12-letter words containing n, e, c, s, a
- net curtains — curtains made of a thin light mesh fabric of cotton, nylon, or other fibre
- neural crest — a group of ectodermal cells that develop into a variety of tissues, including spinal and autonomic ganglia, connective tissue around the brain and spinal cord, and parts of the facial bones.
- neurasthenic — pertaining to or suffering from neurasthenia.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neurosarcoma — A malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, a form of cancer of the connective tissue surrounding nerves.
- neutralistic — Employing or relating to neutralism.
- nitroscanate — The ether analogue of amoscanate, used in veterinary medicine as an anthelmintic.
- no vacancies — No vacancies is used on a notice at a hotel or guest house when there are no rooms available to rent.
- noise factor — the ratio of the noise output of an ideal device to the noise output of the unit being tested.
- nomenclators — Plural form of nomenclator.
- nonaesthetic — not aesthetic, not related to the appreciation of beauty
- noncancerous — (of tissue) not cancerous, benign
- noncausative — Not causative.
- noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed
- noninsurance — the condition or state of not having insurance
- nonrealistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- nonsectarian — not affiliated with or limited to a specific religious denomination.
- nonspherical — not spherical
- nonstrategic — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
- normed space — any vector space on which a norm is defined.
- noticeboards — Plural form of noticeboard.
- nuclear test — a test carried out on a nuclear weapon to determine effectiveness, etc
- nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
- nucleosidase — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleosides.
- nucleotidase — a biochemical catalyst that facilitates the process of hydrolyzing or splitting a nucleotide and turning it into a phosphate and a nucleoside
- nuisance tax — a tax paid in small but frequent amounts, usually by consumers.
- obstetrician — a physician who specializes in obstetrics. Abbreviation: OB, ob.
- oceanologist — the practical application of oceanography.
- of substance — wealthy
- omnidistance — the distance between an omnirange station and a receiver.
- on the cards — likely
- opalescently — In an opalescent manner.
- oracle bones — animal bones used for divination
- oracularness — the state of being oracular
- orange stick — a slender, rounded stick, originally of orangewood, having tapered ends and used in manicuring, especially to push back the cuticles or clean the fingernails.
- organ screen — an ornamental screen closing off an organ chamber in a church.
- outdistanced — Simple past tense and past participle of outdistance.
- outdistances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outdistance.
- overbalances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbalance.
- overissuance — the act of issuing in excessive amounts
- packing case — a box in which goods are packed for transport or storage.
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
- paedodontics — the branch of dentistry that focuses on the care of children's teeth
- pan scrubber — a rough sponge, often made of steel wool, used for scrubbing saucepans, frying pans, etc
- pancreatitis — inflammation of the pancreas.
- pandanaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Pandanaceae, an Old World tropical family of monocotyledonous plants including the screw pines
- panspermatic — relating to panspermia
- paracenteses — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
- paracentesis — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
- parascending — parasailing