12-letter words containing u, n, r, a, i, s
- neutral axis — an imaginary line in the cross section of a beam, shaft, or the like, along which no stresses occur.
- neutralising — Present participle of neutralise.
- neutralistic — Employing or relating to neutralism.
- new urbanism — an international movement concerned with tackling the problems associated with urban sprawl and car dependency
- nimbostratus — a cloud of a class characterized by a formless layer that is almost uniformly dark gray; a rain cloud of the layer type, of low altitude, usually below 8000 feet (2440 meters).
- nitrous acid — an acid, HNO 2 , known only in solution.
- non-residual — pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover.
- noninsurance — the condition or state of not having insurance
- nonspiritual — Not spiritual.
- nonuniversal — Not universal.
- np-hilarious — (humour) An algorithm whose complexity is a joke, either literally, as in BogoSort, or metaphorically.
- nugatoriness — Quality of being nugatory.
- nuri as-said — 1888–1958, Iraqi soldier and statesman: prime minister of Iraq 14 times between 1930 and 1958: he died during a military coup
- nurse's aide — a person who assists professional nurses, as in a hospital, by performing such routine tasks as making beds and serving meals.
- nurserymaids — Plural form of nurserymaid.
- obscurantism — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- obscurantist — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- obscurations — Plural form of obscuration.
- old prussian — a Baltic language extinct since the 17th century. Abbreviation: OPruss.
- oncornavirus — any of various RNA viruses that cause tumors in humans and other animals.
- osco-umbrian — a group of languages, usually classified as Italic, that contains Oscan and Umbrian.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- over-anxious — excessively anxious.
- overissuance — the act of issuing in excessive amounts
- oversanguine — too optimistic
- parsimonious — characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
- passionfruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
- pasteurising — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- patroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- percussional — of or relating to percussion
- persian gulf — strait in the Indian Ocean
- pertinacious — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- petrobrusian — a member of a 12th-century sect in S France that rejected the Mass, infant baptism, prayers for the dead, sacerdotalism, the veneration of the cross, and the building of churches.
- picornavirus — any of a group of small, RNA-containing viruses of the family Picornaviridae, infectious to humans and other animals, and including the poliovirus and the rhinoviruses that cause the common cold.
- porcelainous — made of or resembling porcelain
- pratincolous — living in a meadow.
- pre-issuance — the act of issuing.
- pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
- prison guard — an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
- progymnasium — (in Europe) a school that prepares pupils for secondary education (the gymnasium)
- pterosaurian — a pterosaur
- quadrillions — Plural form of quadrillion.
- quadrisonics — quadraphony.
- quasi-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- quasineutral — not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
- quaternities — Plural form of quaternity.
- quinceaneras — Plural form of quinceanera.
- rag business — the garment, clothing, or fashion industry.
- rambunctious — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- rambus, inc. — (company) The company which designed Rambus DRAM. Address: Mountain View, CA., USA.