16-letter words containing a, n, o, e, s
- 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.
- network analysis — a mathematical method of analyzing complex problems, as in transportation or project scheduling, by representing the problem as a network of lines and nodes.
- network database — (database) A kind of database management system in which each record type can have multiple owners, e.g. orders are owned by both customers and products. This contrasts with a hierarchical database (one owner) or relational database (no explicit owner).
- neurohypophyseal — Relating to the neurohypophysis.
- neurohypophysial — Relating to the neurohypophysis.
- neuropathologies — the pathology of the nervous system.
- neuropathologist — A specialist who practices neuropathology.
- neuropsychiatric — Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; simultaneously neurological and psychiatric.
- neurotransmitter — any of several chemical substances, as epinephrine or acetylcholine, that transmit nerve impulses across a synapse to a postsynaptic element, as another nerve, muscle, or gland.
- new frontiersman — an advocate or follower of the New Frontier, especially one in public service.
- new orleans jazz — the jazz originating in New Orleans from about 1914; traditional jazz
- newspaper office — an office where the editorial and production staff of a newspaper work
- newspaper report — a report published in a newspaper
- nicotine-stained — discoloured by the effects of nicotine
- nicoya peninsula — a peninsula in NW Costa Rica, on the Pacific Ocean.
- nine-days wonder — something that arouses great interest, but only for a short period
- nitrogen mustard — any of the class of poisonous, blistering compounds, as C 5 H 1 1 Cl 2 N, analogous in composition to mustard gas but containing nitrogen instead of sulfur: used in the treatment of cancer and similar diseases; mechlorethamine.
- nitrous bacteria — bacteria that convert ammonia to nitrites in the soil
- no fixed address — Someone who is of no fixed address does not have a permanent place to live.
- no hard feelings — If you say ' no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
- nominal sentence — a sentence consisting of a subject and complement without a linking verb, as Very interesting, those books.
- non-apprehension — anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil.
- non-conservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- non-instrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
- non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- non-standardized — to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.
- non-transferable — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
- non-transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
- 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.
- nondurable goods — goods that remain usable for, or must be replaced within, a relatively short period of time, as food, apparel, or fabrics
- nonfinite clause — a clause with a nonfinite verb or with no verb, as the hour being late in The hour being late, we left.
- nonprofessionals — Plural form of nonprofessional.
- 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.
- nontransmissible — Not transmissible.
- nontransmittable — Not transmittable.
- north charleston — a city in SE South Carolina.
- north massapequa — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- north vietnamese — relating to North Vietnam or its people
- northamptonshire — a county in central England. 914 sq. mi. (2365 sq. km).
- not by any means — in no way, by no method
- not in the least — smallest in size, amount, degree, etc.; slightest: He gave the least amount of money of anyone.
- not the faintest — no idea whatsoever
- nuclear emulsion — a photographic emulsion in the form of a thick block, used to record the tracks of elementary particles.
- nusslein-volhard — Christiane [kris-tee-ah-nuh,, kris-tyah-] /ˌkrɪs tiˈɑ nə,, krɪsˈtyɑ-/ (Show IPA), born 1942, German biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
- obsequent stream — a stream flowing in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the local strata.
- observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views