13-letter words containing n, u, g
- uranite group — the mineralogical group including uranites and related minerals.
- ustilagineous — belonging to the Ustilaginales, an order of fungi that cause plant disease
- vacuum drying — the removal of liquid from a solution or mixture at reduced air pressure so that it dries at a lower temperature than would be required at full pressure.
- vanilla sugar — sugar which has been infused with vanilla
- volsunga saga — an Icelandic saga of the late 13th century, concerning the family of the Volsungs, the theft of the cursed treasure of Andvari, the adventures of Sigurd, his wooing of Brynhild, his enchantment and marriage to Gudrun, and his eventual murder.
- volute spring — a coil spring, conical in shape, extending in the direction of the axis of the coil.
- vulgarization — to make vulgar or coarse; lower; debase: to vulgarize standards of behavior.
- wages council — (formerly, in Britain) a statutory body empowered to fix minimum wages in an industry; abolished in 1994
- warren burger — Warren Earl, 1907–1995, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1969–86.
- water leguaan — a large amphibious monitor lizard, Varanus niloticus, which can grow up to 2 or 3 m
- wedding guest — sb invited to a marriage ceremony
- well-grounded — based on good reasons; well-founded: His opposition to the scheme is well-grounded.
- white pudding — (in Britain) a kind of sausage made like black pudding but without pigs' blood
- wild geranium — geranium (def 2).
- witching hour — midnight: a rendezvous at the witching hour.
- women's group — A women's group is a group of women who meet regularly, usually in order to organize campaigns.
- wooden tongue — actinobacillosis.
- working fluid — a liquid or gaseous working substance.
- working group — A working group is the same as a working party.
- yang shangkun — 1907–98, Chinese Communist leader: president 1988–99.
- yekaterinburg — Ekaterinburg.
- young ireland — a movement or party of Irish patriots in the 1840s who split with Daniel O'Connell because they favoured a more violent policy than that which he promoted
- young-looking — having the appearance of youth
- zhao kuangyin — Chao K'uang-yin.
- zoosporangium — a sporangium or spore case in which zoospores are produced.
- zuppa inglese — tiered layers of sponge cake sprinkled with rum or liqueur, then spread with custard or other cream filling.