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13-letter words containing u, n, s, a, r

  • multistranded — having several strands
  • nanostructure — A structure, especially a semiconductor device, that has dimensions of only a few nanometers.
  • narrow squeak — an escape only just managed
  • natural slope — the maximum angle at which soil will lie in a bank without slipping
  • nature's call — call of nature.
  • ne plus ultra — the highest point; acme.
  • nectariferous — producing nectar.
  • nectarivorous — feeding on nectar
  • nefariousness — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
  • neosurrealism — a revival of the 20th-century surrealism movement in art, especially painting and sculpture, depicting the imagery of dreams and the subconscious mind.
  • nervomuscular — (physiology) Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles.
  • neuraminidase — An enzyme, present in many pathogenic or symbiotic microorganisms, that catalyzes the breakdown of glycosides containing neuraminic acid.
  • neurilemmomas — Plural form of neurilemmoma.
  • neuroblastoma — a malignant tumor of immature nerve cells that usually starts in the autonomic nervous system or adrenal gland and spreads quickly, most often affecting young children.
  • neurofibromas — Plural form of neurofibroma.
  • neuromuscular — pertaining to or affecting both nerves and muscles.
  • neurosurgical — Of, or pertaining to neurosurgery.
  • neurovascular — of, relating to, or involving the nerves and blood vessels.
  • new australia — the colony on socialist principles founded by William Lane in Paraguay in 1893
  • new braunfels — a city in S Texas, near San Antonio.
  • new jerusalem — heaven regarded as the prototype of the earthly Jerusalem; the heavenly city
  • newgroup wars — /n[y]oo'groop worz/ [Usenet] The salvos of dueling "newgroup" and "rmgroup" messages sometimes exchanged by persons on opposite sides of a dispute over whether a newsgroup should be created net-wide, or (even more frequently) whether an obsolete one should be removed. These usually settle out within a week or two as it becomes clear whether the group has a natural constituency (usually, it doesn't). At times, especially in the completely anarchic alt hierarchy, the names of newsgroups themselves become a form of comment or humour; e.g. the spinoff of alt.swedish.chef.bork.bork.bork from alt.tv.muppets in early 1990, or any number of specialised abuse groups named after particularly notorious flamers, e.g. alt.weemba.
  • niklaus wirth — (person)   The designer of the Modula-2, Modula-3, and, in around 1970, Pascal programming languages.
  • nomenclatures — Plural form of nomenclature.
  • non-customary — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
  • non-dangerous — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
  • non-insulator — Electricity. a material of such low conductivity that the flow of current through it is negligible. insulating material, often glass or porcelain, in a unit form designed so as to support a charged conductor and electrically isolate it.
  • non-insurance — the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one's person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like, in consideration of a payment proportionate to the risk involved.
  • non-vesicular — of or relating to a vesicle or vesicles.
  • noncolourfast — (of a fabric) having a colour that tends to fade when washed or worn
  • nongregarious — (zoology) Not gregarious; solitary. Compare 'ungregarious'.
  • nonindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
  • nonmeasurable — capable of being measured.
  • nonstructural — Not structural; not related to a structure.
  • north augusta — a city in W South Carolina.
  • norwalk virus — a norovirus.
  • norway spruce — a European spruce, Picea abies, having shiny, dark-green needles, grown as an ornamental.
  • nubian desert — an arid region in the NE Sudan.
  • nuclear waste — the radioactive by-products from the operation of a nuclear reactor or from the reprocessing of depleted nuclear fuel.
  • nudiustertian — (rare, obsolete) Of the day before yesterday.
  • nusa tenggara — an island chain east of Java, mostly in Indonesia: the main islands are Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba, Flores, Alor, and Timor. Pop: 11 112 702 (2000). Area: 73 144 sq km (28 241 sq miles)
  • oceanic crust — the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
  • on sufferance — passive permission resulting from lack of interference; tolerance, especially of something wrong or illegal (usually preceded by on or by).
  • on the square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
  • on your marks — On your marks in British English, or on your mark in American English, is a command given to runners at the beginning of a race in order to get them into the correct position to start.
  • onus probandi — the burden of proof.
  • oraculousness — the state of being oraculous
  • oral solution — An oral solution is a medicine in liquid form for drinking.
  • orange squash — an orange-flavoured drink made from fruit juice, sugar, and water
  • orthognathous — straight-jawed; having the profile of the face vertical or nearly so; having a gnathic index below 98.
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