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11-letter words containing n, u

  • anomalously — deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or rule; irregular; abnormal: Advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe.
  • anonymously — without any name acknowledged, as that of author, contributor, or the like: an anonymous letter to the editor; an anonymous donation.
  • anovulation — failure to produce eggs or to discharge them from an ovary
  • anovulatory — not associated with, not caused by, or not exhibiting ovulation.
  • antecubital — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated in the anterior part of the elbow (cubitus).
  • antemundane — pertaining to that which existed or occurred before the creation of world
  • antenuptial — a contract made between a man and a woman before they marry, agreeing on the distribution of their assets in the event of divorce
  • antependium — a covering hung over the front of an altar
  • antepenults — Plural form of antepenult.
  • antheridium — the male sex organ of algae, fungi, bryophytes, and spore-bearing vascular plants, such as ferns, which produces antherozoids
  • anti-busing — opposing legislation that requires the busing of students to schools outside their neighborhoods, especially as a means of achieving socioeconomic or racial diversity among students in a public school.
  • anti-church — a building for public Christian worship.
  • anti-g suit — a garment for fliers and astronauts designed to exert pressure on the abdomen and thighs to prevent or retard the pooling of blood below the heart under the influence of excessive head-to-toe acceleration forces.
  • anti-nature — the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
  • antibilious — of a nature that can be used to counter biliousness
  • antibugging — designed to detect and alert a person to the use of a secret listening device: to install antibugging equipment.
  • antiburglar — intended to prevent burglary
  • anticarious — preventing or retarding caries.
  • anticruelty — the prevention of or opposition to cruelty
  • anticulture — the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
  • antidumping — a method of trade protection intended to stop other countries dumping goods cheaply on a domestic market
  • antifatigue — reducing or preventing fatigue
  • antifouling — (of a paint or other coating) inhibiting the growth of barnacles and other marine organisms on a ship's bottom
  • antigonus i — known as Cyclops. 382–301 bc, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great; king of Macedon (306–301)
  • antihunting — opposed to hunters or hunting practices
  • antijudaism — Alternative form of anti-Judaism.
  • antimasques — Plural form of antimasque.
  • antimensium — antimension.
  • antimonious — relating to or containing antimony
  • antimusical — opposed to musical conventions
  • antimutagen — any substance that acts against a mutagen
  • antinatural — opposed to or against nature
  • antineutral — Opposing a policy of neutrality.
  • antineutron — the antiparticle of a neutron; a particle having the same mass as the neutron but a magnetic moment of opposite sign
  • antinuclear — opposed to nuclear weapons
  • antinucleon — an antiproton or an antineutron
  • antipopular — opposed to the people or to popular cause
  • antiquarian — Antiquarian means concerned with old and rare objects.
  • antiquaries — Plural form of antiquary.
  • antiquating — Present participle of antiquate.
  • antiquation — the process of becoming antiquated
  • antiqueness — the quality of being antique
  • antiquities — remains or relics, such as statues, buildings, or coins, that date from ancient times
  • antirrhinum — any scrophulariaceous plant of the genus Antirrhinum, esp the snapdragon, which have two-lipped flowers of various colours
  • antiseizure — acting against or preventing seizures
  • antistudent — opposed to or acting against students
  • antisubsidy — opposed to or acting against subsidization
  • antisuicide — acting to prevent suicide
  • antitruster — a person opposed to trusts, monopolies, or similar organizations
  • antitumoral — Antitumor.
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