11-letter words containing n, o, u, g
- langoustine — a large prawn, Nephrops norvegicus, used for food.
- langue d'oc — the Romance language of medieval southern France: developed into modern Provençal.
- languourous — Alternative form of languorous.
- lenat, doug — Doug Lenat
- lentiginous — of or relating to a lentigo.
- leukaemogen — a substance or agent which promotes the development of leukaemia
- ligamentous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or forming a ligament.
- lignicolous — growing or living on or in wood
- lignivorous — xylophagous.
- lignotubers — Plural form of lignotuber.
- lithogenous — of or relating to organisms, as coral, that secrete stony deposits.
- living soul — person
- long jumper — an athlete who does the long jump
- long radius — the distance from the centre of a regular polygon to a vertex
- longanimous — Long-suffering; patient; showing self-control and restraint.
- longicaudal — having a long tail; macrutous.
- longinquity — long distance; remoteness
- longissimus — (anatomy) The muscle lateral to the semispinalis; the longest subdivision of the sacrospinalis that extends forward into the transverse processes of the posterior cervical vertebrae.
- lose ground — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- lough allen — a lake in Ireland, in county Leitrim
- lough neagh — a lake in E central Northern Ireland: largest freshwater lake in the British Isles. About 18 miles (29 km) long and 11 miles (18 km) wide.
- lounge suit — a man's suit appropriate for informal occasions.
- louping ill — an acute viral disease of sheep affecting the nervous system, transmitted by a tick.
- luckengowan — a daisy or other flower having petals drawn together similar to a bud
- lumbaginous — relating to, or suffering from, lumbago
- magnanimous — generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness: to be magnanimous toward one's enemies.
- magnum opus — a great work, especially the chief work of a writer or artist: Proust's magnum opus is Remembrance of Things Past.
- manoeuvring — A manoeuvre.
- microfungus — A fungus in which no sexual process has been observed or in which the reproductive organs are microscopic.
- miscegenous — Of, pertaining to, or being miscegenation; interracial (said primarily of marriages and other sexual or romantic relationships).
- miscounting — Present participle of miscount.
- misdoubting — Present participle of misdoubt.
- monolingual — knowing or able to use only one language; monoglot.
- monologuing — Present participle of monologue.
- monologuist — a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker: a comedian's monologue.
- monophagous — feeding on only one kind of food.
- monseigneur — a French title of honor given to princes, bishops, and other persons of eminence.
- morning gun — a gun fired at the first note of reveille.
- mosquitoing — Present participle of mosquito.
- mount elgon — an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the Kenya-Uganda border. Height: 4321m (14 178 ft)
- mount guard — If you mount guard or if you mount a guard, you organize people to watch or protect a person or place.
- mount logan — a mountain in NW Canada, in SW Yukon in the St Elias Range: the highest peak in Canada and the second highest in North America. Height (after a re-survey in 1993): 5959 m (19 550 ft)
- mouth organ — harmonica (def 1).
- mushrooming — any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
- muskallonge — muskellunge.
- myelogenous — produced in the bone marrow.
- neighbourly — (British, Canada) Showing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.
- neurogenous — originating in a nerve or nerve tissue.
- neuroglobin — (protein) Any of a class of vertebrate globins involved in cellular oxygen homeostasis.
- neurologist — a physician specializing in neurology.