13-letter words containing a, e, n, s, i, l
- nanoparticles — Plural form of nanoparticle.
- nationalities — Plural form of nationality.
- navigableness — Quality of being navigable.
- nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
- necrophiliacs — Plural form of necrophiliac.
- negative lens — a lens that causes a beam of parallel rays to diverge after refraction, as from a virtual image; a lens that has a negative focal length.
- neo-classical — (sometimes initial capital letter) belonging or pertaining to a revival of classic styles or something that is held to resemble classic styles, as in art, literature, music, or architecture.
- neo-platonism — a philosophical system which was first developed in the 3rd century ad as a synthesis of Platonic, Pythagorean, and Aristotelian elements, and which, although originally opposed to Christianity, later incorporated it. It dominated European thought until the 13th century and re-emerged during the Renaissance
- neocapitalism — a politico-economic theory combining elements of capitalism and socialism
- neocapitalist — a person who advocates neocapitalism
- neoclassicism — (often initial capital letter) Architecture. the trend or movement prevailing in the architecture of Europe, America, and various European colonies at various periods during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, characterized by the introduction and widespread use of Greek orders and decorative motifs, the subordination of detail to simple, strongly geometric overall compositions, the presence of light colors or shades, frequent shallowness of relief in ornamental treatment of façades, and the absence of textural effects.
- neoclassicist — (sometimes initial capital letter) belonging or pertaining to a revival of classic styles or something that is held to resemble classic styles, as in art, literature, music, or architecture.
- neoliberalism — an outgrowth of the U.S. liberal movement, beginning in the late 1960s, that modified somewhat its traditional endorsement of all trade unions and opposition to big business and military buildup.
- neoliberalist — A supporter of neoliberalism.
- neonatologist — the study of the development and disorders of newborn children.
- neoplasticism — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- neosurrealism — a revival of the 20th-century surrealism movement in art, especially painting and sculpture, depicting the imagery of dreams and the subconscious mind.
- nesting table — one of a set of usually three or four small tables that are graduated in size so that they may be stacked on top of one another.
- neurilemmomas — Plural form of neurilemmoma.
- neurosurgical — Of, or pertaining to neurosurgery.
- new australia — the colony on socialist principles founded by William Lane in Paraguay in 1893
- nicholasville — a town in central Kentucky.
- niçoise salad — salade niçoise
- niggardliness — The state of being niggardly.
- nightcrawlers — Plural form of nightcrawler.
- nits-and-lice — a yellow-flowered plant, Hypericum drummondii, of the central U.S.
- nominal scale — a discrete classification of data, in which data are neither measured nor ordered but subjects are merely allocated to distinct categories: for example, a record of students' course choices constitutes nominal data which could be correlated with school results
- nominal wages — minimum pay
- non-episcopal — of or relating to a bishop: episcopal authority.
- non-essential — not essential; not necessary: Nonessential use of gasoline was forbidden during the war.
- non-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- non-realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- non-spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- non-spillable — to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, especially accidentally or wastefully: to spill a bag of marbles; to spill milk.
- non-vesicular — of or relating to a vesicle or vesicles.
- nonclassified — arranged or distributed in classes or according to class: We plan to review all the classified specimens in the laboratory.
- nondisposable — Not disposable.
- nonessentials — things that are not absolutely necessary
- nonfatalities — Plural form of nonfatality.
- nonhysterical — not hysterical or funny
- noninstalment — (of a loan) not payable in instalments
- noninvasively — In a noninvasive manner.
- nonperishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- nonpunishable — Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.
- nonsensically — (of words or language) having little or no meaning; making little or no sense: A baby's babbling is appealingly nonsensical.
- nonsensuality — The state or condition of being nonsensual.
- nonsequential — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- nonshrinkable — incapable of being shrunk
- nonspecialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
- normal series — a collection of subgroups of a given group so arranged that the first subgroup is the identity, the last subgroup is the group itself, and each subgroup is a normal subgroup of the succeeding subgroup.