16-letter words containing c, i, r, e, n, s
- narcotics charge — a criminal charge or accusation concerning the use or dealing of illegal drugs
- narcotraffickers — Plural form of narcotrafficker.
- national service — National service is service in the armed forces, which young people in certain countries have to do by law.
- native americans — a person born in the United States.
- necessitarianism — the doctrine that all events, including acts of the will, are determined by antecedent causes; determinism.
- neo-christianity — any interpretation of Christianity based on the prevalent philosophy of a given period.
- 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.
- neurolinguistics — the study of the neurological processes underlying the development and use of language.
- neuropsychiatric — Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; simultaneously neurological and psychiatric.
- neutrosophic set — (logic) A generalisation of the intuitionistic set, classical set, fuzzy set, paraconsistent set, dialetheist set, paradoxist set, tautological set based on Neutrosophy. An element x(T, I, F) belongs to the set in the following way: it is t true in the set, i indeterminate in the set, and f false, where t, i, and f are real numbers taken from the sets T, I, and F with no restriction on T, I, F, nor on their sum n=t+i+f. The neutrosophic set generalises: - the intuitionistic set, which supports incomplete set theories (for 0
- newspaper office — an office where the editorial and production staff of a newspaper work
- nick someone for — to defraud someone to the extent of
- nitrous bacteria — bacteria that convert ammonia to nitrites in the soil
- non-compressible — to press together; force into less space.
- non-conservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- non-constructive — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
- non-intersecting — to cut or divide by passing through or across: The highway intersects the town.
- noncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- noncorresponding — That does not correspond (to something else).
- nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
- nondeterministic — the doctrine that all facts and events exemplify natural laws.
- nondiscretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
- nuclear emulsion — a photographic emulsion in the form of a thick block, used to record the tracks of elementary particles.
- nuclear industry — the industry involving nuclear weapons, nuclear power stations, etc
- nutcracker suite — a ballet and concert suite (1892) arranged by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky from his orchestral work for a ballet, The Nutcracker.
- observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
- odontoid process — the toothlike upward projection at the back of the second vertebra of the neck
- ohmic resistance — resistance (def 3a).
- open scholarship — a scholarship which anyone can apply for
- opposed-cylinder — (of an internal-combustion engine) having cylinders on opposite sides of the crankcase in the same plane
- over-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- over-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- overcautiousness — the quality or state of being too cautious, wary, or careful
- overcompensating — Present participle of overcompensate.
- overcompensation — a pronounced striving to neutralize and conceal a strong but unacceptable character trait by substituting for it an opposite trait.
- overenthusiastic — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
- oversubscription — to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required: The charity drive was oversubscribed by several thousand dollars.
- pacific sturgeon — a dark gray sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus, inhabiting marine and fresh waters along the northwestern coast of North America, valued as a food and sport fish.
- paediatric nurse — a nurse who specializes in the care of children
- panoramic screen — a very wide screen, as of a television, etc
- pectoralis minor — the smaller of the two large chest muscles that assist in movements of the shoulder and upper arm
- pelican crossing — place to cross road
- pencil sharpener — tool for sharpening pencils to a point
- percussion drill — a drill that is operated by percussion
- perfecting press — a rotary press for printing both sides of a sheet or web in one operation.
- personality cult — deliberately cultivated adulation of a person, esp a political leader
- pharmacogenetics — the branch of pharmacology that examines the relation of genetic factors to variations in response to drugs.