12-letter words containing u, n, h, r, i
- muralitharan — Muttiah (məˈtaɪə). born 1972, Sri Lankan cricketer: a spin bowler, he played in 133 test matches and took a world-record 800 wickets
- naturopathic — (alternative medicine) Of or pertaining to naturopathy or to naturopaths.
- necrophilous — displaying a preference for dead tissue, esp of certain bacteria and insects
- neighbouring — (British, Canada) Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.
- neurasthenia — Psychiatry. (not in technical use) nervous debility and exhaustion occurring in the absence of objective causes or lesions; nervous exhaustion.
- neurasthenic — pertaining to or suffering from neurasthenia.
- neurochemist — A researcher or other professional in the field of neurochemistry.
- neuropathies — Plural form of neuropathy.
- neuropathist — a specialist in treating diseases of the nervous system; a neurologist
- neurotrophic — of or relating to the effect of nerves on the nutritive processes.
- neutrophiles — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- neutrophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained only by neutral dyes.
- neutrosophic — Neutrosophy
- nielsbohrium — dubnium: symbol, Ns: the name originally proposed by Russian scientists for this element
- nightclubber — One who visits a nightclub.
- nigiri-zushi — cold boiled rice moistened with rice vinegar, usually shaped into bite-size pieces and topped with raw seafood (nigiri-zushi) or formed into a long seaweed-wrapped roll, often around strips of vegetable or raw fish, and sliced into bite-size pieces (maki-zushi)
- nitrophilous — (of plants) growing in soil well supplied with nitrogen
- nonvehicular — Not vehicular.
- northumbrian — of or relating to Northumbria, Northumberland, or the inhabitants or dialect of either.
- nourishments — Plural form of nourishment.
- np-hilarious — (humour) An algorithm whose complexity is a joke, either literally, as in BogoSort, or metaphorically.
- nursing home — a private residential institution equipped to care for persons unable to look after themselves, as the aged or chronically ill.
- ornithogalum — any plant of the genus Ornithogalum
- ortho-cousin — parallel cousin.
- orthocousins — the children of two brothers or two sisters
- outthrusting — Present participle of outthrust.
- perinephrium — the capsule of connective tissue that envelops the kidney.
- perionychium — the epidermis surrounding the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
- picturephone — a type of telephone where users can see each other as they talk, through the transmission of video images
- pig launcher — A pig launcher is a device which starts a pig moving without interrupting flow.
- pinch runner — a player sent into a game to replace a base runner.
- pinturicchio — real name Bernardino di Betto. ?1454–1513, Italian painter of the Umbrian school
- pruning hook — an implement with a hooked blade, used for pruning vines, branches, etc.
- purple finch — a North American finch, Carpodacus purpureus, having a raspberry-red head, breast, and rump.
- quadraphonic — of, noting, or pertaining to the recording and reproduction of sound over four separate transmission or direct reproduction channels instead of the customary two of the stereo system: a quadraphonic recording.
- quadriphonic — quadraphonic.
- quadrophonic — Alternative spelling of quadraphonic.
- rabbit punch — a short, sharp blow to the nape of the neck or the lower part of the skull.
- refurnishing — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- relinquished — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- relinquisher — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- rescheduling — the act of changing the time, date, or schedule of
- ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- rockhounding — the activity of searching for and collecting rocks
- roughhousing — the act of behaving in a boisterous or rough way
- run off with — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- running hand — script or calligraphy characterized by uniformly slanted letters that are written quickly and connected by long, continuous strokes of the pen.
- running head — a descriptive word, phrase, title, or the like, usually repeated at the top of each page of a book, periodical, etc.
- running shoe — trainer, sneaker
- rush matting — a floor covering made from rushes (plants of the genus Juncus)