12-letter words containing n, u, l
- angularities — Plural form of angularity.
- animalculism — the theory explaining psychological and pathological phenomena through animalcules
- animalculist — a person who subscribes to the theory of animalculism
- animalculous — a minute or microscopic animal, nearly or quite invisible to the naked eye, as an infusorian or rotifer.
- ankylosaurus — a plant-eating dinosaur of the Cretaceous period that had a tail resembling a club and a body covering of thick scales
- announceable — to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale.
- annual leave — the time a person is allowed to take off work as holiday in any one-year period
- annular gear — a gear having teeth cut on an inner cylindrical surface.
- antediluvial — Of or pertaining to a time before Noah's flood (or similar deluge myth).
- antediluvian — Antediluvian things are old or old-fashioned.
- anthophilous — (esp of insects) frequenting flowers
- anti-leaguer — a person who opposed the League of Nations or U.S. participation in it.
- anti-nuclear — opposed to military and industrial applications of nuclear energy and to technologies which produce radioactive waste products
- anti-tumoral — a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- antibullying — Opposed to or acting against bullying.
- antiburglary — intended to prevent burglary
- anticultural — against culture or civilization
- antidilution — (of a provision or protection) acting to prevent a company from issuing equity at a low valuation
- antiglobulin — a serum containing an antibody specific to an immunoglobulin
- antileukemic — acting against leukemia
- antinucleons — Plural form of antinucleon.
- antipetalous — standing before the petals of a plant
- antipleasure — opposed to pleasure
- antisepalous — facing the sepals or calyx leaf
- antitumoural — acting against or upon tumours
- antwerp blue — any of several iron-blue pigments, usually containing a considerable amount of extender.
- appendicular — relating to an appendage or appendicle
- arabian gulf — an arm of the Arabian Sea, between SW Iran and Arabia. 600 miles (965 km) long.
- articulating — Present participle of articulate.
- articulation — Articulation is the action of producing a sound or word clearly, in speech or music.
- arts council — an organization that provides funding for a variety of arts activities
- ashurbanipal — died ?626 bc, king of Assyria (?668–?626): son of Esarhaddon. He built the magnificent palace and library at Nineveh
- assimulating — Present participle of assimulate.
- assimulation — Obsolete form of assimilation.
- assurbanipal — Ashurbanipal
- astoundingly — capable of overwhelming with amazement; stunningly surprising.
- auction sale — an instance of items being sold by auction
- aurene glass — an iridescent American art glass colored gold and blue.
- auroral zone — the region surrounding the north or south geomagnetic pole in which the auroral phenomena take place.
- auscultating — Present participle of auscultate.
- auscultation — the diagnostic technique in medicine of listening to the various internal sounds made by the body, usually with the aid of a stethoscope
- australasian — Australasian means belonging or relating to Australasia or to its people.
- autoanalysis — Psychoanalysis. self-analysis.
- autoanalyzer — any of various automatic devices that test and analyze chemicals, blood, etc.
- autochthonal — Existing where it was formed or born; native, aboriginal, indigenous.
- autogenously — In an autogenous manner; spontaneously.
- automobiling — (dated) present participle of automobile.
- autonomously — Government. self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only. pertaining to an autonomy, or a self-governing community.
- autumn olive — a spiny shrub (Elaeagnus umbellata) of the oleaster family, having leaves covered with silvery or brown scales
- avuncularity — the condition of being an uncle