14-letter words containing r, u, n, o
- loan guarantee — an undertaking by a government to pay a debt if the borrower defaults
- long drawn out — A long drawn out process or conflict lasts an unnecessarily long time or an unpleasantly long time.
- long underwear — a close-fitting, usually knitted undergarment with legs reaching to the ankles, as a union suit, worn as protection against the cold.
- long-drawn-out — lasting a very long time; protracted: a long-drawn-out story.
- long-suffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
- louangphrabang — a city in N Laos, on the Mekong River: former royal capital.
- loud and clear — loudly and clearly
- low-resolution — of or relating to CRTs, printers, or other visual output devices that produce images that are not sharply defined (opposed to high-resolution).
- lower silurian — Ordovician
- lower tunguska — one of three rivers in Russia, in central Siberia, that is a tributary of the Yenisei and is 2690 km (1670 miles) long
- lugubriousness — The property of being lugubrious.
- lumbersomeness — the state of being lumbersome
- luminous range — the distance at which a certain light, as that of a lighthouse, is visible in clear weather, disregarding interference from obstructions and from the curvature of the earth and depending on the power of the light.
- mackinaw trout — lake trout.
- macro-mutation — a mutation that has a profound effect on the resulting organism, as a change in a regulatory gene that controls the expression of many structural genes.
- macroevolution — major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
- macroglobulins — Plural form of macroglobulin.
- macronutrients — Plural form of macronutrient.
- maid of honour — A maid of honour is the chief bridesmaid at a wedding.
- make a fortune — win, earn a vast amount of money
- malnourishment — Malnutrition, undernourishment.
- malodorousness — The state or condition of being malodorous.
- mangold-wurzel — mangel-wurzel.
- manuel noriega — Manuel Antonio, born 1934, military leader of Panama 1983–89: captured by U.S. forces and sentenced to prison for drug trafficking 1992.
- marathon group — an encounter group that meets for an extended period of time, as eight hours to a week, in the belief that the resultant intensity and intimacy will lead to a more open expression of feelings.
- margin account — an account opened by a customer with a brokerage house in which listed securities can be purchased on margin.
- marsupial bone — epipubis.
- marvellousness — The quality or state of being marvellous.
- measuring worm — the larva of any geometrid moth, which progresses by bringing the rear end of the body forward and then advancing the front end.
- megasporangium — a sporangium containing megaspores.
- melanospermous — having dark spores, as certain seaweeds.
- mercaptopurine — a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 5 H 4 N 4 S, used in the treatment of leukemia.
- merry-go-round — Also called carousel, carrousel. (in amusement parks, carnivals, etc.) a revolving, circular platform with wooden horses or other animals, benches, etc., on which people may sit or ride, usually to the accompaniment of mechanical or recorded music.
- methoxyflurane — a potent substance, C 3 H 4 Cl 2 F 2 O, used as an analgesic in minor surgical procedures and less frequently as a general anesthetic.
- microaneurysms — Plural form of microaneurysm.
- microcomputing — the use of microcomputers.
- microevolution — evolutionary change involving the gradual accumulation of mutations leading to new varieties within a species.
- microinsurance — (insurance) A type of microfinancial service aimed at low-income people and communities, and typified by low premiums and coverage limits.
- microminiature — built on an extremely small scale, smaller than subminiature, especially of electronic equipment with small solid-state components in the place of vacuum tubes.
- micronutrients — Plural form of micronutrient.
- micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
- microtechnique — the art of preparing something so that it can properly be examined using a microscope
- miniature golf — a game or amusement modeled on golf and played with a putter and golf ball, in which each very short, grassless “hole” constitutes an obstacle course, consisting of wooden alleys, tunnels, bridges, etc., through which the ball must be driven to hole it.
- minicalculator — a very small handheld calculator
- minority group — minority (defs 3, 4).
- miraculousness — performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency: a miraculous cure.
- misadventurous — (obsolete) unfortunate.
- misattribution — the act of attributing; ascription.
- misconstructed — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstruct.
- misgovernaunce — misgovernment