13-letter words containing o, n, a, c, u
- non-nocturnal — of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal).
- non-rheumatic — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- non-vesicular — of or relating to a vesicle or vesicles.
- nonchauvinist — a person who is not a chauvinist
- noncolourfast — (of a fabric) having a colour that tends to fade when washed or worn
- nonconceptual — Not of a conceptual nature.
- nonconjugated — not conjugated
- nonconsensual — formed or existing merely by consent: a consensual transaction.
- nonconsumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
- noncontagious — capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object: contagious diseases.
- noncultivated — relating to natural resources that are not under institutional or managed cultivation
- noncumulative — of or relating to preferred stock the dividends of which are skipped and not accrued.
- nonfunctional — Not having any particular purpose or function.
- nonliturgical — Not liturgical.
- nonscandalous — Not scandalous.
- nonstructural — Not structural; not related to a structure.
- norway spruce — a European spruce, Picea abies, having shiny, dark-green needles, grown as an ornamental.
- not much of a — If you describe something as not much of a particular type of thing, you mean that it is small or of poor quality.
- notary public — a public officer or other person authorized to authenticate contracts, acknowledge deeds, take affidavits, protest bills of exchange, take depositions, etc.
- nouveau riche — a person who is newly rich: the ostentation of the nouveaux riches of the 1920s.
- nuclear force — strong interaction
- nuclear power — power derived from nuclear energy.
- nucleocapsids — Plural form of nucleocapsid.
- nucleoplasmic — Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm.
- nullification — an act or instance of nullifying.
- numerological — Of, pertaining to, or based on numerology.
- nut chocolate — chocolate containing nuts
- nymphaeaceous — belonging to the Nymphaeaceae, the water lily family of plants.
- ocean sunfish — a brown and gray mola, Mola mola, inhabiting tropical and temperate seas, having the posterior half of the body sharply truncated behind the elongated dorsal and anal fins.
- oceanic crust — the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- octagon house — a type of American house, c. 1850, having an octagonal perimeter to reduce exterior wall area.
- octane number — (of gasoline) a designation of antiknock quality, numerically equal to the percentage of isooctane by volume in a mixture of isooctane and normal heptane that matches the given gasoline in antiknock characteristics.
- on account of — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- on no account — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- on sufferance — passive permission resulting from lack of interference; tolerance, especially of something wrong or illegal (usually preceded by on or by).
- one-punch law — a law prescribing punitive sentences for assault, including assault comprising a single blow
- open fracture — compound fracture.
- optical sound — sound recorded on and subsequently played back from an optical or photographic soundtrack, as opposed to a magnetic soundtrack.
- oraculousness — the state of being oraculous
- out of action — If someone or something is out of action, they are injured or damaged and cannot work or be used.
- outdistancing — Present participle of outdistance.
- outrecuidance — (archaic) Presumption, arrogance, self-conceit.
- overabundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overacuteness — sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
- overeducation — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- overencourage — to encourage too much
- overinsurance — (of goods or property) insurance in excess of actual value
- packing house — A packing house is a company that processes and packs food, especially meat, to be sold.
- palaeocurrent — an ancient current, esp of water, evidence of which has been preserved in sedimentary rocks as fossilized ripple marks, etc
- pamlico sound — a sound between the North Carolina mainland and coastal islands.