9-letter words containing o, n, a, u
- isanthous — having regular flowers.
- isobutane — a colorless, flammable gas, C 4 H 10 , used as a fuel, as a refrigerant, and in the manufacture of gasoline by alkylation.
- isoquants — Plural form of isoquant.
- jargonaut — Someone who uses jargon excessively.
- john paul — Anson [an-suh n] /ˈæn sən/ (Show IPA), 1798–1858, president of the Republic of Texas.
- jouisance — joy; delight
- juniorate — a two-year course of study for a Jesuit novice in preparation for the course in philosophy.
- jurywoman — a female juror.
- kakebuton — a thin quilt or coverlet traditionally used when sleeping on a futon.
- kaohsiung — a seaport on SW Taiwan.
- ketonuria — the presence of ketone bodies in the urine.
- kinkajous — Plural form of kinkajou.
- kostunica — Vojislav (ˈvɒjɪslæf). born 1944, Serbian politician; president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (2000–03); prime minister of Serbia and Montenegro (2004–06); prime minister of Serbia (2006–08)
- kowabunga — Alternative form of cowabunga.
- kuangchou — Wade-Giles. Canton.
- kurrajong — an Australian bottle tree, Brachychiton populneus, having showy yellowish-white, bell-shaped flowers, grown as an ornamental.
- la coruna — a seaport in NW Spain.
- labouring — (British, Canada) present participle of labour.
- laconicum — the sudatorium of an ancient Roman bath.
- langouste — spiny lobster.
- languedoc — a former province in S France. Capital: Toulouse.
- larcenous — of, resembling, or characteristic of larceny.
- laudation — an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.
- launcelot — Arthurian Romance. the greatest of Arthur's knights and the lover of Queen Guinevere.
- leavenous — containing leaven
- liquation — (metallurgy) The partial melting of a mixture of metals or ores in order to separate components.
- llandudno — a town and resort in NW Wales, in Conwy county borough on the Irish Sea. Pop: 14 872 (2001)
- load fund — a mutual fund that carries transaction charges, usually a percentage of the initial investment.
- lobengula — ?1836–94, last Matabele king (1870–93); his kingdom was destroyed by the British
- long haul — journey: long-distance
- long-haul — line-haul.
- lotusland — A place or state concerned solely with, or providing, idle pleasure and luxury.
- louisiana — a state in the S United States. 48,522 sq. mi. (125,672 sq. km). Capital: Baton Rouge. Abbreviation: LA (for use with zip code), La.
- luctation — an effort; a struggle
- luna moth — a large, pale-green, American moth, Actias luna, having purple-brown markings, lunate spots, and long tails.
- lunations — Plural form of lunation.
- lunisolar — pertaining to or based upon the relations or joint action of the moon and the sun.
- manchukuo — a former country (1932–45) in E Asia, under Japanese control: included Manchuria and parts of Inner Mongolia; now a part of China.
- maneouvre — Misspelling of manoeuvre.
- manganous — containing bivalent manganese.
- mangetout — A vegetable pea eaten when immature.
- manoeuver — (nonstandard) alternative spelling of maneuver.
- manoeuvre — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- mass noun — a noun, as water, electricity, or happiness, that typically refers to an indefinitely divisible substance or an abstract notion, and that in English cannot be used, in such a sense, with the indefinite article or in the plural.
- mauna loa — an active volcano on the island of Hawaii. 13,680 feet (4170 meters).
- mausolean — Of, pertaining to, or similar to, a mausoleum.
- meandrous — meandering; winding; rambling.
- meiofauna — Minute interstitial animals living in soil and aquatic sediments.
- menopause — the period of permanent cessation of menstruation, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55.
- minacious — menacing; threatening.