13-letter words containing u, n, c, r, t
- non-conductor — a substance that does not readily conduct heat, sound, or electricity.
- non-congruent — agreeing; accordant; congruous.
- non-customary — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
- non-lucrative — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- non-nocturnal — of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal).
- non-recurrent — not recurrent.
- non-rheumatic — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- noncolourfast — (of a fabric) having a colour that tends to fade when washed or worn
- nonconcurrent — refusal or failure to concur.
- nonliturgical — Not liturgical.
- nonproduction — Absence of production.
- nonproductive — not productive; unproductive.
- nonstructural — Not structural; not related to a structure.
- nonstructured — not structured; unstructured
- north country — the part of England north of the Humber estuary.
- notary public — a public officer or other person authorized to authenticate contracts, acknowledge deeds, take affidavits, protest bills of exchange, take depositions, etc.
- nuclear waste — the radioactive by-products from the operation of a nuclear reactor or from the reprocessing of depleted nuclear fuel.
- nucleoprotein — any of the class of conjugated proteins occurring in cells and consisting of a protein combined with a nucleic acid, essential for cell division and reproduction.
- nutraceutical — A food containing health-giving additives and having medicinal benefit.
- nutrigenetics — the branch of science concerned with the effect of heredity on diet and nutrition
- nutrigenomics — the study of how individual genetic makeup interacts with diet, especially the effects of this interaction on a person's health.
- oceanic crust — the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- octane number — (of gasoline) a designation of antiknock quality, numerically equal to the percentage of isooctane by volume in a mixture of isooctane and normal heptane that matches the given gasoline in antiknock characteristics.
- open fracture — compound fracture.
- open juncture — a transition between successive sounds marked by a break in articulatory continuity, as by a pause or the modification of a preceding or following sound, and often indicating a division between words; presence of juncture (opposed to close juncture). Also called plus juncture. Compare close juncture, juncture (def 7a), terminal juncture.
- opportunistic — adhering to a policy of opportunism; practicing opportunism.
- outprocessing — to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork: All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.
- outrecuidance — (archaic) Presumption, arrogance, self-conceit.
- outstretching — Present participle of outstretch.
- overacuteness — sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
- overconstruct — to construct excessively
- overeducation — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- palaeocurrent — an ancient current, esp of water, evidence of which has been preserved in sedimentary rocks as fossilized ripple marks, etc
- percussionist — a musician who plays percussion instruments.
- perfunctorily — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
- perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
- pet insurance — health insurance for a pet
- petrocurrency — money, paid in dollars, earned by a country for the exporting of petroleum
- picture phone — a mobile phone that can take, send, and receive photographs
- picture plane — the plane of a painting, drawing, or the like, that is in the extreme foreground of a picture, is coextensive with but not the same as the material surface of the work, is the point of visual contact between the viewer and the picture, and is conceived as a major structural element in the production of abstract or illusionistic forms.
- picturization — to represent in a picture, especially in a motion picture; make a picture of.
- planet-struck — affected adversely by the supposed influence of a planet.
- plus juncture — open juncture.
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- pococurantism — a careless or indifferent person.
- pococurantist — a person who demonstrates a tendency toward indifference
- post-consumer — noting or pertaining to a product after it has been used and recycled: a chair made of postconsumer plastic.
- pre-education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- pre-encounter — to come upon or meet with, especially unexpectedly: to encounter a new situation.
- precautionary — of, relating to, or characterized by precaution: precautionary measures.