16-letter words containing a, n, e, c

neo-confucianist — of or relating to neo-Confucians or neo-Confucianism.
neo-conservatism — (in the US) a right-wing tendency that originated amongst supporters of the political left and has become characterized by its support of hawkish foreign policies
neoconservatives — Plural form of neoconservative.
nephrocalcinosis — (medicine) The deposition of calcium salts in the renal parenchyma due to hyperparathyroidism.
neurasthenically — In a neurasthenic way.
neuropsychiatric — Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; simultaneously neurological and psychiatric.
nevado de colima — a volcano in SW Mexico, in Jalisco state. Height: 4339 m (14 235 ft)
nevado de toluca — a volcano in central Mexico, in Mexico state near Toluca: crater partly filled by a lake. Height: 4577 m (15 017 ft)
new commonwealth — a term used esp in the latter part of the 20th century in Britain to describe countries in the British Commonwealth that became independent after World War II
new haven colony — a settlement founded in 1638 by John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton at Quinnipiac (now New Haven, Conn.).
new jack (swing) — a style of rhythm-and-blues music blending rap, disco, funk, soul, etc. and characterized by aggressive, boastful, romantic lyrics
new smyrna beach — a town in NE Florida.
newspaper office — an office where the editorial and production staff of a newspaper work
nicotine-stained — discoloured by the effects of nicotine
nicoya peninsula — a peninsula in NW Costa Rica, on the Pacific Ocean.
nitrogen balance — the difference between the amount of nitrogen taken in and the amount excreted or lost: used to evaluate nutritional balance.
nitrous bacteria — bacteria that convert ammonia to nitrites in the soil
no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
nominal sentence — a sentence consisting of a subject and complement without a linking verb, as Very interesting, those books.
non-accumulative — tending to accumulate or arising from accumulation; cumulative.
non-alphabetical — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
non-bureaucratic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.
non-carbohydrate — any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or change to such substances on simple chemical transformations, as hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, and that form the supporting tissues of plants and are important food for animals and people.
non-coincidental — happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance: a coincidental meeting.
non-concentrated — applied with all one's attention, energy, etc.: their concentrated efforts to win the election.
non-confidential — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
non-conservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
non-contemporary — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
non-conventional — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
non-emancipation — the act of emancipating.
non-genealogical — the study of family ancestries and histories.
non-geographical — of or relating to geography.
non-hierarchical — of, belonging to, or characteristic of a hierarchy.
non-incorporated — formed or constituted as a legal corporation.
non-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
non-reconcilable — capable of being reconciled.
nonarchitectural — Not architectural.
noncommunicative — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
noncompassionate — Not compassionate.
noncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
nondiscretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
nonfinite clause — a clause with a nonfinite verb or with no verb, as the hour being late in The hour being late, we left.
nonharmonic tone — a tone sounding with a chord of which it is not a chord tone.
nonreciprocating — Not reciprocating; not responding in kind.
nonrecourse loan — a loan for which the borrower cannot be held responsible for any amount in excess of the security for the loan, even if the value of such security falls below the level it had or that had been anticipated for it at the time of the loan.
north charleston — a city in SE South Carolina.
north palm beach — a town in E Florida.
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.

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