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13-letter words containing n

  • actinotherapy — radiotherapy, especially using ultraviolet rays.
  • actinouranium — the isotope of uranium that has a mass number of 235
  • action figure — a small figure of a character from a film, television programme, comic book etc, designed as a toy and often collected by enthusiasts
  • action replay — An action replay is a repeated showing, usually in slow motion, of an event that has just been on television.
  • action-packed — full of activities, events and excitement
  • actionability — furnishing ground for a lawsuit.
  • active centre — the region in an enzyme molecule in which the reactive groups that participate in its action are juxtaposed
  • active reason — an activity of intellect, embodying universal truth, potentially present in the mind of every individual, and when present, forming the only immortal part of the individual.
  • actor-manager — a leading actor who produces and usually stars in his or her own productions: Sir Henry Irving was one of the first actor-managers.
  • actualisation — Alternative spelling of actualization.
  • actualization — the act or process of actualizing.
  • acupuncturist — An acupuncturist is a person who performs acupuncture.
  • acylcarnitine — (organic chemistry) Any ester of carnitine and a carboxylic acid (especially a fatty acid).
  • ad referendum — subject to agreement by others and finalization of details
  • adam's-needle — a North American liliaceous plant, Yucca filamentosa, that has a tall woody stem, stiff pointed leaves, and large clusters of white flowers arranged in spikes. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant
  • adaptableness — The state or quality of being adaptable; adaptability.
  • addictiveness — producing or tending to cause addiction: an addictive drug.
  • additionality — (in Britain) the principle that money raised by the National Lottery should only be spent on projects that would not otherwise be funded by government spending
  • adenoidectomy — surgical removal of the adenoids
  • adenopathies' — enlargement or disease of the glands, especially the lymphatic glands: a patient with prominent adenopathy. See also lymphadenopathy.
  • adenosquamous — Having both glandular (adenoid) and squamous characteristics.
  • adenylic acid — nucleotide consisting of adenine, ribose or deoxyribose, and a phosphate group
  • adjudications — Plural form of adjudication.
  • adjutant bird — either of two large carrion-eating storks, Leptoptilos dubius or L. javanicus, which are closely related and similar to the marabou and occur in S and SE Asia
  • admeasurement — the act of admeasuring
  • admensuration — Admeasurement.
  • administerial — of or concerned with administration; administrative: administerial matters.
  • administering — to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of: to administer the law.
  • administrable — able to be administered or managed
  • administrador — (historical) A steward or official in various Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries.
  • administrated — to administer.
  • administrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of administrate.
  • administrator — An administrator is a person whose job involves helping to organize and supervise the way that an organization or institution functions.
  • administrivia — Administrative details that must be dealt with in order to do more interesting work.
  • admirableness — admirability
  • admission day — any of several legal holidays celebrated individually by certain states, commemorating their admission into the Union
  • admonishingly — in an admonishing manner
  • admonishments — Plural form of admonishment.
  • adrenal gland — an endocrine gland at the anterior end of each kidney. Its medulla secretes adrenaline and noradrenaline and its cortex secretes several steroid hormones
  • adrenalectomy — the surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands
  • adularescence — (of certain gemstones, especially adularia) having a milky, bluish luster.
  • adultolescent — a young adult or middle-aged person who has interests, traits, etc., that are usually associated with teenagers.
  • advance guard — a military unit sent ahead of a main body to find gaps in enemy defences, clear away minor opposition, and prevent unexpected contact
  • advance party — a small group of soldiers who go ahead of the main body of troops to prepare the way for their arrival, or any group that does the same thing or arrives ahead of the main body
  • advance ratio — the ratio of wind speed along the axis of a rotor or propeller to the speed of the blade tip
  • advantage gen — (language, software)   A CASE tool for rapid application development which generates code from graphical business process models. Formerly called Information Engineering Facility (IEF) and produced by Texas Instruments, it was then bought by Sterling Software, Inc. who renamed it to COOL:Gen to fit into their COOL line of products. Computer Associates International, Inc. then acquired Sterling Software, Inc., and renamed the tool "Advantage Gen". In 2003, CA are supporting Advantage Gen and adding support for J2EE/EJB, enhanced web enablement, Web services and .Net.
  • advantageable — being of advantage; advantageous
  • advection fog — fog caused by the movement of warm, moist air over a cold surface.
  • advent sunday — the first of the four Sundays of Advent, and the one that falls nearest to November 30
  • adventuresome — Adventuresome means the same as adventurous.
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