14-letter words containing n, o, s, e, u, a
- neo-surrealism — a revival of the 20th-century surrealism movement in art, especially painting and sculpture, depicting the imagery of dreams and the subconscious mind.
- neuroanatomist — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
- neuroblastomas — Plural form of neuroblastoma.
- neurochemicals — Plural form of neurochemical.
- neuromechanism — the function of the nervous system as it relates to its structure.
- neutral monism — the theory that mind and matter consist of different relations between entities that are themselves neither mental nor physical.
- neutralisation — The act of neutralising.
- new journalism — journalism containing the writer's personal opinions and reactions and often fictional asides as added color.
- non-adjustable — capable of being adjusted: adjustable seat belts.
- non-assumptive — taken for granted.
- non-consensual — formed or existing merely by consent: a consensual transaction.
- non-consumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
- non-exhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
- non-extraneous — introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; external; foreign: extraneous substances in our water.
- non-gregarious — fond of the company of others; sociable.
- nonacquisitive — not acquisitive
- noncausatively — In a noncausative manner.
- nonfilamentous — composed of or containing filaments.
- nonjusticiable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.
- nonspectacular — not spectacular
- nonspeculative — not speculative
- nonspontaneous — Not spontaneous.
- nonsuch palace — a former royal palace in Cuddington in London: built in 1538 for Henry VIII; later visited by Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I, and Charles II; demolished (1682–1702)
- nonsuppurative — Not suppurative.
- nonsustainable — Not sustainable.
- nontranslucent — Not translucent.
- nuclear fusion — fusion (def 4).
- nuclear isomer — isomer (def 2).
- nyctaginaceous — belonging to the Nyctaginaceae, the four-o'clock family of plants.
- ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
- oleaginousness — The state or condition of being oleaginous; oiliness, unctuousness.
- omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
- on one's guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- on the surface — to all appearances
- oncornaviruses — Plural form of oncornavirus.
- one-upsmanship — the art or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one's rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.: the one-upmanship of getting into the president's car pool.
- orobanchaceous — belonging to the Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family of plants.
- osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
- ostentatiously — characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser.
- outer garments — the garments that are worn over a person's other clothes
- outlandishness — The quality of being outlandish.
- outrageousness — of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong: an outrageous slander.
- outside chance — a slight chance or likelihood
- overadjustment — an adjustment that is too great
- overenthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
- overpersuasion — the act or instance of overpersuading someone
- oversaturating — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- oversaturation — the act or process of saturating.
- papilionaceous — having an irregular corolla shaped somewhat like a butterfly, as the pea and other leguminous plants.
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.