13-letter words containing m, u, s, e, l
- 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.
- nervomuscular — (physiology) Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles.
- neurilemmomas — Plural form of neurilemmoma.
- neuroblastoma — a malignant tumor of immature nerve cells that usually starts in the autonomic nervous system or adrenal gland and spreads quickly, most often affecting young children.
- neuromuscular — pertaining to or affecting both nerves and muscles.
- neuromyelitis — (pathology) inflammation of both the spinal cord and nerves.
- new jerusalem — heaven regarded as the prototype of the earthly Jerusalem; the heavenly city
- nomenclatures — Plural form of nomenclature.
- non-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- nonconsumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
- nonhomosexual — a person who is not homosexual
- nonleguminous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or bearing legumes.
- nonmeasurable — capable of being measured.
- nucleoplasmic — Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm.
- 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.
- oil-based mud — Oil-based mud is a drilling fluid that is an emulsion containing oil as the base fluid.
- optical mouse — (hardware) Any kind of mouse that uses visible light or infrared to detect changes in its position.
- osmoregulator — Any organism that practices osmoregulation.
- outsettlement — a distant or remote settlement.
- overstimulate — to stimulate too much
- 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.
- pleasure dome — a large building, facility, or place used for recreation.
- plenum system — a type of air-conditioning system in which air is passed into a room at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure
- plumbosolvent — able to dissolve lead
- pneumatolysis — the process by which rocks are altered or minerals and ores are formed by the action of vapors given off by magma.
- postmenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- premenopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.
- presumptively — affording ground for presumption: presumptive evidence.
- prolegomenous — prefatory; preliminary; introductory.
- prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
- quadragesimal — of, relating to, or suitable for Lent; Lenten.
- quarrelsomely — In a quarrelsome manner.
- quasi-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- queen's metal — any of several alloys containing antimony and tin and resembling britannia metal
- réaumur scale — René Antoine Ferchault de [ruh-ney ahn-twan fer-shoh duh] /rəˈneɪ ɑ̃ˈtwan fɛrˈʃoʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1683–1757, French physicist and inventor.
- republicanism — republican government.
- restimulation — the act or process of stimulating again; reactivation
- resublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- revolutionism — a belief in revolution or revolutionary ideas
- rumble strips — one of a series of rough or slightly raised strips of pavement on a highway, intended to slow down the speed of vehicles, as before a toll booth.
- sample survey — a survey of particular examples of sth, intended as representative of the whole category
- samuel slater — Samuel, 1768–1835, U.S. industrialist, born in England.
- sand bluestem — a grass, Andropogon hallii, native to the Great Plains, used as a cover crop for sand dunes.
- scullery maid — a maid whose duties include washing up and vegetable preparation
- selenium cell — a photovoltaic cell consisting of a thin strip of selenium placed between two metal electrodes.
- self-assuming — taking too much for granted; presumptuous.
- self-immunity — the state of being immune from or insusceptible to a particular disease or the like.
- self-judgment — the act or fact of judging oneself.
- self-luminous — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
- semi-circular — Something that is semi-circular has the shape of half a circle.