9-letter words containing n, u, e
- audiencia — a high court, found in South America during the colonial period
- audiphone — a type of hearing aid consisting of a diaphragm that, when placed against the upper teeth, conveys sound vibrations to the inner ear
- augmented — (of an interval) increased or expanded from the state of being perfect or major by the raising of the higher note or the dropping of the lower note by one semitone
- augmenter — a person or thing that augments.
- augmentin — (medicine) The antibiotic amoxicillin.
- augmentor — a person or thing that augments.
- augustine — Saint. 354–430 ad, one of the Fathers of the Christian Church; bishop of Hippo in North Africa (396–430), who profoundly influenced both Catholic and Protestant theology. His most famous works are Confessions, a spiritual autobiography, and De Civitate Dei, a vindication of the Christian Church. Feast day: Aug 28
- auntie-ji — a respectful name and form of address given to a woman from the generation older than oneself
- aurangzeb — 1618–1707, Mogul emperor of Hindustan (1658–1707), whose reign marked both the height of Mogul prosperity and the decline of its power through the revolts of the Marathas
- auraptene — A bioactive monoterpene coumarin ether that helps to prevent degenerative diseases, first isolated from the genus Citrus.
- aureation — (rhetoric) The enhancement of the seriousness of a topic by the use of elaborate circumlocutions or polysyllabic or Latinate words for it.
- aurungzeb — Aurangzeb
- auslander — (in a German-speaking country) a foreigner
- austenite — a solid solution of carbon in face-centred-cubic gamma iron, usually existing above 723°C
- austinite — (rare, mineral) A secondary mineral found in the oxidized zone of some arsenic-rich base-metal deposits.
- authentic — An authentic person, object, or emotion is genuine.
- auto-tune — (sometimes lowercase) to alter (recorded audio) to correct pitch and timing or create a melody.
- autocrine — relating to self-stimulation, through the production of a factor and a specific receptor for it
- autogenic — Self-produced.
- autophone — (archaic) idiophone.
- avengeful — vengeful, full of vengeance
- aventurin — Alternative form of aventurine.
- avirulent — (esp of bacteria) not virulent
- awfulness — The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; dreadfulness; solemnity; as, the awfulness of this sacred place.
- azureness — The quality of being azure in colour.
- baigneuse — a day bed of the Empire period, having a back sloping and curving to form a rounded head and foot.
- banefully — In a baneful way.
- bangweulu — shallow lake in N Zambia: including swamps, 3,800 sq mi (9,842 sq km)
- banqueted — Simple past tense and past participle of banquet.
- banqueter — A guest at a banquet.
- banquette — A banquette is a long, low, cushioned seat. Banquettes are usually long enough for more than one person to sit on at a time.
- base unit — any of the fundamental units in a system of measurement. The base SI units are the metre, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, candela, and mole
- baulkline — a straight line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game
- bean curd — Bean curd is a soft white or brown food made from soya beans.
- beaten-up — A beaten-up car or other object is old and in bad condition.
- bedaubing — Present participle of bedaub.
- bee-stung — (of the lips) pouting and sensuous
- beechnuts — Plural form of beechnut.
- befortune — to happen, befall, come about
- beguiling — Something that is beguiling is charming and attractive.
- beguinage — a convent for members of the Beguine sisterhood
- bendy bus — an articulated bus
- bengaluru — a state in S India. 70,051 sq. mi. (191,791 sq. km). Capital: Bengaluru.
- beni suef — city in NE Egypt, on the Nile: pop. 152,000
- beni-suef — a city in NW Egypt on the Nile River.
- bensulide — a selective preemergence herbicide, C 14 H 24 O 4 NPS 3 , used primarily to control crabgrass and broadleaf weeds.
- bermudian — a native or inhabitant of Bermuda
- bernoulli — Daniel (danjɛl), son of Jean Bernoulli. 1700–82, Swiss mathematician and physicist, who developed an early form of the kinetic theory of gases and stated the principle of conservation of energy in fluid dynamics
- betel nut — the fruit of the betel palm, chewed with leaves of the betel pepper by some Southeast Asian peoples as a mild stimulant
- bhutanese — a native or inhabitant of Bhutan