13-letter words containing u, n, a, r, o
- nectarivorous — feeding on nectar
- nefariousness — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- neosurrealism — a revival of the 20th-century surrealism movement in art, especially painting and sculpture, depicting the imagery of dreams and the subconscious mind.
- nervomuscular — (physiology) Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles.
- neurilemmomas — Plural form of neurilemmoma.
- neuroanatomic — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
- neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
- 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.
- neurochemical — of or relating to neurochemistry.
- neurofeedback — The presentation of realtime feedback on brainwave activity, as measured by sensors on the scalp, sometimes offered as a means of therapy.
- neurofibromas — Plural form of neurofibroma.
- neurofilament — (anatomy) A neurofibril.
- neurohormonal — pertaining to or controlled by a neurohormone.
- neuromuscular — pertaining to or affecting both nerves and muscles.
- neurosurgical — Of, or pertaining to neurosurgery.
- neurovascular — of, relating to, or involving the nerves and blood vessels.
- newgroup wars — /n[y]oo'groop worz/ [Usenet] The salvos of dueling "newgroup" and "rmgroup" messages sometimes exchanged by persons on opposite sides of a dispute over whether a newsgroup should be created net-wide, or (even more frequently) whether an obsolete one should be removed. These usually settle out within a week or two as it becomes clear whether the group has a natural constituency (usually, it doesn't). At times, especially in the completely anarchic alt hierarchy, the names of newsgroups themselves become a form of comment or humour; e.g. the spinoff of alt.swedish.chef.bork.bork.bork from alt.tv.muppets in early 1990, or any number of specialised abuse groups named after particularly notorious flamers, e.g. alt.weemba.
- nocturnal arc — the portion of the diurnal circle that is below the horizon of a given point.
- nomenclatural — a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
- nomenclatures — Plural form of nomenclature.
- nominal group — A nominal group is the same as a noun group.
- non-budgetary — an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
- non-customary — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
- non-dangerous — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- non-fiduciary — Law. a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another.
- 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.
- non-insurance — the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one's person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like, in consideration of a payment proportionate to the risk involved.
- non-juridical — of or relating to the administration of justice.
- non-lucrative — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- non-nocturnal — of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal).
- non-reputable — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
- non-rheumatic — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- non-vesicular — of or relating to a vesicle or vesicles.
- nonambulatory — of, relating to, or capable of walking: an ambulatory exploration of the countryside.
- nonauthorized — Not authorized.
- noncolourfast — (of a fabric) having a colour that tends to fade when washed or worn
- nonfigurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- nonfraudulent — Not fraudulent.
- nongregarious — (zoology) Not gregarious; solitary. Compare 'ungregarious'.
- nonguaranteed — Not guaranteed; unguaranteed.
- nonindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- nonliturgical — Not liturgical.
- nonmeasurable — capable of being measured.
- nonrefundable — an amount refunded.
- nonregulation — not regulation, not conforming to accepted standards
- nonreturnable — not returnable.
- nonstructural — Not structural; not related to a structure.
- noogoora burr — a European cocklebur, Xanthium pungens, that is poisonous to stock
- north augusta — a city in W South Carolina.
- norwalk virus — a norovirus.