10-letter words containing s, u, r, n
- 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.
- mudslinger — One who casts aspersion, who insults. Especially a political candidate who makes negative statements about the opposition.
- murmurings — Plural form of murmuring.
- muscardine — any of several fungi which cause disease in silkworms
- muscarinic — of or relating to muscarine.
- musicianer — (slang) musician.
- mutterings — Plural form of muttering.
- n terminus — the amino end of a protein molecule.
- nail brush — small brush for cleaning finger- and toe-nails
- naive user — A luser. Tends to imply someone who is ignorant mainly owing to inexperience. When this is applied to someone who *has* experience, there is a definite implication of stupidity.
- 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.
- 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.
- naturistic — Pertaining to naturism (doctrine attributing everything to nature).
- naviculars — Plural form of navicular.
- nebulizers — Plural form of nebulizer.
- nectareous — nectarous.
- neighbours — Plural form of neighbour.
- netsurfing — Netsurfing is the activity of looking at different sites on the Internet, especially when you are not looking for anything in particular.
- neumunster — a city in Schleswig-Holstein, in N central Germany.
- neurinomas — Plural form of neurinoma.
- neuroblast — an immature nerve cell.
- neurolysin — (neuroscience, toxicology) A neurotoxin.
- neurolysis — Pathology. disintegration of nerve tissue. exhaustion of a nerve by excess stimulation.
- neuroplasm — the cytoplasm of a nerve cell.
- neurospora — a genus of fast-growing orange-red fungus characterized by markings on the spores resembling axons, used widely in genetic and biochemical research
- neutralise — to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
- neutralism — the policy or advocacy of maintaining strict neutrality in foreign affairs.
- neutralist — a person who advocates or adheres to a policy of strict neutrality in foreign affairs.
- never-outs — articles that a supplier, esp a retail store, is 'never out of', i.e. always has in stock
- new-sprung — newly or suddenly come into existence.
- newsgroups — Plural form of newsgroup.
- nisi prius — Also called nisi prius court. a trial court for the hearing of civil cases before a judge and jury.
- non-secure — of or relating to a channel of communication, esp on the internet, that is not restricted to authorized users and is not therefore guaranteed to be private and confidential
- nonferrous — (of a metal) containing little or no iron.
- nonfibrous — Not fibrous.
- noninsured — Not insured.
- nonrusting — That does not rust; rustproof.
- nonsecular — of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests.
- nonserious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- nonsupport — failure to support a spouse, child, or other dependent as required by law.
- nontourist — One who is not a tourist.
- nordhausen — a city in central Germany: site of a former Nazi concentration camp.
- nose guard — middle guard.
- noseguards — Plural form of noseguard.
- nourishing — promoting or sustaining life, growth, or strength: a nourishing diet.
- nubiferous — cloud-bringing, cloud-bearing, or full of cloud
- nuciferous — (of a tree or bush) bearing nuts.
- nucivorous — (of animals) feeding on nuts