13-letter words containing n, o, c, u
- interosculate — to interpenetrate; inosculate.
- interpunction — the insertion of punctuation marks in a piece of writing
- intraocularly — into or in the eye
- introducement — (obsolete) introduction.
- introductions — Plural form of introduction.
- isochronously — In an isochronous manner.
- john q public — the average or typical U.S. citizen: an entertainment aimed at Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public.
- john suckling — Sir John, 1609–42, English poet.
- johnny canuck — a personification of Canada
- joint account — a bank account in the names of two or more persons or parties and subject to withdrawals by each.
- joint custody — custody, as of a child whose parents are separated, in which two or more people share responsibility.
- juan carlos i — King (Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor María de Borbón y Borbón) born 1938, Spanish monarch, born in Italy: king since 1975.
- judiciousness — The state of being judicious.
- juglandaceous — belonging to the plant family Juglandaceae.
- junction city — a city in NE Kansas.
- junior doctor — a doctor in postgraduate training
- junior school — a school for children aged seven to eleven, similar to a U.S. elementary school.
- jurisconsults — Plural form of jurisconsult.
- jurisdictions — Plural form of jurisdiction.
- jus canonicum — canon law.
- justification — a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends: His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party.
- keep in touch — stay in contact
- knuckle joint — a joint forming a knuckle.
- lactoglobulin — A protein or mixture of similar proteins occurring in milk, obtained after the removal of casein and precipitated in a salt solution.
- language code — (human language, standard) A set of standard names and abbreviations maintained by ISO for identifying human languages, natural and invented, past and present. Each language has a list of English and French names and an ISO 639-2 three-letter code. Some also have an ISO 639-1 two-letter code. The list even includes the Klingon language from the Star Trek science fiction series. There are also country codes.
- laughingstock — an object of ridicule; the butt of a joke or the like: His ineptness as a public official made him the laughingstock of the whole town.
- launch window — a precise time period during which a spacecraft can be launched from a particular site in order to achieve a desired mission, as a rendezvous with another spacecraft.
- lecherousness — The property of being lecherous.
- lecture notes — notes that are taken by someone attending a lecture
- leucaemogenic — leukemogenic
- leucitohedron — a trapezohedron
- leukaemogenic — relating to the development of leukaemia, or causing leukaemia
- liquefactions — Plural form of liquefaction.
- liquification — Alternative form of liquefaction.
- local council — the governing body of a county, district, etc
- local minimum — minimum (def 5a).
- loss function — (in decision theory) a function that expresses the loss incurred when a decision is made in terms of various factors.
- lounge jacket — a man's jacket for formal use during the daytime where a suit is not required
- low churchman — a person who advocates or follows Low Church practices.
- low countries — the lowland region of W Europe, on the North Sea: consists of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
- low frequency — any frequency between 30 and 300 kilohertz. Abbreviation: LF.
- ludicrousness — The state or quality of being ludicrous.
- lunch counter — a counter, as in a store or restaurant, where light meals and snacks are served or are sold to be taken out.
- luncheon club — (in Britain) an arrangement or organization for serving hot midday meals for a small charge to old people in clubs or daycentres
- luncheon meat — any of various sausages or molded loaf meats, usually sliced and served cold, as in sandwiches or as garnishes for salads.
- luncheonettes — Plural form of luncheonette.
- lycanthropous — Lycanthropic.
- macroglobulin — A plasma globulin of high molecular weight.
- macromutation — a mutation that has a profound effect on the resulting organism, as a change in a regulatory gene that controls the expression of many structural genes.
- macronucleate — having a macronucleus.