13-letter words containing o, u, e, n
- hyaluronidase — Biochemistry. a mucolytic enzyme found in the testes, in snake venom, and in hemolytic streptococci and certain other bacteria, that decreases the viscosity of the intercellular matrix by breaking down hyaluronic acid.
- hymenopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Hymenoptera, an order of insects having, when winged, four membranous wings, and comprising the wasps, bees, ants, ichneumon flies, and sawflies.
- hyperfunction — abnormally increased function, especially of glands or other organs.
- hypermutation — (uncountable) Frequent mutation.
- hypoperfusion — (medicine) Decreased perfusion of blood through an organ.
- hysteranthous — relating to a plant whose flowers open before its leaves
- i'll be bound — I am sure (something) is true
- ichneumon fly — any of numerous wasplike insects of the family Ichneumonidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on caterpillars and immature stages of other insects.
- ill-nourished — underfed or inadequately fed
- illuminometer — an instrument for measuring illumination.
- immunochemist — A chemist whose speciality is immunochemistry.
- immunogenesis — the production of an immune response
- immunosorbent — an insoluble surface to which a specific antibody is attached for the purpose of removing the corresponding antigen from a solution or suspension.
- immunotherapy — treatment designed to produce immunity to a disease or enhance the resistance of the immune system to an active disease process, as cancer.
- impecuniosity — having little or no money; penniless; poor.
- impecuniously — In an impecunious manner.
- imperiousness — domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
- impetuousness — of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person.
- importunately — urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so.
- importunities — Plural form of importunity.
- in default of — If something happens in default of something else, it happens because that other thing does not happen or proves to be impossible.
- in due course — a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- in one's cups — a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- in silhouette — If you see something in silhouette, you see it as a dark shape with no detail except for the outline.
- in succession — one after another
- in the clouds — a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- inbounds line — one of two broken lines, parallel to the sidelines and running the length of the field, to which the ball is brought when it goes beyond the sidelines.
- incombustible — not combustible; incapable of being burned; fireproof.
- income source — something that provides a regular supply of money, such as employment, investments, a pension etc
- inconcludable — Impossible to conclude; unfinishable.
- incongruences — not congruent.
- incongruently — not congruent.
- incongruities — the quality or condition of being incongruous.
- inconquerable — That cannot be conquered; unconquerable.
- inconsecutive — not consecutive.
- inconsequence — characterized by lack of proper sequence in thought, speech, or action.
- inconstruable — unable to be construed
- incorruptable — Misspelling of incorruptible.
- incorruptible — not corruptible: incorruptible integrity.
- incorruptness — The state of being incorrupt.
- incouragement — Archaic form of encouragement.
- incredulously — not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
- incuriousness — The state of being incurious; indifference or apathy.
- indo-european — a large, widespread family of languages, the surviving branches of which include Italic, Slavic, Baltic, Hellenic, Celtic, Germanic, and Indo-Iranian, spoken by about half the world's population: English, Spanish, German, Latin, Greek, Russian, Albanian, Lithuanian, Armenian, Persian, Hindi, and Hittite are all Indo-European languages. Compare family (def 14).
- indolebutyric — as in indolebutyric acid, a synthetic plant growth regulator
- indolequinone — (chemistry) Any of a class of molecules based upon an indole but with two additional ketone groups (quinone) attached to the ring structure.
- inductothermy — the production of fever by means of electromagnetic induction.
- inefficacious — not able to produce the desired effect; ineffective.
- infostructure — The technical infrastructure supporting an information system.
- ingeniousness — characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction: an ingenious machine.