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

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-narcissistic — having an undue fascination with oneself; vain.
non-naturalistic — imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings.
non-reconcilable — capable of being reconciled.
nonarchitectural — Not architectural.
noncontradiction — absence or lack of contradiction.
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.
nonharmonic tone — a tone sounding with a chord of which it is not a chord tone.
nonmanufacturing — (economics) Outside of the manufacturing sector.
nonparticipating — (of a person or thing) not participating: No penalties were given to nonparticipating students.
nonparticipation — absence of participation: Nonparticipation of citizens in political matters hampers efforts toward better government.
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 carolinian — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 52,586 sq. mi. (136,198 sq. km). Capital: Raleigh. Abbreviation: NC (for use with zip code), N.C.
north charleston — a city in SE South Carolina.
north palm beach — a town in E Florida.
not miss a trick — to be very alert
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.
nuclear envelope — the double membrane surrounding the nucleus within a cell.
nuclear industry — the industry involving nuclear weapons, nuclear power stations, etc
nuclear magneton — a unit of magnetic moment, used to measure proton spin and approximately equal to 1/1836 Bohr magneton.
nuclear medicine — diagnostic and therapeutic medical techniques using radionuclides or radioisotopes.
nuclear membrane — the double membrane surrounding the nucleus within a cell.
nuclear reaction — reaction (def 8).
nuclear transfer — the procedure used to produce the first cloned mammals, in which the nucleus of a somatic cell is transferred into an egg cell whose own nucleus has been removed. This cell is then stimulated by an electric shock to divide and form an embryo
nuclear umbrella — a guarantee from a country or state that possesses nuclear weapons to a country that does not that they will defend them
numbered account — a bank account whose owner is identified by a number for the purpose of preserving anonymity.
nutcracker suite — a ballet and concert suite (1892) arranged by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky from his orchestral work for a ballet, The Nutcracker.
objective danger — a danger, such as a stone fall or avalanche, to which climbing skill is irrelevant
observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
occupation layer — (on an archaeological site) a layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified.
of a certain age — of an unspecified age, but no longer young
of it own accord — If something happens of its own accord, it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen.
ohmic resistance — resistance (def 3a).
on a world scale — in a way that involves the whole world
on the scrapheap — (of people or things) having outlived their usefulness
onboard computer — onboard a vehicle, ship, plane, train or spacecraft
once and for all — former; having at one time been: the once and future king.
open scholarship — a scholarship which anyone can apply for
operating income — revenue from business operations after operating expenses are deducted from gross income.
optical rotation — the angle at which the plane of polarized light is rotated when passed through an optically active substance.
ordnance factory — a factory that makes military weapons and ammunition
organ-pipe coral — an alcyonarian coral of the genus Tubipora, occurring in tropical waters, and forming a complex colony of brick-red, vertical tubules joined at intervals by transverse plates.
organoleptically — In an organoleptic manner.
ornithologically — In terms of ornithology.

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