16-letter words containing a, t, r, i, n

non-metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
non-narcissistic — having an undue fascination with oneself; vain.
non-naturalistic — imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings.
non-remuneration — the act of remunerating.
non-remunerative — affording remuneration; profitable: remunerative work.
non-repatriation — to bring or send back (a person, especially a prisoner of war, a refugee, etc.) to his or her country or land of citizenship.
non-standardized — to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.
non-transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
nonarchitectural — Not architectural.
nonauthoritarian — Not authoritarian.
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.
nonproliferation — the action or practice of curbing or controlling an excessive, rapid spread: nonproliferation of nuclear weapons.
nonreciprocating — Not reciprocating; not responding in kind.
nontransmissible — Not transmissible.
nontransmittable — Not transmittable.
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 plainfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
north vietnamese — relating to North Vietnam or its people
northamptonshire — a county in central England. 914 sq. mi. (2365 sq. km).
northern harrier — a hawk of North America and Europe, Circus cyaneus, that frequents marshes and meadows.
northern ireland — a political division of the United Kingdom, in the NE part of the island of Ireland. 5238 sq. mi. (13,565 sq. km). Capital: Belfast.
not miss a trick — to be very alert
not worth a shit — useless, valueless, etc.
nuclear industry — the industry involving nuclear weapons, nuclear power stations, etc
nuclear reaction — reaction (def 8).
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
oblique triangle — any triangle that does not have a right angle (contrasted with right triangle).
observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
observation post — a forward position, often on high ground, from which enemy activity can be observed and, particularly, from which artillery or mortar fire can be directed.
observation ward — a ward in a hospital where patients are monitored
observationalist — One who relies on empirical observations.
observationality — The property of being observational.
occupation layer — (on an archaeological site) a layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified.
odds are against — If you say that the odds are against something or someone, you mean that they are unlikely to succeed.
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).
oil storage tank — a very large industrial container where petroleum is stored
on a trial basis — for the purpose of assessment
on a war footing — If a country or armed force is on a war footing, it is ready to fight a war.
on the breadline — impoverished; living at subsistence level
one with another — on average
one-armed bandit — slot machine (def 1).

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