12-letter words containing r, a, u, s
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neurosarcoma — A malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, a form of cancer of the connective tissue surrounding nerves.
- neutral axis — an imaginary line in the cross section of a beam, shaft, or the like, along which no stresses occur.
- neutralising — Present participle of neutralise.
- neutralistic — Employing or relating to neutralism.
- neutron star — an extremely dense, compact star composed primarily of neutrons, especially the collapsed core of a supernova.
- new urbanism — an international movement concerned with tackling the problems associated with urban sprawl and car dependency
- nimbostratus — a cloud of a class characterized by a formless layer that is almost uniformly dark gray; a rain cloud of the layer type, of low altitude, usually below 8000 feet (2440 meters).
- nitrous acid — an acid, HNO 2 , known only in solution.
- non-residual — pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover.
- non-vascular — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- noncancerous — (of tissue) not cancerous, benign
- noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed
- nonglamorous — not glamorous
- nonhazardous — Not hazardous; safe.
- noninsurance — the condition or state of not having insurance
- nonspiritual — Not spiritual.
- nonstatutory — of, relating to, or of the nature of a statute.
- nonuniversal — Not universal.
- np-hilarious — (humour) An algorithm whose complexity is a joke, either literally, as in BogoSort, or metaphorically.
- nuclear test — a test carried out on a nuclear weapon to determine effectiveness, etc
- nugatoriness — Quality of being nugatory.
- numbers game — Also called numbers, numbers game, numbers racket. an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc.
- nuri as-said — 1888–1958, Iraqi soldier and statesman: prime minister of Iraq 14 times between 1930 and 1958: he died during a military coup
- nurse's aide — a person who assists professional nurses, as in a hospital, by performing such routine tasks as making beds and serving meals.
- nurserymaids — Plural form of nurserymaid.
- nurserywoman — a woman who owns or operates a plant nursery.
- oamaru stone — a kind of limestone, of building quality, found at Oamaru on South Island, New Zealand
- obdurateness — The characteristic of being obdurate; stubbornness.
- obscurantism — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- obscurantist — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- obscurations — Plural form of obscuration.
- odd-man rush — an attacking move when the defence is outnumbered by the opposing team
- old guardism — political conservatism.
- old prussian — a Baltic language extinct since the 17th century. Abbreviation: OPruss.
- on all fours — all four limbs or extremities; the four legs or feet of an animal or both arms and both legs or both hands and both feet of a person: The cat rolled off the ledge but landed on all fours.
- oncornavirus — any of various RNA viruses that cause tumors in humans and other animals.
- ophiolatrous — of, relating to, or practising snake-worshipping
- oracularness — the state of being oracular
- oral surgery — the branch of dentistry or of surgery dealing with the surgical treatment or repair of various conditions of the mouth or jaws.
- orchard bush — open savanna country with occasional trees and scrub, as found north of the W African forest belt
- orchidaceous — belonging to the plant family Orchidaceae.
- orichalceous — relating to or resembling orichalc
- osco-umbrian — a group of languages, usually classified as Italic, that contains Oscan and Umbrian.
- out-quarters — the outlying area of a building or district
- outmaneuvers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outmaneuver.
- outrageously — In an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree.
- outsider art — art produced by untutored artists working by themselves and for themselves
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- over-anxious — excessively anxious.