12-letter words containing r, o, u, n
- natural food — Natural food is food which has not been processed much and has not had artificial ingredients added to it.
- natural-born — native-born.
- nature lover — someone who likes plants, birds and other natural phenomena
- naturopathic — (alternative medicine) Of or pertaining to naturopathy or to naturopaths.
- naughty word — a word that is considered to be rude
- necrophagous — That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
- necrophilous — displaying a preference for dead tissue, esp of certain bacteria and insects
- necrophorous — denoting animals, such as certain beetles, that carry away the bodies of dead animals
- neighbouring — (British, Canada) Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.
- neo-freudian — of or relating to a group of psychoanalytic thinkers whose modifications of Freudian analytic theory place increased emphasis on ego functions and interpersonal relationships.
- neoytterbium — ytterbium.
- neurectomies — Plural form of neurectomy.
- neurilemmoma — A schwannoma.
- neuroanatomy — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
- neurobiology — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- neurochemist — A researcher or other professional in the field of neurochemistry.
- neurodiverse — Exhibiting neurodiversity; varying in mental configuration.
- neurofibrils — Plural form of neurofibril.
- neurofibroma — a benign neoplasm composed of the fibrous elements of a nerve.
- neurogenesis — The growth and development of nervous tissue.
- neurogenetic — (medicine) Of or pertaining to neurogenetics, the study of the genetic basis of nerve and brain function.
- neurohormone — any of various substances, as antidiuretic hormone, formed in the nervous system and delivered to an effector organ through blood circulation.
- neurohumoral — of or pertaining to a neurohumour
- neuroimaging — (neurology) The generation of images showing brain activity (or activity in other parts of the nervous system). (from 20th c.).
- neuroleptics — Plural form of neuroleptic.
- neurological — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
- neurologists — Plural form of neurologist.
- neuronopathy — A form of polyneuropathy caused by destruction of neurons.
- neuropathies — Plural form of neuropathy.
- neuropathist — a specialist in treating diseases of the nervous system; a neurologist
- neuropeptide — any of various short-chain peptides, as endorphins, that function as neuromodulators in the nervous system and as hormones in the endocrine system.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neuropterist — an entomologist specializing in neuropteran insects
- neuropterous — belonging or pertaining to the Neuroptera, an order of insects characterized by four membranous wings having netlike venation, comprising the ant lions, lacewings, dobsonflies, alderflies, fishflies, snakeflies, mantispids, and spongillaflies.
- neurosarcoma — A malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, a form of cancer of the connective tissue surrounding nerves.
- neuroscience — the field of study encompassing the various scientific disciplines dealing with the structure, development, function, chemistry, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system.
- neurosensory — of or relating to the sensory role of the nervous system.
- neurosurgeon — surgery of the brain or other nerve tissue.
- neurosurgery — surgery of the brain or other nerve tissue.
- neurotically — of, relating to, or characteristic of neurosis.
- neurotrophic — of or relating to the effect of nerves on the nutritive processes.
- neurotropism — the quality of being neurotropic.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- neutral zone — the area of a rink between the two blue lines. Compare end zone (def 2).
- neutrinoless — (physics) That does not contain or involve neutrinos.
- neutron bomb — a nuclear bomb designed to release radiation consisting mainly of neutrons, thus causing extensive loss of life but relatively little damage to buildings and property and only brief radioactive contamination.
- neutron flux — the rate of flow of neutrons through a specified area
- neutron star — an extremely dense, compact star composed primarily of neutrons, especially the collapsed core of a supernova.
- neutrophiles — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- neutrophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained only by neutral dyes.