13-letter words containing n, u, t, e, r
- latin quarter — the quarter of Paris on the south side of the Seine, especially frequented for centuries by students, writers, and artists.
- law of nature — an empirical truth of great generality, conceived of as a physical (but not a logical) necessity, and consequently licensing counterfactual conditionals
- lectisternium — (in ancient Rome) a religious rite in which the images of the gods were placed upon couches around a table, upon which was set a feast
- lecture notes — notes that are taken by someone attending a lecture
- lepton number — in a process involving elementary particles, the total number of leptons minus the total number of antileptons.
- letter ruling — a written ruling sent by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in response to a query concerning the application of the tax laws to a specific situation.
- leucitohedron — a trapezohedron
- line spectrum — an electromagnetic spectrum consisting of discrete lines, usually characteristic of excited atoms or molecules.
- long trousers — full-length trousers (as opposed to shorts)
- low countries — the lowland region of W Europe, on the North Sea: consists of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
- lubber's knot — an improperly made reef or square knot, likely to slip loose.
- lucrativeness — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- lunar orbiter — one of a series of space probes that orbited and photographed the moon in 1966 and 1967.
- lunch counter — a counter, as in a store or restaurant, where light meals and snacks are served or are sold to be taken out.
- lusus naturae — a deformed person or thing; freak.
- macronucleate — having a macronucleus.
- macronutrient — Nutrition. any of the nutritional components of the diet that are required in relatively large amounts: protein, carbohydrate, fat, and the macrominerals.
- magnetic drum — a cylinder coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
- magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- manufacturers — Plural form of manufacturer.
- martin luther — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), 1483–1546, German theologian and author: leader, in Germany, of the Protestant Reformation.
- martinez ruiz — José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), Azorín.
- masterfulness — The quality of being masterful.
- mensurability — The quality of being mensurable.
- merleau-ponty — Maurice, 1908–61, French phenomenological philosopher.
- metering pump — A metering pump is a device used to pump precise amounts of liquids over a period of time.
- micronucleate — having a micronucleus.
- micronutrient — an essential nutrient, as a trace mineral or vitamin, that is required by an organism in minute amounts.
- micropuncture — the puncture of a cell, renal tubule, etc., by a laser beam or micropipette
- minicomputers — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
- misadventured — (obsolete) unfortunate.
- misadventurer — a person who experiences misadventure or misfortune
- misadventures — Plural form of misadventure.
- misconjecture — the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- misunderstood — improperly understood or interpreted.
- monetary unit — the standard unit of value of the currency of a country, as the dollar in the U.S. and the franc in France.
- money to burn — more money than one needs
- monmouthshire — a historic county in E Wales, now part of Gwent, Mid Glamorgan, and South Glamorgan.
- monosaturated — (organic chemistry, of a glyceride) Having one saturated fatty acid.
- monotrematous — of or relating to a monotreme.
- mons serratus — a mountain in NE Spain, northwest of Barcelona: famous Benedictine monastery. Height: 1235 m (4054 ft)
- monster truck — a pick-up truck with extremely large tyres, often used for racing over rough terrain
- monstrousness — frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.
- mordant rouge — a solution of aluminum acetate in acetic acid, used in dyeing and calico printing.
- mother nature — a personification of the forces of nature as a controlling and regulating maternal being, sometimes creative and caring.
- mother tongue — the language first learned by a person; native language.
- motherfucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- mount everest — Mount, a mountain in S Asia, on the boundary between Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas: the highest mountain in the world. 29,028 feet (8848 meters).