16-letter words containing nu
- internal revenue — the revenue of a government from any domestic source, usually considered to be any source other than customs.
- kingdom-of-nubia — a region in S Egypt and the Sudan, N of Khartoum, extending from the Nile to the Red Sea.
- knuckle sandwich — a punch in the mouth with a clenched fist.
- lines per minute — (unit) (lpm) A unit used to measure line printer throughput.
- linux user group — (body, operating system) (LUG) Any organisation of Linux users in a local area, university, etc., that offers mutual technical support, companionship with people of similar interests and promotes the use of Linux among computer users generally. LUGs often hold Install Fests for the general public, in which experienced Linux users explain and supervise the installation of Linux on new users' systems.
- manufactured gas — a gaseous fuel created from coal, oil, etc., as differentiated from natural gas.
- minute secretary — the person responsible for noting the minutes of a meeting
- mispronunciation — (uncountable) The act of mispronouncing.
- montes apenninus — a mountain range in the first and second quadrants of the visible face of the moon, forming the SE border of Mare Imbrium: about 600 miles (970 km) long.
- monumental mason — a person who makes gravestones and suchlike
- near the knuckle — risqué
- non-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- nonmanufacturing — (economics) Outside of the manufacturing sector.
- nubuck (leather) — tanned leather similar to suede, but with the nap on the grain side
- nuclear emulsion — a photographic emulsion in the form of a thick block, used to record the tracks of elementary particles.
- nuclear envelope — the double membrane surrounding the nucleus within a cell.
- nuclear industry — the industry involving nuclear weapons, nuclear power stations, etc
- nuclear magneton — a unit of magnetic moment, used to measure proton spin and approximately equal to 1/1836 Bohr magneton.
- nuclear medicine — diagnostic and therapeutic medical techniques using radionuclides or radioisotopes.
- nuclear membrane — the double membrane surrounding the nucleus within a cell.
- nuclear reaction — reaction (def 8).
- nuclear transfer — the procedure used to produce the first cloned mammals, in which the nucleus of a somatic cell is transferred into an egg cell whose own nucleus has been removed. This cell is then stimulated by an electric shock to divide and form an embryo
- nuclear umbrella — a guarantee from a country or state that possesses nuclear weapons to a country that does not that they will defend them
- nucleating agent — a substance used to seed clouds to control rainfall and fog formation
- nucleophilically — In a nucleophilic manner.
- nueva ocotepeque — a town in W Honduras.
- number crunching — a person or thing that performs a great many numerical calculations, as a financial analyst, statistician, computer, or computer program.
- number-crunching — a person or thing that performs a great many numerical calculations, as a financial analyst, statistician, computer, or computer program.
- numbered account — a bank account whose owner is identified by a number for the purpose of preserving anonymity.
- nuncupative will — a will made by the oral and unwritten declaration of the testator, valid only in special circumstances.
- nusslein-volhard — Christiane [kris-tee-ah-nuh,, kris-tyah-] /ˌkrɪs tiˈɑ nə,, krɪsˈtyɑ-/ (Show IPA), born 1942, German biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
- nutcracker suite — a ballet and concert suite (1892) arranged by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky from his orchestral work for a ballet, The Nutcracker.
- oligonucleotides — Plural form of oligonucleotide.
- operating manual — a leaflet of instructions on how to use something (such as an electrical appliance, etc)
- overnumerousness — very many; being or existing in great quantity: numerous visits; numerous fish.
- oxidation number — the state of an element or ion in a compound with regard to the electrons gained or lost by the element or ion in the reaction that formed the compound, expressed as a positive or negative number indicating the ionic charge of the element or ion.
- paediatric nurse — a nurse who specializes in the care of children
- paint-by-numbers — formulaic; showing no original thought or creativity
- paulinus of nola — Saint. ?353–431 ad, Roman consul and Christian poet; bishop of Nola (409–431). Feast day: June 22
- piscis austrinus — a small constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Aquarius and Grus and containing the first-magnitude star Fomalhaut
- platinum-iridium — (standard) A standard, against which all others of the same category are measured. Usage: silly. The notion is that one of whatever it is has actually been cast in platinum-iridium alloy and placed in the vault beside the Standard Kilogram at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris, as the bar defining the standard metre once was. "This garbage collection algorithm has been tested against the platinum-iridium cons cell in Paris." Compare golden.
- purple gallinule — a purple, blue, green, and white gallinule, Porphyrula martinica, inhabiting warmer areas of the New World, having a bright red, yellow, and blue bill, and lemon-yellow legs and feet.
- reference number — a unique number on an order, application, etc, used to designate and quickly locate that order, application, etc
- registered nurse — a graduate nurse who has passed a state board examination and been registered and licensed to practice nursing. Abbreviation: R.N.
- ribonucleic acid — RNA.
- sinus meridianii — an area on the equator of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- spanish chestnut — Castanea sativa
- standard annuity — A standard annuity is a retirement investment insurance contract that pays a regular income in return for a lump sum payment.
- taunus mountains — a mountain range in W Germany, bounded by the Rhine, Main, and Lahn river valleys. Highest peak, Grosser Feldberg. 2628 feet (801 meters).
- telephone number — digits dialled to reach sb by phone