11-letter words containing n, a, s, o
- nonsilicate — Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- nonsingular — not singular. Compare singular (def 7).
- nonsinkable — (of items designed to float on water) not liable to sink
- nonskeletal — of or pertaining to parts of the body other than the skeletal structure
- nonspeaking — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
- nonspecular — that reflects light diffusely and evenly over the hemisphere surrounding the reflective surface; diffuse
- nonstandard — not standard.
- nonstarters — Plural form of nonstarter.
- nonstriated — not striated; unstriped, as certain muscular tissue.
- nonsurgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- nonsyllabic — not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable.
- nonvascular — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- nonwashable — Not washable.
- normalising — Present participle of normalise.
- normalities — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- normanesque — in the style of Norman architecture, a variety of Romanesque architecture.
- north adams — a city in NW Massachusetts.
- northeaster — New England and South Atlantic States. a wind or gale from the northeast.
- nose around — pry, snoop
- nose tackle — nose guard
- nosological — (medicine) Of or pertaining to nosology.
- nostalgists — Plural form of nostalgist.
- nostradamic — of or pertaining to Nostradamus or resembling his work; prophetic
- nostradamus — (Michel de Nostredame) 1503–66, French astrologer.
- nosy parker — a prying person
- notableness — The quality of being notable.
- notaphilist — a person who studies or collects paper money
- notionalist — someone more concerned with the semantic content of language than with the formal structure
- noun clause — a subordinate clause that functions as a noun within a main clause.
- noun phrase — a construction that functions syntactically as a noun, consisting of a noun and any modifiers, as all the men in the room who are reading books, or of a noun substitute, as a pronoun.
- nourishable — able to be nourished; benefiting from nourishment
- nova lisboa — former name of Huambo.
- nova scotia — a peninsula and province in SE Canada: once a part of the French province of Acadia. 21,068 sq. mi. (54,565 sq. km). Capital: Halifax.
- nucleobases — Plural form of nucleobase.
- nucleoplasm — the protoplasm of the nucleus of a cell.
- nucleosomal — Of or pertaining to a nucleosome.
- nulliparous — a woman who has never borne a child.
- numerations — Plural form of numeration.
- nyctanthous — (of plants) flowering at night
- oarsmanship — The skill of rowing a boat.
- obfuscating — Present participle of obfuscate.
- obfuscation — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- obligations — Plural form of obligation.
- obscuration — the act of obscuring.
- obsecration — to entreat solemnly; beseech; supplicate.
- observances — Plural form of observance.
- observantly — quick to notice or perceive; alert.
- observation — an act or instance of noticing or perceiving.
- obsessional — the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc.
- obsignation — the action or process of certifying by means of, or as if with, a seal or a mark of ratification