11-letter words containing r, u, n, o
- destruction — Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
- deuteranope — a person suffering from deuteranopia
- deuteration — the process of introducing deuterium into a molecule or chemical compound
- deuteronomy — the fifth book of the Old Testament, containing a second statement of the Mosaic Law
- devouringly — In a devouring manner; rapaciously, consumingly.
- dick around — to spend time wastefully or unprofitably
- dilutionary — causing, involving, or relating to the dilution of company stocks
- dinner hour — lunch hour
- dinosaurian — pertaining to or of the nature of a dinosaur.
- dinotherium — any elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Dinotherium, from the later Tertiary Period of Europe and Asia, having large, outwardly curving tusks.
- discounters — Plural form of discounter.
- discoursing — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- disenshroud — to free from a shroud
- dishonoured — Simple past tense and past participle of dishonour.
- dishonourer — One who dishonours.
- disruptions — Plural form of disruption.
- do a runner — escape, run away
- do up brown — to do completely or perfectly
- documentary — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- documenters — Plural form of documenter.
- dog curtain — a flap on a canvas cover for a binnacle, affording a view of the compass when raised.
- double-ring — being or pertaining to a marriage ceremony in which the partners give rings to one another.
- downdraught — Alternative spelling of downdraft.
- doxorubicin — a cytotoxic antibiotic, C 27 H 29 NO 11 , derived from a variety of the bacterium Streptomyces peucetius and used in the treatment of sarcoma, malignant lymphoma, acute leukemia, and other cancers.
- dreadnought — a type of battleship armed with heavy-caliber guns in turrets: so called from the British battleship Dreadnought, launched in 1906, the first of its type.
- drouthiness — the state or condition of being thirsty or dry
- druid stone — sarsen.
- drunkalogue — an account of a person’s problems with alcohol
- drunkometer — a device for measuring the amount of alcohol in a person's breath to determine the amount of alcohol in the bloodstream.
- ecoconsumer — A consumer who makes purchasing decisions partly or largely on the basis of ecological issues.
- edrophonium — a substance, C 10 H 16 BrNO, used to reverse certain muscle-relaxing agents, such as tubocurarine, in surgical procedures: also used in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis.
- ego surfing — the act of searching for your own name on the internet
- elusoriness — the state or quality of being elusory
- elutriation — The process of separating the lighter particles from the heavier ones by means of an upward directed stream of gas or liquid.
- emunctories — Plural form of emunctory.
- encountered — Simple past tense and past participle of encounter.
- encounterer — One who encounters; an opponent or antagonist.
- encouraging — Giving someone support or confidence; supportive.
- end product — result of a process
- endeavoured — Simple past tense and past participle of endeavour.
- endocardium — The thin, smooth membrane that lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves.
- endocranium — (anatomy) The layer between the dura mater and the skull.
- endometrium — The mucous membrane lining the uterus, which thickens during the menstrual cycle in preparation for possible implantation of an embryo.
- endoneurium — the delicate connective tissue surrounding nerve fibres within a bundle
- enfouldered — charged with lightning
- enquiration — an inquiry
- enshrouding — Present participle of enshroud.
- enterovirus — Any of a group of RNA viruses (including those causing polio and hepatitis A) that typically occur in the gastrointestinal tract, sometimes spreading to the central nervous system or other parts of the body.
- enumeration — The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
- enumerators — Plural form of enumerator.