12-letter words containing n, o, t, y, u, r
- flow country — an area of moorland and peat bogs in northern Scotland known for its wildlife, now partly afforested
- foundry type — type cast in individual characters for setting by hand.
- fourteenthly — in (the) fourteenth place
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- granulocytic — Of, or pertaining to, granulocytes.
- gynantherous — having the stamens converted into pistils by the action of frost, disease, or insects.
- heterogynous — having females of two different kinds, one sexual and the other abortive or neuter, as ants.
- heteronymous — of, relating to, or characteristic of a heteronym.
- high country — a mountainous area below the timberline; a forested mountain area.
- hill country — hilly area
- home country — the country a person comes from
- host country — nation staging an international event
- hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
- illuminatory — Increasing informative qualities; explanatory.
- inauguratory — Inaugural; being the first instance.
- intercountry — a state or nation: What European countries have you visited?
- introductory — serving or used to introduce; preliminary; beginning: an introductory course; an introductory paragraph.
- journey time — the time taken to make a journey
- k/t boundary — Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary: the time zone comprising the end of the Cretaceous and the beginning of the Tertiary periods
- manipulatory — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- microcentury — One CS professor used to characterise the standard length of his lectures as a microcentury - that is, about 52.6 minutes (see also attoparsec, nanoacre, and especially microfortnight).
- mockumentary — a movie or television show depicting fictional events but presented as a documentary.
- multisensory — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- naughty word — a word that is considered to be rude
- neoytterbium — ytterbium.
- neuroanatomy — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
- neuronopathy — A form of polyneuropathy caused by destruction of neurons.
- neurotically — of, relating to, or characteristic of neurosis.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- new york cut — a porterhouse steak with the fillet removed.
- nocturnality — of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal).
- non-industry — the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry.
- nonstatutory — of, relating to, or of the nature of a statute.
- nonvoluntary — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
- nutritiously — In a way that provides nutrition; nourishment; food.
- oil industry — petroleum-processing business
- on your feet — position: standing
- pentyl group — any of the univalent, isomeric groups having the formula C 5 H 1 1 –.
- polyneuritis — inflammation of several nerves at the same time; multiple neuritis.
- polyurethane — a thermoplastic polymer containing the group NHCOO: used for padding and insulation in furniture, clothing, and packaging, and in the manufacture of resins for adhesives, elastomers, and fillers.
- portentously — of the nature of a portent; momentous.
- protuberancy — protuberance.
- punditocracy — influential media pundits collectively.
- put years on — to make (someone) feel or look much older
- remuneratory — affording remuneration; profitable: remunerative work.
- renunciatory — an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.
- rockumentary — a documentary about rock music.
- roundaboutly — in a roundabout manner
- run on empty — to be at a level of energy, creativity, etc. that is inadequate to sustain worthwhile activity or achievement
- ryobu shinto — a fusion of Shinto and Buddhism, which flourished in Japan in the 13th century