13-letter words containing t, r, a, n, s, u
- natural slope — the maximum angle at which soil will lie in a bank without slipping
- nature's call — call of nature.
- ne plus ultra — the highest point; acme.
- nectariferous — producing nectar.
- nectarivorous — feeding on nectar
- neuroblastoma — a malignant tumor of immature nerve cells that usually starts in the autonomic nervous system or adrenal gland and spreads quickly, most often affecting young children.
- new australia — the colony on socialist principles founded by William Lane in Paraguay in 1893
- niklaus wirth — (person) The designer of the Modula-2, Modula-3, and, in around 1970, Pascal programming languages.
- nomenclatures — Plural form of nomenclature.
- non-customary — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
- non-insulator — Electricity. a material of such low conductivity that the flow of current through it is negligible. insulating material, often glass or porcelain, in a unit form designed so as to support a charged conductor and electrically isolate it.
- noncolourfast — (of a fabric) having a colour that tends to fade when washed or worn
- nonindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- nonstructural — Not structural; not related to a structure.
- north augusta — a city in W South Carolina.
- nubian desert — an arid region in the NE Sudan.
- nuclear waste — the radioactive by-products from the operation of a nuclear reactor or from the reprocessing of depleted nuclear fuel.
- nudiustertian — (rare, obsolete) Of the day before yesterday.
- nusa tenggara — an island chain east of Java, mostly in Indonesia: the main islands are Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba, Flores, Alor, and Timor. Pop: 11 112 702 (2000). Area: 73 144 sq km (28 241 sq miles)
- oceanic crust — the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- on the square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- oral solution — An oral solution is a medicine in liquid form for drinking.
- orthognathous — straight-jawed; having the profile of the face vertical or nearly so; having a gnathic index below 98.
- outdoorswoman — a woman devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities.
- overacuteness — sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
- pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- paramenstruum — the four days before and first four days of menstruation
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- parthenopaeus — a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.
- passion fruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
- peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
- perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
- perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
- pet insurance — health insurance for a pet
- planet-struck — affected adversely by the supposed influence of a planet.
- platiniferous — platinum-bearing
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- pococurantism — a careless or indifferent person.
- pococurantist — a person who demonstrates a tendency toward indifference
- post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- postinaugural — of or relating to the period after an inauguration
- postmenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- present value — current monetary worth
- protanomalous — of, relating to, or affected by protanomaly
- proteinaceous — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
- prudentialist — a person who acts prudentially
- puritan spoon — a silver spoon having an ovoid bowl and a straight, flat, completely plain stem.
- pursuit plane — (formerly) an armed airplane designed for speed and maneuverability in fighting enemy aircraft.