12-Letter Words Containing: N,U,X

• in a way that was not expected

• without advance planning

• abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity resulting in the collapse of the lung; may be spontaneous (due to injury to the chest) or induced (as a treatment for tuberculosis)

• the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross

• the death of Jesus by crucifixion

• the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering

• The xiphoid process, a small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum, usually ossified in the adult human.

• formation of a word by means of a suffix

• of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement

• extremely painful