10-letter words containing u, l, e, n, t
- neurolytic — Pathology. disintegration of nerve tissue. exhaustion of a nerve by excess stimulation.
- 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.
- neutrophil — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- nil return — a reply of zero to a request for a quantified reply
- non liquet — (of evidence, a cause, etc.) not clear or evident.
- nontextual — of or relating to a text: textual errors.
- nose flute — (esp in the South Sea Islands) a type of flute blown through the nose
- novaculite — a very hard sedimentary rock, similar to chert, composed essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- nucleating — Present participle of nucleate.
- nucleation — having a nucleus.
- nucleolate — containing a nucleolus or nucleoli.
- nucleotide — any of a group of molecules that, when linked together, form the building blocks of DNA or RNA: composed of a phosphate group, the bases adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine, and a pentose sugar, in RNA the thymine base being replaced by uracil.
- nummulated — relating to an expectorated combination of saliva and mucus in a circular, shallow form
- nummulites — Plural form of nummulite.
- nut weevil — any of several snout beetles of the genus Balaninus, the larvae of which live in and feed on nuts and acorns.
- obnubilate — to cloud over; becloud; obscure.
- outbalance — to outweigh.
- outflanked — Simple past tense and past participle of outflank.
- outgeneral — to outdo or surpass in generalship.
- outlanders — Plural form of outlander.
- outleaping — Present participle of outleap.
- outselling — Present participle of outsell.
- paniculate — arranged in panicles.
- pantagruel — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- peanut oil — a yellow to greenish oil expressed or extracted from peanuts, used in cookery, as a vehicle for medicines, and in the manufacture of margarine and soap.
- pellet gun — a gun that fires imitation bullets, esp such a gun used as a toy
- pentelicus — Latin name of Pendelikon.
- plateauing — a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons.
- plentitude — abundance or fullness
- pleurodont — fused or attached to the inner edge of the jaw, as a tooth.
- pleustonic — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- plummeting — Also called plumb bob. a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line.
- polytunnel — a large tunnel made of polythene and used as a greenhouse
- postulance — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- prefulgent — more radiant than others
- prenatural — existing in or formed by nature (opposed to artificial): a natural bridge.
- prenuptial — before marriage.
- profulgent — radiant
- prudential — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- puberulent — minutely pubescent.
- pulsatance — the angular frequency of a periodic motion
- punctulate — studded with minute points or dots.
- punitively — serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment: punitive laws; punitive action.
- puntillero — (in bullfighting) a worker, or assistant, who gives the coup de grâce to the fallen bull with a puntilla.
- puy lentil — a greyish-green variety of lentil that retains its shape after cooking