15-letter words containing u, n, r, e, a, l
- nonattributable — not capable of being attributed to a particular source or cause
- noninstrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
- nonmatriculated — not matriculated, not enrolled in an institution, esp a college or university
- northern parula — any of several American wood warblers of the genus Parula, especially P. americana (northern parula) having bluish plumage with a yellow throat and breast.
- nuclear fission — fission (def 2).
- nuclear physics — the branch of physics that deals with the behavior, structure, and component parts of atomic nuclei.
- nuclear reactor — reactor (def 4).
- nuclear testing — the process of carrying out a test on a nuclear weapon to determine effectiveness, etc
- nuclear warhead — a warhead containing a fission or fusion bomb.
- nuclear-powered — powered by nuclear energy
- nuisance caller — someone who makes an unsolicited telephone call such as a prank call or a call for telemarketing purposes
- obtuse triangle — a triangle with one obtuse angle.
- one's last hour — the time of one's death
- ordinal numbers — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
- organomercurial — an organic compound containing mercury
- outline drawing — a drawing consisting only of external lines
- over-population — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
- over-regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- overcultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
- overspeculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- overstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- overutilization — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
- overzealousness — too zealous: overzealous for reform.
- parallel cousin — a cousin who is the child either of one's mother's sister or of one's father's brother.
- parent language — an earlier language from which another is derived.
- partial denture — an artificial replacement of one or several of the teeth (partial denture) or all of the teeth (full denture) of either or both jaws; dental prosthesis.
- pearly nautilus — nautilus (def 1).
- penal servitude — imprisonment together with hard labor.
- penshurst place — a 14th-century mansion near Tunbridge Wells in Kent: birthplace of Sir Philip Sidney; gardens laid out from 1560
- perfluorocarbon — a fluorocarbon consisting only of fluorine and carbon atoms
- perpendicularly — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
- personal column — The personal column in a newspaper or magazine contains messages for individual people and advertisements of a private nature.
- personal injury — injury to an individual
- peruvian balsam — Peru balsam.
- phenylketonuria — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
- pierrot lunaire — a cycle of 21 songs (1912) for voice and instruments, by Arnold Schönberg, written in Sprechgesang style and set to poems of Albert Giraud in German translation.
- pig, run like a — To run very slowly on given hardware, said of software. Distinct from hog.
- plane surveying — the surveying of areas of limited size, making no corrections for the earth's curvature
- planter's punch — a punch made with rum, lime juice, sugar, and water or soda.
- plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
- pleasure-loving — enjoying pleasure
- pleuropneumonia — pleurisy conjoined with pneumonia.
- plumber's snake — snake (def 3a).
- pneumatic drill — a percussive power drill powered by compressed air
- polyunsaturated — of or noting a class of animal or vegetable fats, especially plant oils, whose molecules consist of carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated by hydrogen atoms and that are associated with a low cholesterol content of the blood.
- practical nurse — a person who has not graduated from an accredited school of nursing but whose vocation is caring for the sick.
- pre-contractual — a preexisting contract that legally prevents a person from making another contract of the same nature.
- preequalization — preemphasis.
- prejudicialness — the trait of being prejudicial
- prelate nullius — a prelate having independent jurisdiction over a district not under a diocesan bishop.