18-letter words containing a, l, e

no laughing matter — sth serious
no-fault insurance — Also called no-fault insurance. a form of automobile insurance designed to enable the policyholder in case of an accident to collect a certain basic compensation promptly for economic loss from his or her own insurance company without determination of liability.
nobiliary particle — a preposition forming part of a title of nobility or surname, as French de or German von.
nocturnal emission — the release of semen during sleep, often during a sexual dream.
non-contextualized — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
non-conversational — able or ready to converse; given to conversation.
non-denominational — of or relating to a denomination or denominations.
non-ecclesiastical — of or relating to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular.
non-fundamentalist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts, especially within American Protestantism and Islam.
non-inertial frame — a frame of reference that moves with the object, so that the moving object appears to violate Newton's laws of motion since it accelerates despite having no horizontal forces on it.
non-reconciliation — an act of reconciling, as when former enemies agree to an amicable truce.
non-understandable — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
nonachlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of three isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing nine chlorine atoms.
noninterchangeable — That cannot be interchanged with another.
nonpartisan league — a political organization of farmers, founded in North Dakota in 1915, and extending to many states west of the Mississippi, with the aim of influencing agricultural legislation in state legislatures.
nonpreferentialism — of, relating to, or of the nature of preference: preferential policies.
nonstriated muscle — smooth muscle
nonvolatile memory — computer memory that can retain stored information even when not powered, for example read-only memory
nord-pas-de-calais — a region of N France, on the Straits of Dover (the Pas de Calais): coal-mining, textile, and metallurgical industries
normally aspirated — A normally aspirated or naturally aspirated engine breathes air at atmospheric pressure.
north attleborough — a city in SE Massachusetts.
north polar region — the region of land and water surrounding the North Pole.
northern transvaal — province of South Africa, in the N part: 47,599 sq mi (123,280 sq km); pop. 5,202,000; cap. Pietersburg
norwegian elkhound — one of a breed of dogs having a short, compact body, short, pointed ears, and a thick, gray coat, raised originally in Norway for hunting elk and other game.
not a hope in hell — If you say that someone has not got a hope in hell of doing something, you are emphasizing that they will not be able to do it.
not take kindly to — not welcome
not to have a clue — to be completely baffled
notifiable disease — any one of a number of infectious diseases of humans and animals, that must be reported to the public health authorities
now you're talking — at last you're saying something agreeable
nuclear capability — If a country has nuclear capability, it is able to produce nuclear power and usually nuclear weapons.
nueva san salvador — Santa Tecla.
numerical analysis — the branch of mathematics dealing with methods for obtaining approximate numerical solutions of mathematical problems.
numerical aperture — a measure of the resolving power of a microscope, equal to the index of refraction of the medium in which the object is placed multiplied by the sine of the angle made with the axis by the most oblique ray entering the instrument, the resolving power increasing as the product increases. Abbreviation: N.A.
numerical identity — the relation that holds between two relata when they are the selfsame entity, that is, when the terms designating them have the same reference
numerical taxonomy — classification of organisms by a comparison of large numbers of observable characteristics that are given equal value instead of being weighted according to possible evolutionary significance.
nursery facilities — places where young children are looked after
oak-leaf hydrangea — a shrub, Hydrangea quercifolia, of the southeastern U.S., having lobed leaves and pyramidal clusters of white flowers.
oath of allegiance — pledge to one's nation
objective idealism — a form of idealism asserting that the act of experiencing has a reality combining and transcending the natures of the object experienced and of the mind of the observer.
objective modula-2 — (language) (Or "ObjM2") An extension to Modula-2 for Cocoa and GNUstep software development. Objective Modula-2 follows the Objective-C object model and retains the bracketed Smalltalk message passing syntax used in Objective-C. Classes written in ObjM2 can be used within ObjC and vice versa. ObjM2 also retains Modula-2's data encapsulation features, namely nested modules with explicit import and export lists. Due to the strict type checking in Modula-2, ObjM2 can be considered a much safer programming language than is ObjC, yet losing none of the capabilities of ObjC.
oblique-slip fault — a fault on which the movement is along both the strike and the dip of the fault
occasional licence — a licence granted to sell alcohol only at specified times
octachlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of twelve isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing eight chlorine atoms.
oedipus at colonus — a tragedy by Sophocles, written toward the end of his life and produced posthumously in 401? b.c.
offensive material — any published or broadcast content (such as articles, photographs, films, or websites) that is likely to be upsetting, insulting, or objectionable to some or most people
offset lithography — offset (def 6).
oil of catechumens — holy oil used in baptism, the ordination of a cleric, the coronation of a sovereign, or in the consecration of a church.
old man of the sea — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments) an old man who clung to the shoulders of Sindbad the Sailor for many days and nights.
on delicate ground — in a situation requiring tact
on one's last legs — either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.

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