11-letter words containing u, s, n, e
- interfluves — Plural form of interfluve.
- interfusion — to intersperse, intermingle, or permeate with something.
- interosseus — (anatomy) Any of various muscles located between bones.
- interradius — an interradial part or space
- intersexual — existing between the sexes; done or used by both sexes: an intersexual tennis competition.
- intervenous — (anatomy, botany) Between veins.
- intrasexual — Within a group of individuals of the same sex.
- intravenous — within a vein.
- introducers — Plural form of introducer.
- intrusive r — linking r (def 2).
- intrusive-r — the r- sound as reintroduced into an utterance where there is an r in the spelling by speakers of an r- dropping dialect when a postvocalic r they would normally drop, as in the pronunciation of far as [fah] /fɑ/ (Show IPA) becomes intervocalic, as in far away pronounced as [fahr-uh-wey] /ˈfɑr əˈweɪ/ (Show IPA).
- intrusively — tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome: intrusive memories of a lost love.
- intumescent — a swelling up, as with congestion.
- intumescing — Present participle of intumesce.
- investiture — the act or process of investing.
- isobutylene — a colorless, very volatile liquid or flammable gas, C 4 H 8 , used chiefly in the manufacture of butyl rubber.
- isoceraunic — representing, having, or indicating equality in the frequency or intensity of thunderstorms: isoceraunic line; isoceraunic map.
- isokeraunic — isoceraunic.
- isoleucines — Plural form of isoleucine.
- isoxsuprine — a sympathomimetic vasodilator, C 18 H 23 NO 3 , used in certain types of peripheral vascular disease.
- it's no use — If you say it's no use, you mean that you have failed to do something and realize that it is useless to continue trying because it is impossible.
- janus-faced — having two faces, one looking forward, one looking backward, as the Roman deity Janus.
- jealousness — feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages (often followed by of): He was jealous of his rich brother.
- jejunostomy — an artificial opening from the jejunum through the abdominal wall, created for the drainage of jejunal contents or for feeding.
- john sutter — John Augustus, 1803–80, U.S. frontiersman: owner of Sutter's Mill.
- joint issue — one of two or more stamps that are issued jointly by two governments to commemorate an event of common historical interest.
- juan flores — Juan José [hwahn haw-se] /ʰwɑn hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1800–64, Ecuadorian general and statesman: president 1830–35, 1839–45.
- juggernauts — Plural form of juggernaut.
- jus gentium — the rules and principles of law derived from the customs and legislation of Rome, as opposed to those derived from the customs of all nations (jus gentium) or from fundamental ideas of right and wrong implicit in the human mind (jus naturale)
- jus naturae — law of nature; natural law
- juvenescent — being or becoming youthful; young.
- kauri resin — a hard resin obtained from the bark of the kauri or found, sometimes in masses of as much as 100 pounds (45 kg), in the soil where the tree has grown: used chiefly in making varnish.
- keratoconus — a degenerative condition characterized by conical protrusion of the cornea and irregular astigmatism.
- kernel smut — a disease of sorghum and other grasses in which the grains are replaced by the black spores of a smut fungus, especially of the genera Tilletia and Ustilago.
- kernicterus — (medicine) Damage to the brain centres of infants caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirect bilirubin which is free (not bound to albumin).
- king's blue — cobalt blue.
- kitesurfing — The sport or pastime of riding on a modified surfboard while holding on to a specially designed kite, using the wind for propulsion.
- klausenburg — German name of Cluj-Napoca.
- kleinhuisie — an outside lavatory
- knee-sprung — (of a horse, mule, etc.) having a forward bowing of the knee caused by shortening of the flexor tendons.
- konigshutte — German name of Chorzów.
- konrad zuse — (person) The designer of the first programming language, Plankalkül, and the first fully functional program-controlled electromechanical digital computer in the world, the Z3. He died on 1995-12-18 in Huenfeld, Germany.
- lambrequins — Plural form of lambrequin.
- landlubbers — Plural form of landlubber.
- langoustine — a large prawn, Nephrops norvegicus, used for food.
- languescent — becoming languid
- languidness — The property of being languid.
- larcenously — In a larcenous manner.
- last minute — the time just preceding a deadline or when some decisive action must be taken.
- last-minute — the time just preceding a deadline or when some decisive action must be taken.