12-letter words containing t, r, u, o
- neutrinoless — (physics) That does not contain or involve neutrinos.
- neutron bomb — a nuclear bomb designed to release radiation consisting mainly of neutrons, thus causing extensive loss of life but relatively little damage to buildings and property and only brief radioactive contamination.
- neutron flux — the rate of flow of neutrons through a specified area
- neutron star — an extremely dense, compact star composed primarily of neutrons, especially the collapsed core of a supernova.
- neutrophiles — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- neutrophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained only by neutral dyes.
- neutrosophic — Neutrosophy
- neutrosphere — the part of the atmosphere whose constituents are, for the most part, electrically neutral, extending from the earth's surface to the base of the ionosphere.
- new york cut — a porterhouse steak with the fillet removed.
- nimbostratus — a cloud of a class characterized by a formless layer that is almost uniformly dark gray; a rain cloud of the layer type, of low altitude, usually below 8000 feet (2440 meters).
- nitrophilous — (of plants) growing in soil well supplied with nitrogen
- nitrotoluene — (organic compound) Any of several nitro derivatives of toluene; they have a number of industrial uses, and those with multiple nitro groups are explosive.
- nitrous acid — an acid, HNO 2 , known only in solution.
- nocturnality — of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal).
- nomenclature — a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
- nomenklatura — a select list or class of people from which appointees for top-level government positions are drawn, especially from a Communist Party.
- non sequitur — Logic. an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises.
- non-computer — a programmable electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Mainframes, desktop and laptop computers, tablets, and smartphones are some of the different types of computers. Compare analog computer, digital computer.
- non-cultural — of or relating to culture or cultivation.
- non-curative — serving to cure or heal; pertaining to curing or remedial treatment; remedial.
- non-graduate — a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.
- non-industry — the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry.
- non-lustrous — having luster; shining; luminous: lustrous eyes.
- non-nutrient — nourishing; providing nourishment or nutriment.
- non-ruminant — any even-toed, hoofed mammal of the suborder Ruminantia, being comprised of cloven-hoofed, cud-chewing quadrupeds, and including, besides domestic cattle, bison, buffalo, deer, antelopes, giraffes, camels, and chevrotains.
- non-virulent — actively poisonous; intensely noxious: a virulent insect bite.
- nonarticular — Using or involving the muscles rather than the joints.
- nonclemature — Misspelling of nomenclature.
- nonconductor — a substance that does not readily conduct heat, sound, or electricity.
- noncongruent — agreeing; accordant; congruous.
- nonintrusive — tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome: intrusive memories of a lost love.
- nonnutritive — serving to nourish; providing nutriment; nutritious.
- nonpetroleum — not containing any petroleum based substance
- nonrecurrent — not recurrent.
- nonredundant — not redundant
- nonregulated — Alternative spelling of non-regulated.
- nonspiritual — Not spiritual.
- nonstatutory — of, relating to, or of the nature of a statute.
- nonturbulent — Not turbulent.
- nonvoluntary — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
- normal fault — gravity fault.
- northborough — a town in central Massachusetts.
- northumbrian — of or relating to Northumbria, Northumberland, or the inhabitants or dialect of either.
- norton sound — an arm of the Bering Sea on the W coast of Alaska, S of the Seward Peninsula. About 150 miles (240 km) long and 125 miles (200 km) wide.
- not-a-number — (mathematics) (NaN) An IEEE floating point representation for the result of a numerical operation which cannot return a valid number value. A NaN can result from multiplying an infinity by a zero, or from subtracting one infinity from another [what else?]. NaN is encoded as a special bit pattern [what pattern?] which would otherwise represent a floating-point number. It is used to signal error returns where other mechanisms are not convenient, e.g. a hardware floating-point unit and to allow errors to propagate through a calculation. Similar bit patterns represent positive and negative overflow and underflow and the positive and negative infinities resulting from division by zero.
- nourishments — Plural form of nourishment.
- nugatoriness — Quality of being nugatory.
- numerologist — A practitioner of numerology.
- nutritionist — a person who is trained or expert in the science of nutrition.
- nutritiously — In a way that provides nutrition; nourishment; food.