12-letter words containing u, n, i, o, c, l
- malfunctions — Plural form of malfunction.
- malocclusion — faulty occlusion; irregular contact of opposing teeth in the upper and lower jaws.
- matriclinous — Having mostly maternally-inherited characteristics.
- matroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.
- micronucleus — the smaller of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans.
- misconstrual — A misinterpretation of the meaning of something.
- mucilaginous — of, relating to, or secreting mucilage.
- multipotency — (cytology, developmental biology) The ability of a progenitor cell to develop into a limited number of cell types.
- myclobutanil — A triazole fungicide that works by inhibiting ergosterol biosynthesis.
- necrophilous — displaying a preference for dead tissue, esp of certain bacteria and insects
- neuroleptics — Plural form of neuroleptic.
- neurological — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neurotically — of, relating to, or characteristic of neurosis.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- neutrophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained only by neutral dyes.
- noctambulism — somnambulism.
- noctambulist — somnambulism.
- noctilucence — (of high-altitude clouds) visible during the short night of the summer.
- nocturnality — of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal).
- nonarticular — Using or involving the muscles rather than the joints.
- noncollusive — involving collusion; fraudulently contrived by agreement: a collusive agreement to increase prices.
- noncustodial — Not having custody of one’s children after a divorce.
- nondualistic — of, relating to, or of the nature of dualism.
- nonexclusive — not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action.
- nonfluencies — spoken or written with ease: fluent French.
- noninclusion — the act of including.
- noninducible — to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.
- noninfluence — a lack of influence, failure to influence
- nonmercurial — not composed of, resembling, or containing mercury
- nonmunicipal — Not municipal.
- nonnumerical — not containing or involving numbers
- nonocclusive — occluding or tending to occlude.
- nonvehicular — Not vehicular.
- nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
- nucleophiles — Plural form of nucleophile.
- nucleophilic — of or relating to electron contribution in covalent bonding (opposed to electrophilic).
- nucleosidase — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleosides.
- nucleotidase — a biochemical catalyst that facilitates the process of hydrolyzing or splitting a nucleotide and turning it into a phosphate and a nucleoside
- nullipotence — Quality of being nullipotent.
- occupational — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- olap council — (body, standard) A body formed in early 1995 to work on a cross-product API for OLAP. After little success it was replaced by the Analytical Solutions Forum.
- old mine cut — a brilliant cut, common in the 19th century, retaining a relatively high proportion of the original stone and having a large culet and small table compared to modern brilliants.
- outbalancing — Present participle of outbalance.
- overclouding — Present participle of overcloud.
- papal nuncio — someone, such as an archbishop, who is a state's representative of or ambassador to the Pope
- patroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- pauciloquent — using few words in speech or conversation
- pediculation — the act or process of growing a stalk or pedicle