12-letter words containing m, o, u, r, n

nanocomputer — (architecture) /nan'oh-k*m-pyoo'tr/ A computer with molecular-sized switching elements. Designs for mechanical nanocomputers which use single-molecule sliding rods for their logic have been proposed. The controller for a nanobot would be a nanocomputer. Some nanocomputers can also be called quantum computers because quantum physics plays a major role in calculations. Richard P. Feynman is still cited today for his work in this area.
neoytterbium — ytterbium.
neurectomies — Plural form of neurectomy.
neurilemmoma — A schwannoma.
neuroanatomy — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
neurochemist — A researcher or other professional in the field of neurochemistry.
neurofibroma — a benign neoplasm composed of the fibrous elements of a nerve.
neurohormone — any of various substances, as antidiuretic hormone, formed in the nervous system and delivered to an effector organ through blood circulation.
neurohumoral — of or pertaining to a neurohumour
neuroimaging — (neurology) The generation of images showing brain activity (or activity in other parts of the nervous system). (from 20th c.).
neurosarcoma — A malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, a form of cancer of the connective tissue surrounding nerves.
neurotropism — the quality of being neurotropic.
neutron bomb — a nuclear bomb designed to release radiation consisting mainly of neutrons, thus causing extensive loss of life but relatively little damage to buildings and property and only brief radioactive contamination.
nielsbohrium — dubnium: symbol, Ns: the name originally proposed by Russian scientists for this element
nimbostratus — a cloud of a class characterized by a formless layer that is almost uniformly dark gray; a rain cloud of the layer type, of low altitude, usually below 8000 feet (2440 meters).
nomenclature — a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
nomenklatura — a select list or class of people from which appointees for top-level government positions are drawn, especially from a Communist Party.
non-computer — a programmable electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Mainframes, desktop and laptop computers, tablets, and smartphones are some of the different types of computers. Compare analog computer, digital computer.
non-consumer — a person or thing that consumes.
non-ruminant — any even-toed, hoofed mammal of the suborder Ruminantia, being comprised of cloven-hoofed, cud-chewing quadrupeds, and including, besides domestic cattle, bison, buffalo, deer, antelopes, giraffes, camels, and chevrotains.
nonclemature — Misspelling of nomenclature.
nonformulary — Not formulary.
nonglamorous — not glamorous
nonmercurial — not composed of, resembling, or containing mercury
nonmolecular — not molecular, not made up of or relating to molecules
nonnumerical — not containing or involving numbers
nonpetroleum — not containing any petroleum based substance
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.
northumbrian — of or relating to Northumbria, Northumberland, or the inhabitants or dialect of either.
not-a-number — (mathematics) (NaN) An IEEE floating point representation for the result of a numerical operation which cannot return a valid number value. A NaN can result from multiplying an infinity by a zero, or from subtracting one infinity from another [what else?]. NaN is encoded as a special bit pattern [what pattern?] which would otherwise represent a floating-point number. It is used to signal error returns where other mechanisms are not convenient, e.g. a hardware floating-point unit and to allow errors to propagate through a calculation. Similar bit patterns represent positive and negative overflow and underflow and the positive and negative infinities resulting from division by zero.
nourishments — Plural form of nourishment.
nuclear bomb — atomic explosive
number opera — an opera in which the arias, ensembles, recitatives, and other sections are clearly separated from one another.
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.
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.
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.
oamaru stone — a kind of limestone, of building quality, found at Oamaru on South Island, New Zealand
obscurantism — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
odd-man rush — an attacking move when the defence is outnumbered by the opposing team
ombudsperson — ombudsman (def 2).
omnivorously — eating both animal and plant foods.
on your mark — a command given to runners in a race to prepare themselves at the starting line
on your mind — If something is on your mind, you are worried or concerned about it and think about it a lot.
order number — a number associated with a purchase or merchandise order
original gum — See o.g (def 1).

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