14-letter words containing t, u, m, o
- munitions dump — a place where munitions are stored
- musca volitans — floater (def 6).
- music director — The music director of an orchestra or other group of musicians is the person who decides what they will play and where, and usually conducts them as well.
- musicalization — the adaptation of a novel, play, etc into a musical form
- mustard powder — Mustard powder is a yellow powder. You add hot water to it in order to make mustard.
- muster station — the place on a ship where passengers should assemble in the event of an emergency
- mutton snapper — a snapper, Lutjanus analis, inhabiting the warmer parts of the western Atlantic Ocean, valued as food and game.
- mutual society — co-operative organization
- mysteriousness — full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
- neo-malthusian — a view or doctrine advocating population control, especially by contraception.
- nervous system — the system of nerves and nerve centers in an animal or human, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia.
- network number — network address
- neuroanatomist — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
- neuroblastomas — Plural form of neuroblastoma.
- neurochemistry — the branch of science that is concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system.
- neurocomputers — Plural form of neurocomputer.
- neurocomputing — computing that makes use of neural networks
- neurofibromata — a benign neoplasm composed of the fibrous elements of a nerve.
- neuromarketing — the process of researching the brain patterns of consumers to reveal their responses to particular advertisements and products before developing new advertising campaigns and branding techniques
- neuromodulator — any of various substances, as certain hormones and amino acids, that influence the function of neurons but do not act as neurotransmitters.
- neutral monism — the theory that mind and matter consist of different relations between entities that are themselves neither mental nor physical.
- neutron number — the number of neutrons in the nucleus of an atom, equal to the mass number minus the atomic number of the atom. Symbol: N.
- nitro compound — any one of a class of usually organic compounds that contain the monovalent group -NO2 (nitro group or radical), linked to a carbon atom. The commonest example is nitrobenzene, C6H5NO2
- nitrobacterium — Any of the several genera of bacteria in soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle, oxidizing ammonium and organic nitrogen compounds to the more soluble nitrite and nitrate.
- noctambulation — Sleepwalking.
- non-ambulatory — of, relating to, or capable of walking: an ambulatory exploration of the countryside.
- non-assumptive — taken for granted.
- non-autonomous — Government. self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only. pertaining to an autonomy, or a self-governing community.
- non-combustion — the act or process of burning.
- non-customized — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
- non-enumerated — to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify, as in a list: Let me enumerate the many flaws in your hypothesis.
- non-humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- non-judgmental — not judged or judging on the basis of one's personal standards or opinions: They tried to adopt a nonjudgmental attitude that didn't reflect their own biases. My guidance counselor in high school was sympathetic and nonjudgmental.
- non-malthusian — of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.
- non-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.
- non-uniformity — the state or quality of being uniform; overall sameness, homogeneity, or regularity: uniformity of style.
- noncombustible — not flammable.
- noncommunicant — a person who is not a communicant.
- noncommutative — of or relating to commutation, exchange, substitution, or interchange.
- nonconsumption — the refusal to consume certain foods
- nonconsumptive — not consumptive of a resource, product, or service
- nondocumentary — a film or television programme not reflecting real life
- nonfilamentous — composed of or containing filaments.
- nonfulfillment — neglect or failure to fulfill or carry out as required.
- nonjudgemental — Alternative spelling of nonjudgmental.
- northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
- not up to much — If you say that something is not up to much, you mean that it is of poor quality.
- nursing mother — a mother who is breast-feeding her baby
- oblique motion — the relative motion of two melodic parts in which one remains in place or moves relatively little while the other moves more actively.
- obstructionism — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.