10-letter words containing u, i, t, l, a, n
- lumination — (obsolete) illumination.
- lusitanian — (italics) a British luxury liner sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic on May 7, 1915: one of the events leading to U.S. entry into World War I.
- lustrating — Present participle of lustrate.
- lustration — to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.
- maculating — Present participle of maculate.
- maculation — the act of spotting.
- 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.
- manipulate — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- manitoulin — an island in N Lake Huron belonging to Canada. 80 miles (130 km) long.
- manularity — /man"yoo-la"ri-tee/ ("manual" + "granularity") A notional measure of the manual labor required for some task, particularly one of the sort that automation is supposed to eliminate. "Composing English on paper has much higher manularity than using a text editor, especially in the revising stage." Hackers tend to consider manularity a symptom of primitive methods; in fact, a true hacker confronted with an apparent requirement to do a computing task by hand will inevitably seize the opportunity to build another tool (see toolsmith).
- modulating — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- modulation — the act of modulating.
- morulation — (biology) The cleavage or segmentation of the ovum by which a morula is formed.
- mule train — a line of pack mules or a line of wagons drawn by mules.
- multichain — comprising or involving several chains, esp (in chemistry) of a linear polymer
- multigrain — a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- multinodal — pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- multiorgan — Involving multiple organs of the body.
- multipaned — having or comprising more than one pane, esp of glass
- multiplane — Consisting of several planes or surfaces.
- multiplant — comprising or involving more than one plant
- multirange — having several ranges
- mutational — Of, pertaining to, or the result of mutation.
- mutilating — Present participle of mutilate.
- mutilation — to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
- 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.
- naturality — The condition of being natural; nature, naturalness.
- naturalize — to confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen.
- naturelike — the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- nautically — of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation: nautical terms.
- nautiloids — Plural form of nautiloid.
- neutralino — (physics) Any of several hypothetical particles, predicted by supersymmetry, related to neutrinos.
- 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.
- neutrality — the state of being neutral.
- neutralize — to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
- nidulation — nest-building, nidification
- nodulation — The presence of nodules.
- nondualist — One who rejects dualism.
- nonduality — Lack of duality.
- novaculite — a very hard sedimentary rock, similar to chert, composed essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- nucleating — Present participle of nucleate.
- nucleation — having a nucleus.
- nuptiality — The frequency or incidence of marriage within a population.
- nutational — Related to nutation.
- obnubilate — to cloud over; becloud; obscure.
- osculating — Present participle of osculate.