11-letter words containing as
- nasal gleet — gleet (def 2).
- nasal index — Craniometry. (of the skull) the ratio of the distance from nasion to the lower margin of the nasal aperture to that of the maximum breadth of the nasal aperture.
- nasal spray — a liquid medication that can be atomized and inhaled into or through the nose.
- naseberries — Plural form of naseberry.
- nasi goreng — a dish, originating in Malaysia, consisting of rice fried with a selection of other ingredients
- nasofrontal — of or relating to the nasal and frontal bones
- nasogastric — of, relating to, or involving the nose and stomach.
- nasological — the scientific study of noses.
- nasopharynx — the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx (def 2).
- nastistical — (humour, mathematics) A description of a method, thought by the programmer to be correct statistics, but which is not. An example is averaging together several averages of samples of different sizes. The correct way to do this is to average together all of the individual samples.
- nasturtiums — Plural form of nasturtium.
- natural gas — a combustible mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons that accumulates in porous sedimentary rocks, especially those yielding petroleum, consisting usually of over 80 percent methane together with minor amounts of ethane, propane, butane, nitrogen, and, sometimes, helium: used as a fuel and to make carbon black, acetylene, and synthesis gas.
- naval brass — an alloy of about 60 percent copper and 40 percent zinc, with traces of lead, tin, arsenic, and iron, used in marine and steam-generating equipment.
- neap season — the time of year when either of the two tides that occur at the first or last quarter of the moon when the tide-generating forces of the sun and moon oppose each other and produce the smallest rise and fall in tidal level
- neo-fascism — a modern right-wing political movement that includes significant elements of fascism, esp inspired by fascist Italy
- neo-fascist — any of various political movements or beliefs inspired by or reminiscent of fascism or Nazism.
- neofascists — Plural form of neofascist.
- nettle rash — urticaria resulting from contact with various plants causing local irritation.
- neurilemmas — Plural form of neurilemma.
- neuroblasts — Plural form of neuroblast.
- neuroplasty — Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
- new castile — a region in central Spain: formerly a province. 27,933 sq. mi. (72,346 sq. km).
- new glasgow — a city in N central Nova Scotia, in E Canada.
- newscasters — Plural form of newscaster.
- newscasting — a broadcast of news on radio or television.
- nicholas ii — (Gérard de Bourgogne) died 1061, pope 1058–61.
- nicholas iv — (Girolamo Masci) died 1292, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1288–92.
- nitrogenase — an enzyme complex that catalyzes the reduction of molecular nitrogen in the nitrogen-fixation process of bacteria.
- non-clastic — Biology. breaking up into fragments or separate portions; dividing into parts.
- nonabrasive — not causing abrasion.
- nonasbestos — Not asbestos.
- nonfeasance — the omission of some act that ought to have been performed. Compare malfeasance, misfeasance (def 2).
- noninvasive — not invading adjacent healthy cells, blood vessels, or tissues; localized: a noninvasive tumor.
- nonorgasmic — not involving or resulting in orgasm, not able to orgasm
- nonseasonal — not connected to or dependent on the seasons
- nonvascular — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- nonwashable — Not washable.
- northeaster — New England and South Atlantic States. a wind or gale from the northeast.
- noun phrase — a construction that functions syntactically as a noun, consisting of a noun and any modifiers, as all the men in the room who are reading books, or of a noun substitute, as a pronoun.
- nucleobases — Plural form of nucleobase.
- nucleoplasm — the protoplasm of the nucleus of a cell.
- nyctinastic — (of the periodic movement of flowers or leaves ) caused by nightly changes in light intensity or temperature.
- occasioning — Present participle of occasion.
- odontoblast — one of a layer of cells lining the pulp cavity of a tooth, from which dentin is formed.
- old castile — a region in N Spain: formerly a province.
- on occasion — a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences: They met on three occasions.
- on the bias — A dress or skirt that is cut on the bias or that is bias-cut has been cut diagonally across the material so that it hangs down in a particular way.
- on the case — If you say that someone is on the case, you mean that they are aware of a particular problem and are trying to resolve it.
- onomasticon — a list or collection of proper names.
- open season — a specific season or time of year when it is legal to catch or hunt for fish or game protected at all other times by the law.