11-letter words containing s, a, t, n, o
- mountebanks — Plural form of mountebank.
- multanimous — having many sides
- multisonant — having many sounds
- musculation — (anatomy) The muscular system of an animal, or of any of its parts.
- mussitation — silent movement of the lips in simulation of the movements made in audible speech.
- mutationist — a supporter of mutation theory as a means of explaining evolution
- mutilations — Plural form of mutilation.
- muttonheads — Plural form of muttonhead.
- nanocrystal — A crystalline entity whose size is measured in nanometers; an individual nanometer-sized crystal of such a material.
- narco-state — a country in which the illegal trade in narcotic drugs forms a substantial part of the economy
- narrowboats — Plural form of narrowboat.
- nasofrontal — of or relating to the nasal and frontal bones
- nasogastric — of, relating to, or involving the nose and stomach.
- nationalise — To bring a private company under the control of a specific government.
- nationalism — spirit or aspirations common to the whole of a nation.
- nationalist — a person devoted to nationalism.
- naturopaths — Plural form of naturopath.
- negationist — the act of denying: He shook his head in negation of the charge.
- negotiables — Plural form of negotiable.
- negotiators — Plural form of negotiator.
- nematocides — Plural form of nematocide.
- nematocysts — A specialized cell in the tentacles of a jellyfish or other coelenterate, containing a barbed or venomous coiled thread that can be projected in self-defense or to capture prey.
- nematodirus — any parasitic nematode worm of the genus Nematodirus
- neo-dadaist — a minor art movement chiefly of the 1960s reviving some of the objectives of dada but placing emphasis on the importance of the work of art produced rather than on the concept generating the work.
- neo-fascist — any of various political movements or beliefs inspired by or reminiscent of fascism or Nazism.
- neofascists — Plural form of neofascist.
- neosilicate — (chemistry) any simple silicate mineral in which the SiO4 tetrahedra are isolated and have metal ions as neighbours.
- neovitalism — a new or revived form of the belief that life is a vital principle (vitalism)
- neovitalist — someone who holds to the theory of neovitalism
- neuroblasts — Plural form of neuroblast.
- neuroplasty — Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
- nicostratus — a son of Menelaus and Helen who, with his illegitimate brother Megapenthes, expelled Helen from Sparta when Menelaus died.
- nitrogenase — an enzyme complex that catalyzes the reduction of molecular nitrogen in the nitrogen-fixation process of bacteria.
- nitrosamine — any of a series of compounds with the type formula R 2 NNO, some of which are carcinogenic, formed in cured meats by the conversion of nitrite.
- nitrosation — a chemical reaction in which organic compounds are converted into nitroso compounds
- nitrosourea — any of various lipid-soluble, synthetic or naturally occurring alkylating agents that can cross the blood-brain barrier: used in the treatment of certain brain cancers.
- nitrostarch — an orange powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 8 O 2 6 , soluble in ethanol, used in explosives.
- no mean sth — You can use no mean in expressions such as 'no mean writer' and 'no mean golfer' to indicate that someone does something well.
- nominations — Plural form of nomination.
- nominatives — Plural form of nominative.
- non-clastic — Biology. breaking up into fragments or separate portions; dividing into parts.
- non-marxist — an adherent of Karl Marx or his theories.
- non-starter — If you describe a plan or idea as a non-starter, you mean that it has no chance of success.
- nonabstract — Not abstract.
- nonactivist — One who is not an activist.
- nonartistic — not artistic
- nonasbestos — Not asbestos.
- nonbotanist — a person who is not a botanist, a person who does not study plants
- nonconstant — not constant
- nonexistant — Misspelling of nonexistent.