13-letter words containing n, u, i, s, a, c
- eudaemonistic — Of or pertaining to eudaemonism.
- euphausiacean — a member of the Euphausiacea order of small shrimplike crustaceans
- facetiousness — (uncountable) The state of being facetious.
- fasciculation — a fascicular condition.
- faunistically — in a faunistic manner
- finite clause — a clause with a finite verb in its predicate.
- flying saucer — any of various disk-shaped objects allegedly seen flying at high speeds and altitudes, often with extreme changes in speed and direction, and thought by some to be manned by intelligent beings from outer space.
- fractiousness — refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
- fugaciousness — (obsolete) fugacity.
- functionalise — to make functional.
- functionalism — (usually initial capital letter) Chiefly Architecture, Furniture. a design movement evolved from several previous movements or schools in Europe in the early 20th century, advocating the design of buildings, furnishings, etc., as direct fulfillments of material requirements, as for shelter, repose, or the serving of food, with the construction, materials, and purpose clearly expressed or at least not denied, and with aesthetic effect derived chiefly from proportions and finish, purely decorative effects being excluded or greatly subordinated. the doctrines and practices associated with this movement. Compare rationalism (def 4).
- functionalist — a person who advocates, or works according to, the principles of functionalism.
- functionaries — Plural form of functionary.
- furaciousness — the quality of being furacious or thievish
- gap insurance — GAP insurance pays the difference between what someone owes on their car loan and the actual cash value of the vehicle in the event that it is stolen or damaged.
- gastrocnemius — the largest muscle in the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot, raises the heel, and assists in bending the knee.
- gentianaceous — belonging to the plant family Gentianaceae.
- gesticulating — Present participle of gesticulate.
- gesticulation — the act of gesticulating.
- glass curtain — a transparent or translucent curtain covering the interior of a window opening.
- glucuronidase — an enzyme that catalyzes glucuronide hydrolysis
- graminicolous — (esp of parasitic fungi) living on grass
- gunters-chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- halicarnassus — an ancient city of Caria, in SW Asia Minor: site of the Mausoleum, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
- hallucinogens — Plural form of hallucinogen.
- haruspication — the use of animal entrails for divination
- hash function — (programming) A hash coding function which assigns a data item distinguished by some "key" into one of a number of possible "hash buckets" in a hash table. The hash function is usually combined with another more precise function. For example a program might take a string of letters and put it in one of twenty six lists depending on its first letter. Ideally, a hash function should distribute items evenly between the buckets to reduce the number of hash collisions. If, for example, the strings were names beginning with "Mr.", "Miss" or "Mrs." then taking the first letter would be a very poor hash function because all names would hash the same.
- haute cuisine — fine or gourmet cooking; food preparation as an art.
- honoris causa — for the sake of honour
- housecleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
- impactfulness — The quality of being impactful.
- inacquiescent — Not acquiescent.
- inclusion map — a map of a set to itself in which each element of a given subset of the set is mapped to itself.
- inconstruable — unable to be construed
- incurableness — The state or condition of being incurable.
- indisturbance — Freedom from disturbance; calmness; repose.
- inefficacious — not able to produce the desired effect; ineffective.
- infrascapular — (anatomy) Beneath the scapula.
- inner sanctum — sanctum (def 2).
- instinctually — of, relating to, or of the nature of instinct.
- instructional — the act or practice of instructing or teaching; education.
- intellectuals — Plural form of intellectual.
- intermuscular — of or relating to muscle or the muscles: muscular strain.
- interosculant — Mutually touching or intersecting.
- interosculate — to interpenetrate; inosculate.
- interscapular — between the scapulae or shoulder blades.
- intracapsular — Within a capsule.
- intramuscular — located or occurring within a muscle.
- intravascular — within the blood vessels.
- juan carlos i — King (Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor María de Borbón y Borbón) born 1938, Spanish monarch, born in Italy: king since 1975.