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15-letter words containing d, a, n, i

  • narcotics squad — a department of the police which investigates crimes concerning illegal drugs
  • nation-building — Journalists sometimes use nation-building to refer to government policies that are designed to create a strong sense of national identity.
  • native canadian — a person born in Canada of American Indian or Inuit descent.
  • near as damn it — Some people say as near as damn it or as near as dammit to emphasize that what they have said is almost completely accurate, but not quite.
  • nearsightedness — seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
  • netmarq limited — A small technical consultancy specialising in the testing of network components. They do performance tests of network interface cards, routers, hubs, file servers, etc. To reflect the marketplace, most tests are carried out in a Novell NetWare environment, although they can equally well use Lan server, Banyan Vines, NT Advanced Server, IBM PC Support. They claim to be Europe's leading such test lab and compete with US Labs such as LanQuest and NSTL. They also do some network design, installation, support, and troubleshooting. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
  • neurodermatitis — W Lichen simplex chronicus, a skin disorder characterized by chronic itching and scratching, resulting in thick, leathery, brownish skin.
  • neutral density — black, white, or a shade of grey; a colourless tone
  • nevado del ruiz — a volcano in W central Colombia, in the Andes: eruption 1985. 17,720 feet (5401 meters).
  • new-variant cjd — a form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease thought to be transmitted by eating beef or beef products infected with BSE
  • newtonian fluid — any fluid exhibiting a linear relation between the applied shear stress and the rate of deformation.
  • nicholas ridleyNicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
  • nickel and dime — of little or no importance; trivial; petty: a nickel-and-dime business that soon folded.
  • nickel-and-dime — of little or no importance; trivial; petty: a nickel-and-dime business that soon folded.
  • nicobar islands — a group of 19 islands in the Indian Ocean, south of the Andaman Islands, with which they form a territory of India. Area: 1645 sq km (635 sq miles)
  • nil desperandum — never despair
  • ninth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, guaranteeing that the rights enumerated in the Constitution would not be construed as denying or jeopardizing other rights of the people.
  • nodding pogonia — a rare orchid, Triphora trianthophora, of the eastern U.S., bearing three pink flowers.
  • node of ranvier — a gap occurring at regular intervals between segments of myelin sheath along a nerve axon.
  • non-adjudicated — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
  • non-adversarial — a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe.
  • non-alliterated — to show alliteration: In “Round and round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran,” the “r” alliterates.
  • non-capitalized — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
  • non-declarative — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
  • non-depreciable — capable of depreciating or being depreciated in value.
  • non-determinant — a determining agent or factor.
  • non-detrimental — causing detriment, as loss or injury; damaging; harmful.
  • non-dialectical — dialectic.
  • non-disparaging — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
  • non-duplicative — a copy exactly like an original.
  • non-educational — pertaining to education.
  • non-handicapped — Sometimes Offensive. physically or mentally disabled.
  • non-opinionated — obstinate or conceited with regard to the merit of one's own opinions; conceitedly dogmatic.
  • non-repudiation — the act of repudiating.
  • non-residential — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
  • non-traditional — of or relating to tradition.
  • nonadjudicative — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
  • noncertificated — not possessing a certificate, not certified
  • nonconfidential — not confidential
  • nonconsolidated — (financial) Including the financial data of only the parent company.
  • noncredentialed — not credentialed or lacking credentials
  • nondegenerative — tending to degenerate.
  • nondisciplinary — of, for, or constituting discipline; enforcing or administering discipline: disciplinary action.
  • nondiscriminate — Not discriminate.
  • nonhospitalized — not hospitalized
  • nonincorporated — Not incorporated.
  • noninsecticidal — absent or free of insecticide
  • nonintimidating — not intimidating, free of intimidation
  • nonmatriculated — not matriculated, not enrolled in an institution, esp a college or university
  • nonmelodramatic — Not melodramatic.
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