13-letter words containing n, u, m, s
- multistranded — having several strands
- multitudinous — forming a multitude or great number; existing, occurring, or present in great numbers; very numerous.
- multivitamins — Plural form of multivitamin.
- munsell scale — a standard chromaticity scale used in specifying colour. It gives approximately equal changes in visual hue
- murderousness — The state or condition of being murderous.
- murmurousness — Quality of being murmurous.
- mushroom town — a town that has grown very quickly
- mutation stop — an organ pipe sounding the harmonic of the note normally produced
- neosurrealism — a revival of the 20th-century surrealism movement in art, especially painting and sculpture, depicting the imagery of dreams and the subconscious mind.
- nerve impulse — a progressive wave of electric and chemical activity along a nerve fiber that stimulates or inhibits the action of a muscle, gland, or other nerve cell.
- nervomuscular — (physiology) Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles.
- neuraminidase — An enzyme, present in many pathogenic or symbiotic microorganisms, that catalyzes the breakdown of glycosides containing neuraminic acid.
- neurilemmomas — Plural form of neurilemmoma.
- neuroblastoma — a malignant tumor of immature nerve cells that usually starts in the autonomic nervous system or adrenal gland and spreads quickly, most often affecting young children.
- neurofibromas — Plural form of neurofibroma.
- neurohormones — Plural form of neurohormone.
- neuromuscular — pertaining to or affecting both nerves and muscles.
- neuromyelitis — (pathology) inflammation of both the spinal cord and nerves.
- new age music — a type of gentle melodic popular music originating in the US in the late 1980s, which takes in elements of jazz, folk, and classical music and is played largely on synthesizers and acoustic instruments
- new jerusalem — heaven regarded as the prototype of the earthly Jerusalem; the heavenly city
- nomenclatures — Plural form of nomenclature.
- non-communist — not following, belonging to, or associated with the Communist Party or Communism.
- non-customary — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
- non-malicious — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- non-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- nonautonomous — Not autonomous.
- noncompulsory — Not compulsory.
- nonconsumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
- nonhomogenous — Biology. corresponding in structure because of a common origin.
- nonhomologous — having the same or a similar relation; corresponding, as in relative position or structure.
- nonhomosexual — a person who is not homosexual
- nonleguminous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or bearing legumes.
- nonmeasurable — capable of being measured.
- nonmonogamous — having more than one sexual or marital partner
- nonsynonymous — Not synonymous.
- nucleoplasmic — Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm.
- numerologists — the study of numbers, as the figures designating the year of one's birth, to determine their supposed influence on one's life, future, etc.
- numismatology — Numismatics.
- nunc dimittis — (italics) the canticle beginning with the words of Simeon, in Luke 2:29–32, “Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace.”.
- nurse-midwife — a nurse skilled in assisting women in the prenatal period and in childbirth, especially at home or in another nonhospital setting.
- nursery rhyme — a short, simple poem or song for very young children, as Hickory Dickory Dock.
- nutrigenomics — the study of how individual genetic makeup interacts with diet, especially the effects of this interaction on a person's health.
- nymphaeaceous — belonging to the Nymphaeaceae, the water lily family of plants.
- odontoglossum — any epiphytic orchid of the genus Odontoglossum, of the mountainous regions from Bolivia to Mexico.
- ombudsmanship — The position or office of an ombudsman.
- ombudspersons — Plural form of ombudsperson.
- on your marks — On your marks in British English, or on your mark in American English, is a command given to runners at the beginning of a race in order to get them into the correct position to start.
- on your terms — If you do something on your terms, you do it under conditions that you decide because you are in a position of power.
- one-upmanship — the art or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one's rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.: the one-upmanship of getting into the president's car pool.
- outdoorswoman — a woman devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities.