12-letter words containing n, e, u, t
- jus naturale — the rules and principles of law derived from the customs and legislation of Rome, as opposed to those derived from the customs of all nations (jus gentium) or from fundamental ideas of right and wrong implicit in the human mind (jus naturale)
- just in case — if it should happen that
- just in time — Business. noting or pertaining to a method of inventory control that keeps inventories low by scheduling needed goods and equipment to arrive a short time before a production run begins. Abbreviation: JIT.
- just-in-time — dynamic translation
- juventa fons — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed through a telescope.
- k'ung fu-tse — Chinese name of Confucius.
- keratogenous — producing horn or a horny substance.
- ketone group — the characteristic group occurring in ketones that consists of the carbonyl group attached to two alkyl groups.
- king vulture — a large, black-and-white vulture, Sarcorhamphus papa, of Central and South America, having colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on its head and neck.
- kitchen unit — a piece of a fitted kitchen, such as a cupboard or sink unit
- lace-curtain — characteristic of or aspiring to the standards and attributes of the middle class: Her latest novel traces the rise of a lace-curtain Irish family in Boston.
- lake turkana — a long narrow lake in E Africa, in the Great Rift Valley. Area: 7104 sq km (2743 sq miles)
- langoustines — Plural form of langoustine.
- languishment — the act or state of languishing.
- laser tuning — a technique for adjusting a laser's output frequency to within a specific range, especially in semiconductors.
- last but one — next to last
- latin square — a square array of numbers, letters, etc., in which each item appears exactly once in each row and column: used in statistical analysis.
- launderettes — Plural form of launderette.
- lean mixture — A lean mixture is a fuel/air mixture containing a relatively low proportion of fuel.
- leatherbound — Bound in leather.
- lemon butter — a spread made of butter flavored with lemon
- lenticularis — (meteorology) a cloud species which consists of rounded lens shaped of cloud, often forming near mountains. Associated with cirrocumulus, and altocumulus, and sometimes stratocumulus genera.
- lenticularly — in a lenticular manner
- lentiviruses — Plural form of lentivirus.
- leontopodium — any plant of the Eurasian alpine genus Leontopodium, esp L. alpinum
- leukotrienes — Plural form of leukotriene.
- licentiously — In a licentious manner, rowdily, overwhelmed by passion and without control of appetites (especially sexual appetites).
- lieutenantry — the post or commission of a lieutenant
- life annuity — any annuity that is contingent upon the survival of the annuitant or annuitants, especially an annuity that terminates with the death of a single annuitant.
- lignum vitae — either of two tropical American trees, Guaiacum officinale or G. sanctum, of the caltrop family, having very hard, heavy wood.
- liquefacient — something that liquefies or promotes liquefaction.
- liquefaction — the act or process of liquefying or making liquid.
- loathfulness — (rare) The condition of being loathful; reluctance.
- locum tenens — a temporary substitute, especially for a doctor or member of the clergy.
- long-tongued — talking too much or too openly, especially of private or confidential matters; chattering; gossipy.
- longicaudate — having a long posterior or tail
- looney-tunes — crazy; demented
- luminosities — Plural form of luminosity.
- lunch-bucket — a small container, usually of metal or plastic and with a handle, for carrying one's lunch from home to school or work.
- luncheonette — a small restaurant or lunchroom where light meals are served.
- lustrousness — the state or condition of being lustrous
- magnetopause — the boundary between the earth's magnetosphere and interplanetary space, about 40,000 miles (65,000 km) above the earth, marked by an abrupt decrease in the earth's magnetic induction.
- magniloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.
- mailing tube — an elongated cylinder of cardboard, used for mailing rolled-up papers, magazines, etc.
- mandibulated — Provided with mandibles adapted for biting; mandibulate.
- manicure set — a set of small tools designed for trimming and caring for the nails
- manipulative — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- manslaughter — Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
- mantle plume — plume (def 10).
- mantoux test — a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to an intracutaneous injection of tuberculin indicates a previous or current infection.