13-letter words containing n, o, c, u

north country — the part of England north of the Humber estuary.
norway spruce — a European spruce, Picea abies, having shiny, dark-green needles, grown as an ornamental.
not much chop — not much good; poor
not much of a — If you describe something as not much of a particular type of thing, you mean that it is small or of poor quality.
notary public — a public officer or other person authorized to authenticate contracts, acknowledge deeds, take affidavits, protest bills of exchange, take depositions, etc.
nouveau riche — a person who is newly rich: the ostentation of the nouveaux riches of the 1920s.
nuclear force — strong interaction
nuclear power — power derived from nuclear energy.
nucleocapsids — Plural form of nucleocapsid.
nucleoplasmic — Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm.
nucleoprotein — any of the class of conjugated proteins occurring in cells and consisting of a protein combined with a nucleic acid, essential for cell division and reproduction.
nudist colony — a place where group of nudists live together separated from the rest of the community
nullification — an act or instance of nullifying.
numerological — Of, pertaining to, or based on numerology.
nut chocolate — chocolate containing nuts
nutrigenomics — the study of how individual genetic makeup interacts with diet, especially the effects of this interaction on a person's health.
nymphaeaceous — belonging to the Nymphaeaceae, the water lily family of plants.
ocean sunfish — a brown and gray mola, Mola mola, inhabiting tropical and temperate seas, having the posterior half of the body sharply truncated behind the elongated dorsal and anal fins.
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.
octane number — (of gasoline) a designation of antiknock quality, numerically equal to the percentage of isooctane by volume in a mixture of isooctane and normal heptane that matches the given gasoline in antiknock characteristics.
office junior — a young person, esp a school-leaver, employed in an office for running errands and doing other minor jobs
officiousness — objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome: an officious person.
on account of — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
on cloud nine — blissfully happy
on course for — If you are on course for something, you are likely to achieve it.
on no account — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
on sufferance — passive permission resulting from lack of interference; tolerance, especially of something wrong or illegal (usually preceded by on or by).
on the bounce — in succession; one after the other
one-punch law — a law prescribing punitive sentences for assault, including assault comprising a single blow
one-two punch — Also called one-two punch. Boxing. a left-hand jab immediately followed by a right cross.
onto function — Mathematics. a function from one set to a second set, the range of which is the entire second set.
open fracture — compound fracture.
open juncture — a transition between successive sounds marked by a break in articulatory continuity, as by a pause or the modification of a preceding or following sound, and often indicating a division between words; presence of juncture (opposed to close juncture). Also called plus juncture. Compare close juncture, juncture (def 7a), terminal juncture.
opportunistic — adhering to a policy of opportunism; practicing opportunism.
optical sound — sound recorded on and subsequently played back from an optical or photographic soundtrack, as opposed to a magnetic soundtrack.
oraculousness — the state of being oraculous
out of action — If someone or something is out of action, they are injured or damaged and cannot work or be used.
outdistancing — Present participle of outdistance.
outprocessing — to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork: All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.
outrecuidance — (archaic) Presumption, arrogance, self-conceit.
outstretching — Present participle of outstretch.
overabundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
overacuteness — sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
overconscious — excessively conscious
overconstruct — to construct excessively
overeducation — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
overencourage — to encourage too much
overfrequency — Also, frequence. the state or fact of being frequent; frequent occurrence: We are alarmed by the frequency of fires in the neighborhood.
overinsurance — (of goods or property) insurance in excess of actual value

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