14-letter words containing t, o, n, u, s
- nonintercourse — suspension of interchange in relations, especially commercial or political relations.
- nonjusticiable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.
- nonnitrogenous — containing no nitrogen.
- nonobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- nonprosecution — (legal) Of or pertaining to a decision not to prosecute.
- nonspectacular — not spectacular
- nonspeculative — not speculative
- nonspontaneous — Not spontaneous.
- nonsuppurative — Not suppurative.
- nonsustainable — Not sustainable.
- nontranslucent — Not translucent.
- north caucasus — a region in the S Russian Federation in Europe, E of the Black Sea.
- north st. paul — a town in E Minnesota.
- nostro account — a bank account conducted by a British bank with a foreign bank, usually in the foreign currency
- nucleoproteins — Plural form of nucleoprotein.
- nursing bottle — a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc.
- nursing mother — a mother who is breast-feeding her baby
- nutritiousness — providing nourishment, especially to a high degree; nourishing; healthful: a good, nutritious meal.
- nuts and bolts — the essential or basic aspects: to learn the nuts and bolts of a new job.
- nyctaginaceous — belonging to the Nyctaginaceae, the four-o'clock family of plants.
- obstructionism — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
- obstructionist — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
- ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
- odontoglossums — Plural form of odontoglossum.
- old-man cactus — a Mexican cactus, Cephalocereus senilis, having a columnar body from 30 to 40 feet (9 to 12 meters) high with thatchlike, long, white hairs on the top, and red flowers with white centers.
- olympus, mount — mountain in N Greece, between Thessaly & Macedonia: c. 9,580 ft (2,920 m): in Greek mythology, the home of the gods
- on the surface — to all appearances
- orphans' court — a probate court in certain U.S. states.
- osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
- ostentatiously — characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser.
- out of fashion — no longer popular
- outer garments — the garments that are worn over a person's other clothes
- outlandishness — The quality of being outlandish.
- outrageousness — of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong: an outrageous slander.
- outside chance — a slight chance or likelihood
- overadjustment — an adjustment that is too great
- overenthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
- oversaturating — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- oversaturation — the act or process of saturating.
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- pasteurization — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- pennatulaceous — of or relating to a sea pen
- percutaneously — through the skin
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
- plymouth sound — an inlet of the English Channel in SW Devon, SW England
- pneumonologist — an expert or specialist in the respiratory system
- pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- polyunsaturate — a polyunsaturated fat or fatty acid.
- pontius pilate — Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.