8-letter words containing nu
- cornuted — having horns
- cyanuret — cyanide
- cyanuric — of or derived from cyanuric acid.
- cygnus a — a strong radio source in the constellation Cygnus associated with a distant peculiar galaxy.
- danubian — of or relating to the river Danube
- dardanus — the son of Zeus and Electra who founded the royal house of Troy
- denudate — denuded; bare
- denuding — Present participle of denude.
- detinues — Plural form of detinue.
- disannul — to annul utterly; make void: to disannul a contract.
- disinure — to render unaccustomed
- doughnut — a small cake of sweetened or, sometimes, unsweetened dough fried in deep fat, typically shaped like a ring or, when prepared with a filling, a ball.
- duodenum — the first portion of the small intestine, from the stomach to the jejunum.
- e number — E numbers are artificial substances which are added to some foods and drinks to improve their flavour or colour or to make them last longer. They are called E numbers because they are represented in Europe by code names which begin with the letter 'E'.
- earthnut — any of various roots, tubers, or underground growths, as the peanut and the truffle.
- emmanuel — a masculine name: dim. Manny; var. Emanuel, Immanuel, Manuel
- enuresis — Involuntary urination, especially by children at night.
- enuretic — Pertaining to, or afflicted by, enuresis; tending to wet the bed.
- eridanus — a long twisting constellation in the S hemisphere extending from Orion to Hydrus and containing the first magnitude star Achernar
- exonumia — Coinlike objects.
- f-number — a number corresponding to the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a lens system, especially a camera lens. In f /1.4, 1.4 is the f-number and signifies that the focal length of the lens is 1.4 times as great as the diameter. /, f/, f, f: Abbreviation: f.
- fascinum — An ivory phallus used in certain ancient erotic rites.
- frenular — of or relating to a fraenum
- frenulum — Anatomy, Zoology. a small frenum.
- galbanum — a gum resin with a peculiar, strong odor, obtained from certain Asian plants of the genus Ferula, used in incense and formerly in medicine.
- gallnuts — Plural form of gallnut.
- glucinum — (formerly) beryllium. Symbol: Gl.
- granular — of the nature of granules; grainy.
- granules — Plural form of granule.
- grownups — a mature, fully grown person; adult.
- habenula — a narrow bandlike structure, as the stalk attaching the pineal gland to the thalamus.
- hanukiah — a candelabrum having nine branches that is lit during the festival of Hanukkah
- hanukkah — a Jewish festival lasting eight days, celebrated from the 25th day of the month of Kislev to the 2nd of Tevet in commemoration of the rededication of the Temple by the Maccabees following their victory over the Syrians under Antiochus IV, characterized chiefly by the lighting of the menorah on each night of the festival.
- hanumans — Plural form of hanuman.
- hazelnut — the nut of the hazel; filbert.
- hazlenut — Misspelling of hazelnut.
- hemionus — (zoology, obsolete) A wild ass found in Tibet; the kiang.
- hiranuma — Baron Kiichiro [kee-ee-chee-raw] /kiˈi tʃiˌrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867?–1952, Japanese statesman.
- immanuel — the name of the Messiah as prophesied by Isaiah, often represented in Christian exegesis as being Jesus Christ. Isa. 7:14.
- imminute — reduced
- inconnue — an unknown woman
- inconnus — Plural form of inconnu.
- ingenues — the part of an artless, innocent, unworldly girl or young woman, especially as represented on the stage.
- innuendo — an indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature.
- inukshuk — A structure of piled stones, designed to resemble a humanoid figure and traditionally constructed by the Inuit.
- inundant — flooding or overflowing.
- inundate — to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
- inurbane — not urbane; lacking in courtesy, refinement, etc.
- inurning — Present participle of inurn.
- knuckled — a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.