14-letter words containing u, n, a, t, r, l
- natural gender — gender based on the sex or, for neuter, the lack of sex of the referent of a noun, as English girl (feminine) is referred to by the feminine pronoun she, boy (masculine) by the masculine pronoun he, and table (neuter) by the neuter pronoun it.
- natural number — a positive integer or zero.
- natural parent — biological parent.
- natural person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- natural rights — any right that exists by virtue of natural law.
- natural rubber — rubber1 (def 1).
- natural virtue — (especially among the scholastics) any moral virtue of which humankind is capable, especially the cardinal virtues: justice, temperance, prudence, and fortitude.
- naturalisation — Alternative spelling of naturalization.
- naturalization — to confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen.
- net neutrality — the concept that broadband Internet service providers should provide nondiscriminatory access to Internet content, platforms, etc., and should not manipulate the transfer of data regardless of its source or destination: how net neutrality can preserve freedom of speech.
- neural network — artificial neural network
- neuroblastomas — Plural form of neuroblastoma.
- neuromodulator — any of various substances, as certain hormones and amino acids, that influence the function of neurons but do not act as neurotransmitters.
- neuropathology — the pathology of the nervous system.
- neutral corner — either of the two corners of the ring not used by the boxers between rounds.
- neutral ground — a median strip on a highway or boulevard, especially one planted with grass.
- neutral monism — the theory that mind and matter consist of different relations between entities that are themselves neither mental nor physical.
- neutralisation — The act of neutralising.
- neutralization — the act, process, or an instance of neutralizing.
- new australian — an immigrant to Australia, esp one whose native tongue is not English
- non-altruistic — unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoistic).
- non-ambulatory — of, relating to, or capable of walking: an ambulatory exploration of the countryside.
- non-articulate — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
- non-fraudulent — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- non-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- non-liturgical — of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.
- 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-neutrality — the state of being neutral.
- non-regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- non-regulatory — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- non-returnable — not returnable.
- noncirculating — not circulating
- noncontractual — relating to obligations not expressed in a contract
- nonparticulate — Not particulate.
- nonspectacular — not spectacular
- nontranslucent — Not translucent.
- nonutilitarian — Not utilitarian.
- north st. paul — a town in E Minnesota.
- northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
- nuclear option — the use of or power to use nuclear weapons
- nuclear winter — the general devastation of life, along with worldwide darkness and extreme cold, that some scientists believe would result from a global dust cloud screening out sunlight following large-scale nuclear detonations.
- nuclearization — to equip with nuclear weapons; give nuclear capability to: a fear that armed forces on both sides would become nuclearized.
- null character — Computers. a control character representing nothing, with the value of binary zero, but having special meaning when interpreted as text, as in marking the end of character strings.
- numeral system — any notation for the representation of numerals or numbers.
- nutraceuticals — Plural form of nutraceutical.
- ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
- osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
- outer mongolia — a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic.
- outgeneralling — Present participle of outgeneral.
- overevaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.