13-letter words containing n, e, u, s, t
- nutrigenetics — the branch of science concerned with the effect of heredity on diet and nutrition
- nutrigenomics — the study of how individual genetic makeup interacts with diet, especially the effects of this interaction on a person's health.
- obtrusiveness — having or showing a disposition to obtrude, as by imposing oneself or one's opinions on others.
- oceanic crust — the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- octagon house — a type of American house, c. 1850, having an octagonal perimeter to reduce exterior wall area.
- off one's nut — a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- on a suddenty — suddenly, unexpectedly
- on the square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- on your terms — If you do something on your terms, you do it under conditions that you decide because you are in a position of power.
- open and shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
- open question — question: invites long answer
- open-and-shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
- opportuneness — The state or condition of being opportune.
- opportunities — Plural form of opportunity.
- out of season — one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- out one's way — in, to, or near one's neighborhood
- outdo oneself — to do something better than one ever did before or thought one could do
- outdoorswomen — Plural form of outdoorswoman.
- outprocessing — to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork: All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.
- outsettlement — a distant or remote settlement.
- outspokenness — The quality of being outspoken; bluntness; frankness; candour.
- outstretching — Present participle of outstretch.
- over-trusting — reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- overacuteness — sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
- overconstruct — to construct excessively
- pan-teutonism — Pan-Germanism.
- 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.
- paramenstruum — the four days before and first four days of menstruation
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- parthenopaeus — a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.
- peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
- pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
- pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
- percussionist — a musician who plays percussion instruments.
- perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
- perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
- pet insurance — health insurance for a pet
- planet-struck — affected adversely by the supposed influence of a planet.
- plastoquinone — a quinone that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and functions as an electron carrier during photosynthesis.
- platiniferous — platinum-bearing
- plenitudinous — characterized or marked by plenitude.
- 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
- plunket nurse — a child-care nurse appointed by the Plunket Society
- plus juncture — open juncture.
- pneumatolysis — the process by which rocks are altered or minerals and ores are formed by the action of vapors given off by magma.
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- point success — a peak in W central Washington, to the S of Mount Rainier, in the Cascade Range.14,158 feet (4318 meters).
- post-conquest — the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
- post-consumer — noting or pertaining to a product after it has been used and recycled: a chair made of postconsumer plastic.