16-letter words containing n, u
- natural religion — religion based on principles derived solely from reason and the study of nature.
- natural resource — a naturally occurring source of wealth, as land or water.
- natural theology — theology based on knowledge of the natural world and on human reason, apart from revelation.
- naturalistically — imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings.
- nature-identical — manufactured to be identical to a natural substance
- nautical almanac — a year book containing tidal and astronomical information for navigators
- near the knuckle — risqué
- neo-confucianist — of or relating to neo-Confucians or neo-Confucianism.
- neptunium series — a radioactive series that starts with plutonium-241 and ends with bismuth-209. Neptunium-237 is the longest-lived member of the series. The series does not occur in nature
- network computer — a relatively inexpensive computer with minimal processing power, designed primarily to provide access to computer networks, as corporate intranets or the Internet. Abbreviation: NC.
- neurasthenically — In a neurasthenic way.
- neuroarthropathy — (medicine) Any disease of a joint that is associated with a disease of the nervous system.
- neuroborreliosis — A disorder of the central nervous system caused by a spirochete of the genus Borrelia.
- neurodevelopment — The development of the nervous system during the life of an organism.
- neuroepithelioma — Neurocytoma.
- neurohypophyseal — Relating to the neurohypophysis.
- neurohypophysial — Relating to the neurohypophysis.
- neurolinguistics — the study of the neurological processes underlying the development and use of language.
- neuropathologies — the pathology of the nervous system.
- neuropathologist — A specialist who practices neuropathology.
- neuropsychiatric — Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; simultaneously neurological and psychiatric.
- neurotransmitter — any of several chemical substances, as epinephrine or acetylcholine, that transmit nerve impulses across a synapse to a postsynaptic element, as another nerve, muscle, or gland.
- neutrosophic set — (logic) A generalisation of the intuitionistic set, classical set, fuzzy set, paraconsistent set, dialetheist set, paradoxist set, tautological set based on Neutrosophy. An element x(T, I, F) belongs to the set in the following way: it is t true in the set, i indeterminate in the set, and f false, where t, i, and f are real numbers taken from the sets T, I, and F with no restriction on T, I, F, nor on their sum n=t+i+f. The neutrosophic set generalises: - the intuitionistic set, which supports incomplete set theories (for 0
- nevado de toluca — a volcano in central Mexico, in Mexico state near Toluca: crater partly filled by a lake. Height: 4577 m (15 017 ft)
- newry and mourne — a district of SE Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 89 644 (2003 est). Area: 909 sq km (351 sq miles)
- nguyen van thieu — Nguyen Van [ngoo-yen vahn,, noo-] /ˈŋuˈyɛn vɑn,, ˈnu-/ (Show IPA), 1923–2001, South Vietnamese political leader: president 1967–75.
- niche publishing — publishing books that are intended for a very specialized market
- nicholas of cusa — 1401–64, German cardinal, philosopher, and mathematician: anticipated Copernicus in asserting that the earth revolves around the sun
- nicoya peninsula — a peninsula in NW Costa Rica, on the Pacific Ocean.
- nitrogen mustard — any of the class of poisonous, blistering compounds, as C 5 H 1 1 Cl 2 N, analogous in composition to mustard gas but containing nitrogen instead of sulfur: used in the treatment of cancer and similar diseases; mechlorethamine.
- nitrosylsulfuric — of or derived from nitrosylsulfuric acid.
- nitrous bacteria — bacteria that convert ammonia to nitrites in the soil
- no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
- no-win situation — choice between negative outcomes
- nodding trillium — a hardy plant, Trillium cernuum, of the lily family, of the eastern coast of North America, having wavy-petalled, white or pinkish flowers on short, recurved stalks hanging beneath the three whorled leaves.
- noise suppressor — squelch (def 8).
- non-accumulative — tending to accumulate or arising from accumulation; cumulative.
- non-attributable — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- non-bureaucratic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.
- non-constructive — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
- non-consummation — the act of consummating; completion.
- non-contribution — the act of contributing.
- non-contributive — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
- non-illumination — an act or instance of illuminating.
- non-instrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
- non-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- non-naturalistic — imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings.
- non-quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- non-remuneration — the act of remunerating.
- non-remunerative — affording remuneration; profitable: remunerative work.