13-letter words containing u, n, s
- lighthouseman — a lighthouse keeper
- line spectrum — an electromagnetic spectrum consisting of discrete lines, usually characteristic of excited atoms or molecules.
- linguistician — linguist (def 1).
- liquefacients — Plural form of liquefacient.
- liquefactions — Plural form of liquefaction.
- litigiousness — of or relating to litigation.
- lodging house — a house in which rooms are rented, especially a house other than an inn or hotel; rooming house.
- long trousers — full-length trousers (as opposed to shorts)
- longsuffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
- loose-tongued — unrestrained or irresponsible in speech; given to gossiping.
- loss function — (in decision theory) a function that expresses the loss incurred when a decision is made in terms of various factors.
- low countries — the lowland region of W Europe, on the North Sea: consists of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
- lubber's knot — an improperly made reef or square knot, likely to slip loose.
- lubber's line — a vertical line on the forward inner side of the bowl of a fixed compass, used as a reference mark indicating the heading of a vessel.
- lucrativeness — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- ludicrousness — The state or quality of being ludicrous.
- luminous flux — the rate of transmission of luminous energy: expressed in lumens.
- lunar caustic — silver nitrate, AgNO 3 , especially in a sticklike mold, used to cauterize tissues.
- lunar eclipse — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- luncheonettes — Plural form of luncheonette.
- lusus naturae — a deformed person or thing; freak.
- luxuriousness — characterized by luxury; ministering or conducive to luxury: a luxurious hotel.
- lycanthropous — Lycanthropic.
- macías nguema — a former name of Bioko.
- magnanimously — In a magnanimous manner; with greatness of mind.
- magnesiferous — (geology) Containing magnesium.
- magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
- magnitudinous — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- magnoliaceous — belonging to the plant family Magnoliaceae.
- magnus effect — the thrust on a cylinder rotating about its axis while in motion in a fluid, the thrust being perpendicular to the relative motion of the cylinder in the fluid.
- main sequence — a narrow band in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram in which 90 percent of all observed stars are plotted.
- maladjustment — bad or unsatisfactory adjustment.
- maliciousness — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- malthusianism — of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.
- managed funds — funds which are managed by a mutual fund manager on behalf of investors
- manganiferous — containing manganese.
- manicure case — a case for holding small tools designed to care for the fingernails
- manipulations — Plural form of manipulation.
- manipulatives — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- manon lescaut — a novel (1731) by Antoine François Prévost.
- manrikigusari — a Japanese chain weapon with weighted ends, intended to strike or ensnare the enemy
- mansion house — the residence of the Lord Mayor of London
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- manufacturers — Plural form of manufacturer.
- marvelousness — The quality or state of being marvelous.
- masculineness — The state or condition of being masculine.
- masculinities — Plural form of masculinity.
- mass affluent — the large number of individuals with liquid assets of around £250,000
- masterfulness — The quality of being masterful.
- matt emulsion — a water-based paint which is not shiny when it dries