14-letter words containing s, u, r, e
- myrmecophagous — Pertaining to the anteater.
- myrmecophilous — (biology) Adapted to thrive in the presence of ants.
- mysteriousness — full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
- nacreous cloud — a rarely seen, luminous, iridescent cloud shaped like a cirrus or altocumulus, approximately 15 miles (24 km) above the earth, and of unknown composition.
- nanostructured — Having a nanostructure; a structure designed on the nano scale.
- nanostructures — Plural form of nanostructure.
- nassau grouper — a colorful food and game fish, Epinephelus striatus, common off the Florida Keys.
- natural causes — If someone dies of or from natural causes, they die because they are ill or old rather than because of an accident or violence.
- natural person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- nature reserve — protected area for wildlife
- nature worship — a system of religion based on the deification and worship of natural forces and phenomena.
- nectareousness — the state or quality of being nectareous
- neighbourhoods — Plural form of neighbourhood.
- neo-surrealism — a revival of the 20th-century surrealism movement in art, especially painting and sculpture, depicting the imagery of dreams and the subconscious mind.
- nervous energy — an excess of energy that you have when you are apprehensive or worried
- nervous nellie — a constantly nervous, worried, or timid person.
- nervous system — the system of nerves and nerve centers in an animal or human, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia.
- neuroanatomist — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
- neurobiologist — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- neuroblastomas — Plural form of neuroblastoma.
- neurochemicals — Plural form of neurochemical.
- neurochemistry — the branch of science that is concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system.
- neurocomputers — Plural form of neurocomputer.
- neurodiversity — the variation and differences in neurological structure and function that exist among human beings, especially when viewed as being normal and natural rather than pathological: recognizing autism as an example of neurodiversity.
- neuromechanism — the function of the nervous system as it relates to its structure.
- neuroscientist — the field of study encompassing the various scientific disciplines dealing with the structure, development, function, chemistry, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system.
- neurosecretion — a chemical secreted by a nerve cell.
- neurosecretory — participating in or causal of neurosecretion; pertaining to neurosecretion
- neutral monism — the theory that mind and matter consist of different relations between entities that are themselves neither mental nor physical.
- neutralisation — The act of neutralising.
- neutron poison — a nonfissionable material used to absorb neutrons and thus to control nuclear reactions
- new australian — an immigrant to Australia, esp one whose native tongue is not English
- new journalism — journalism containing the writer's personal opinions and reactions and often fictional asides as added color.
- nitrocellulose — cellulose nitrate.
- nolle prosequi — an entry made upon the records of a court when the plaintiff or prosecutor will proceed no further in a suit or action. Abbreviation: nol. pros.
- non-disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
- non-disruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
- non-extraneous — introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; external; foreign: extraneous substances in our water.
- non-gregarious — fond of the company of others; sociable.
- non-resolution — a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group. Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution.
- non-structured — having and manifesting a clearly defined structure or organization.
- nondestructive — Not involving damage or destruction, especially of an object or material that is being tested.
- nonfluorescent — possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
- nonintercourse — suspension of interchange in relations, especially commercial or political relations.
- nonnitrogenous — containing no nitrogen.
- nonobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- nonpressurized — Not pressurized.
- nonprosecution — (legal) Of or pertaining to a decision not to prosecute.
- nonspectacular — not spectacular
- nonsupervisory — not supervisory