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12-letter words containing n, o, u, m, e

  • nuxi problem — (data, architecture)   /nuk'see pro'bl*m/ The problem of transferring data between computers with differing byte order. The string "Unix" might look like "NUXI" on a machine with a different "byte sex" (e.g. when transferring data from a little-endian to a big-endian, or vice-versa). See also middle-endian, swab, and bytesexual.
  • oamaru stone — a kind of limestone, of building quality, found at Oamaru on South Island, New Zealand
  • obmutescence — persistent silence
  • old mine cut — a brilliant cut, common in the 19th century, retaining a relatively high proportion of the original stone and having a large culet and small table compared to modern brilliants.
  • ombudsperson — ombudsman (def 2).
  • on the stump — If politicians are on the stump, they are campaigning for an election.
  • open-mouthed — having the mouth open.
  • opendocument — (file format, standard)   (ODF, ISO/IEC 26300, OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications) An XML file format for office documents, such as spreadsheets, charts, presentations, databases and word processing. OpenDocument was developed by the Open Office XML technical committee of the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) consortium. It is based on the XML format originally created and implemented by the OpenOffice.org office suite. OpenDocument is an open standard, i.e. freely available and implementable. Compare OOXML.
  • order number — a number associated with a purchase or merchandise order
  • oto-manguean — a family of American Indian languages spoken in central and southern Mexico, including Mixtec, Zapotec, and Otomi.
  • outcompeting — to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in a race; to compete in business.
  • outmaneuvers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outmaneuver.
  • outmanoeuvre — British. outmaneuver.
  • outmodedness — The condition of being outmoded.
  • outnumbering — Present participle of outnumber.
  • outplacement — counseling and assistance in finding a new job, provided by a company for an employee who has been or is about to be dismissed.
  • overconsumed — Simple past tense and past participle of overconsume.
  • overdocument — to document excessively
  • pen computer — a computer, as a personal digital assistant, having pattern-recognition software enabling it to read handwritten text or drawings input on the screen by means of a stylus.
  • periodontium — the bone, connective tissue, and gum surrounding and supporting a tooth.
  • perionychium — the epidermis surrounding the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
  • phone number — of individual, business
  • pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
  • pneumatology — Theology. doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit. the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.
  • pneumococcal — a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis.
  • pneumococcus — a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis.
  • pneumocystis — any protozoan of the genus Pneumocystis, esp P. carinii, which is a cause of pneumonia in people whose immune defences have been lowered by drugs or a disease
  • pneumography — the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
  • pneumonology — the study of the respiratory system
  • pneumothorax — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
  • pneumotropic — directed toward or having an affinity for lung tissue.
  • port hueneme — a city in S California.
  • postconsumer — noting or pertaining to a product after it has been used and recycled: a chair made of postconsumer plastic.
  • premium bond — In Britain, premium bonds are numbered tickets that are sold by the government. Each month, a computer selects several numbers, and the people whose tickets have those numbers win money.
  • premium loan — a loan made by a life-insurance company in order that a policyholder may pay the due premium, the cash value on the policy serving as security.
  • pseudoanemia — Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
  • pseudonymity — pseudonymous character.
  • pseudonymous — bearing a false or fictitious name.
  • pseudorandom — noting or pertaining to random numbers generated by a definite computational process to satisfy a statistical test.
  • public money — money that has been collected by the state, usually through taxation
  • puerto limon — Limón (def 2).
  • puerto montt — a city in S Chile.
  • pumice stone — abrasive stone used for exfoliating
  • pumice-stone — Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
  • put money on — to place a bet on
  • queen mother — a queen dowager who is mother of a reigning sovereign.
  • querimonious — Complaining; querulous. (from 17th c.).
  • ramentaceous — resembling or covered with ramenta.
  • rear-mounted — (of an engine, etc) fitted at the back of a vehicle
  • reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
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