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.
- nun's veiling — a thin, plain-woven, worsted fabric, originally for nuns' veils but now also for dresses, coats, etc.
- obliviousness — unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually followed by of or to): She was oblivious of his admiration.
- obstructively — In an obstructive manner.
- odoriferously — In an odoriferous manner.
- off-side rule — A lexical convention due to Landin, allowing the scope of declarations in a program to be expressed by indentation. Any non-whitespace token to the left of the first such token on the previous line is taken to be the start of a new declaration. Used in, for example, Miranda and Haskell.
- oil-based mud — Oil-based mud is a drilling fluid that is an emulsion containing oil as the base fluid.
- old ritualist — Raskolnik.
- opprobriously — In an opprobrious manner.
- optical mouse — (hardware) Any kind of mouse that uses visible light or infrared to detect changes in its position.
- optical sound — sound recorded on and subsequently played back from an optical or photographic soundtrack, as opposed to a magnetic soundtrack.
- oral solution — An oral solution is a medicine in liquid form for drinking.
- ostreiculture — the breeding of oysters
- outlaw strike — wildcat strike.
- outstandingly — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
- outwash plain — Geology. a broad, sloping landform built of coalesced deposits of outwash.
- overseriously — in an excessively serious manner
- overstimulate — to stimulate too much
- pamlico sound — a sound between the North Carolina mainland and coastal islands.
- pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- papillomatous — a benign tumor of the skin or mucous membrane consisting of hypertrophied epithelial tissue, as a wart.
- paradigm plus — A configurable object-oriented CASE tool from Proto Soft.
- parasexuality — parasexual behaviour
- particularism — exclusive attention or devotion to one's own particular interests, party, etc.
- pencil pusher — a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
- pencil-pusher — a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
- peninsula war — a war (1808–14) in Spain and Portugal, with British, Spanish, and Portuguese troops opposing the French.
- peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
- perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
- petroliferous — containing or yielding petroleum