10-letter words containing r, u, n, t, i
- lentivirus — any slow virus of the genus Lentivirus, of the retrovirus family, causing brain disease in sheep and other animals.
- lignotuber — (botany) A starchy enlargement (caudex), usually of a root, of a woody plant, serving to store water.
- linguister — an interpreter
- linguistry — the study of language
- lubricants — Plural form of lubricant.
- luminarist — a painter concerned with precision in using light and shade
- lustrating — Present participle of lustrate.
- lustration — to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.
- lutestring — a silk fabric of high sheen, formerly used in the manufacture of dresses.
- manicurist — a person who gives manicures.
- manularity — /man"yoo-la"ri-tee/ ("manual" + "granularity") A notional measure of the manual labor required for some task, particularly one of the sort that automation is supposed to eliminate. "Composing English on paper has much higher manularity than using a text editor, especially in the revising stage." Hackers tend to consider manularity a symptom of primitive methods; in fact, a true hacker confronted with an apparent requirement to do a computing task by hand will inevitably seize the opportunity to build another tool (see toolsmith).
- manumitter — An emancipator from slavery, someone who manumits.
- manuscript — the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher.
- martinique — an island in the E West Indies; an overseas department of France. 425 sq. mi. (1100 sq. km). Capital: Fort-de-France.
- maturation — the act or process of maturating.
- mauretania — an ancient kingdom in NW Africa: it included the territory that is modern Morocco and part of Algeria.
- mauritania — an ancient kingdom in NW Africa: it included the territory that is modern Morocco and part of Algeria.
- meitnerium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element. Symbol: Mt; atomic number: 109.
- micromount — a mineralogical specimen displayed in such a way as to facilitate viewing it under a binocular microscope.
- micturient — Having a need to urinate.
- midcentury — Occurring around the center or middle of the century.
- minehunter — a naval vessel that searches for mines by electronic means
- miniatures — Plural form of miniature.
- minor suit — diamonds or clubs.
- misfortune — adverse fortune; bad luck.
- misventure — an unfortunate undertaking; misadventure.
- morulation — (biology) The cleavage or segmentation of the ovum by which a morula is formed.
- motor unit — a motor neuron and the muscle fibers innervated by its axon.
- mousterian — of or relating to a Middle Paleolithic culture of Neanderthal man dating to the early upper Pleistocene Epoch (c100,000–40,000 b.c.) and consisting of five or more stone-artifact traditions in Europe whose characteristic tools are side scrapers and points.
- mule train — a line of pack mules or a line of wagons drawn by mules.
- multigrain — a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- multiorgan — Involving multiple organs of the body.
- multirange — having several ranges
- murthering — Present participle of murther.
- mutterings — Plural form of muttering.
- muttonbird — any of several long-winged seabirds, often used as food, especially Puffinus tenuirostris (short-tailed shearwater) of Australia and Puffinus griseus (sooty shearwater) which breeds in the Southern Hemisphere and winters in the Northern Hemisphere.
- n terminus — the amino end of a protein molecule.
- nasturtium — any plant of the genus Tropaeolum, cultivated for its showy, usually orange, red, or yellow flowers or for its fruit, which is pickled and used like capers.
- natatorium — a swimming pool, especially one that is indoors.
- naturalise — Alternative spelling of naturalize.
- naturalism — Literature. a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions. a deterministic theory of writing in which it is held that a writer should adopt an objective view toward the material written about, be free of preconceived ideas as to form and content, and represent with clinical accuracy and frankness the details of life. Compare realism (def 4b). a representation of natural appearances or natural patterns of speech, manner, etc., in a work of fiction. the depiction of the physical environment, especially landscape or the rural environment.
- naturalist — a person who studies or is an expert in natural history, especially a zoologist or botanist.
- naturality — The condition of being natural; nature, naturalness.
- naturalize — to confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen.
- naturelike — the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- naturistic — Pertaining to naturism (doctrine attributing everything to nature).
- netsurfing — Netsurfing is the activity of looking at different sites on the Internet, especially when you are not looking for anything in particular.
- neurolytic — Pathology. disintegration of nerve tissue. exhaustion of a nerve by excess stimulation.
- neurotoxic — poisonous to nerve tissue, as to the brain or spinal cord.
- neurotoxin — a neurotoxic substance, as rattlesnake venom or the poison of a black widow spider.