10-letter words containing u, r, t
- murthering — Present participle of murther.
- murtherous — (archaic) Intending, or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty or homicidal.
- musketeers — Plural form of musketeer.
- muster day — the annual day for enrollment in the militia of all able men aged 18 to 45, according to a law established in 1792 and in effect until after the Civil War.
- muster out — to discharge from military service
- mutessarif — an administrator or governor of a sanjak or province in the former Ottoman Empire
- mutterings — Plural form of muttering.
- muttonbird — any of several long-winged seabirds, often used as food, especially Puffinus tenuirostris (short-tailed shearwater) of Australia and Puffinus griseus (sooty shearwater) which breeds in the Southern Hemisphere and winters in the Northern Hemisphere.
- myometrium — The smooth muscle tissue of the uterus.
- myrtaceous — belonging to the Myrtaceae, the myrtle family of plants. Compare myrtle family.
- mysterious — full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
- n terminus — the amino end of a protein molecule.
- nasturtium — any plant of the genus Tropaeolum, cultivated for its showy, usually orange, red, or yellow flowers or for its fruit, which is pickled and used like capers.
- nat turner — Frederick Jackson, 1861–1932, U.S. historian.
- natatorium — a swimming pool, especially one that is indoors.
- naturalise — Alternative spelling of naturalize.
- naturalism — Literature. a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions. a deterministic theory of writing in which it is held that a writer should adopt an objective view toward the material written about, be free of preconceived ideas as to form and content, and represent with clinical accuracy and frankness the details of life. Compare realism (def 4b). a representation of natural appearances or natural patterns of speech, manner, etc., in a work of fiction. the depiction of the physical environment, especially landscape or the rural environment.
- naturalist — a person who studies or is an expert in natural history, especially a zoologist or botanist.
- naturality — The condition of being natural; nature, naturalness.
- naturalize — to confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen.
- naturelike — the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- naturistic — Pertaining to naturism (doctrine attributing everything to nature).
- naturopath — a system or method of treating disease that employs no surgery or synthetic drugs but uses special diets, herbs, vitamins, massage, etc., to assist the natural healing processes.
- nectareous — nectarous.
- netsurfing — Netsurfing is the activity of looking at different sites on the Internet, especially when you are not looking for anything in particular.
- neumunster — a city in Schleswig-Holstein, in N central Germany.
- neurectomy — the removal of part or all of a nerve.
- neuroblast — an immature nerve cell.
- neurolytic — Pathology. disintegration of nerve tissue. exhaustion of a nerve by excess stimulation.
- neuromotor — neuromuscular.
- neuropathy — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- neurotoxic — poisonous to nerve tissue, as to the brain or spinal cord.
- neurotoxin — a neurotoxic substance, as rattlesnake venom or the poison of a black widow spider.
- neurotropy — the quality of being neurotropic.
- neutercane — a storm resembling a small hurricane but obtaining part of its energy by the same mechanism as a frontal cyclone.
- neutralino — (physics) Any of several hypothetical particles, predicted by supersymmetry, related to neutrinos.
- neutralise — to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
- neutralism — the policy or advocacy of maintaining strict neutrality in foreign affairs.
- neutralist — a person who advocates or adheres to a policy of strict neutrality in foreign affairs.
- neutrality — the state of being neutral.
- neutralize — to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
- neutronium — (physics) the supposed material composed entirely of neutrons that composes a neutron star.
- neutrophil — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- never-outs — articles that a supplier, esp a retail store, is 'never out of', i.e. always has in stock
- nil return — a reply of zero to a request for a quantified reply
- nitrofuran — A class of drug, derived from furan, used to inhibit bacterial growth.
- no quarter — If you say that someone was given no quarter, you mean that they were not treated kindly by someone who had power or control over them.
- no-trumper — a hand suitable for calling and playing no trumps
- non-mature — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- noncountry — a region, administrative entity, or principality that does not have nation or country status