12-letter words containing u, n, s, e, l, c
- interclusion — the act of intercluding
- intercluster — relating to, occurring, or situated between two or more clusters
- knuckleballs — Plural form of knuckleball.
- knucklebones — (in humans) any of the bones forming a knuckle of a finger.
- knuckleheads — Plural form of knucklehead.
- lane closure — the closing of a lane on a motorway
- lenticularis — (meteorology) a cloud species which consists of rounded lens shaped of cloud, often forming near mountains. Associated with cirrocumulus, and altocumulus, and sometimes stratocumulus genera.
- licentiously — In a licentious manner, rowdily, overwhelmed by passion and without control of appetites (especially sexual appetites).
- lincolnesque — like or characteristic of Abraham Lincoln: a Lincolnesque compassion.
- locum tenens — a temporary substitute, especially for a doctor or member of the clergy.
- loganiaceous — belonging to the plant family Loganiaceae.
- lounge music — a type of popular music often including jazz, swing, and pop elements and played in cocktail lounges, piano bars, etc.
- lucklessness — The state or condition of being luckless.
- luminescence — the emission of light not caused by incandescence and occurring at a temperature below that of incandescent bodies.
- lusciousness — Property of being luscious.
- macronucleus — the larger of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans, having a multiple set of chromosomes and functioning in cell metabolism and protein synthesis.
- masculinized — Simple past tense and past participle of masculinize.
- mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.
- mercifulness — full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God.
- micronucleus — the smaller of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans.
- mischanceful — unlucky
- monocultures — Plural form of monoculture.
- multiscience — a broad knowledge
- muscle sense — a sense of movement derived from afferent nerves originating in tendons, muscle tissue, skin, and joints; proprioception.
- muscle-bound — having enlarged and inelastic muscles, as from excessive exercise.
- necrophilous — displaying a preference for dead tissue, esp of certain bacteria and insects
- neural crest — a group of ectodermal cells that develop into a variety of tissues, including spinal and autonomic ganglia, connective tissue around the brain and spinal cord, and parts of the facial bones.
- neuroleptics — Plural form of neuroleptic.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neutralistic — Employing or relating to neutralism.
- noncollusive — involving collusion; fraudulently contrived by agreement: a collusive agreement to increase prices.
- noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed
- nonexclusive — not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action.
- nonfluencies — spoken or written with ease: fluent French.
- nonocclusive — occluding or tending to occlude.
- nonscheduled — not scheduled; not entered on or having a schedule; unscheduled: nonscheduled activities.
- nuclear test — a test carried out on a nuclear weapon to determine effectiveness, etc
- nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
- nucleophiles — Plural form of nucleophile.
- 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
- old chestnut — old saying, cliché
- open cluster — a comparatively young, irregularly shaped group of stars, often numbering up to several hundred, and held together by mutual gravitation; usually found along the central plane of the Milky Way and other galaxies.
- oracularness — the state of being oracular
- peacefulness — characterized by peace; free from war, strife, commotion, violence, or disorder: a peaceful reign; a peaceful demonstration.
- percussional — of or relating to percussion
- perniciously — causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
- platanaceous — relating to the family Platanaceae
- porcelainous — made of or resembling porcelain
- porcelaneous — a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.