15-letter words containing e, n, r, o

nitrogen oxides — Nitrogen oxides are compounds of nitrogen and oxygen produced during combustion.
nitrogen-fixing — involved in or aiding the process of nitrogen fixation.
no great shakes — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
no holds barred — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
no respecter of — If you say that someone or something is no respecter of a rule or tradition, you mean that the rule or tradition is not important to them.
node of ranvier — a gap occurring at regular intervals between segments of myelin sheath along a nerve axon.
noise generator — a device used in synthesizers to produce high-frequency sound effects
noli me tangere — a person or thing that must not be touched or interfered with.
noli-me-tangere — a person or thing that must not be touched or interfered with.
nolo contendere — (in a criminal case) a defendant's pleading that does not admit guilt but subjects him or her to punishment as though a guilty plea had been entered, the determination of guilt remaining open in other proceedings.
nomex underwear — /noh'meks uhn'-der-weir/ [Usenet] Synonym asbestos longjohns, used mostly in auto-related mailing lists and newsgroups. NOMEX underwear is an actual product available on the racing equipment market, used as a fire resistance measure and required in some racing series.
non prosequitur — a judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit when the plaintiff does not appear in court to prosecute it.
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-compression — the act of compressing.
non-compromised — unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
non-concurrence — refusal or failure to concur.
non-conformance — lack of conformity.
non-contrastive — not contrastive.
non-cooperative — failure or refusal to cooperate.
non-correlation — mutual relation of two or more things, parts, etc.: Studies find a positive correlation between severity of illness and nutritional status of the patients. Synonyms: similarity, correspondence, matching; parallelism, equivalence; interdependence, interrelationship, interconnection.
non-crystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
non-declarative — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
non-depreciable — capable of depreciating or being depreciated in value.
non-descriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
non-determinant — a determining agent or factor.
non-detrimental — causing detriment, as loss or injury; damaging; harmful.
non-documentary — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
non-electrolyte — Physical Chemistry. Also called electrolytic conductor. a conducting medium in which the flow of current is accompanied by the movement of matter in the form of ions. any substance that dissociates into ions when dissolved in a suitable medium or melted and thus forms a conductor of electricity.
non-enforceable — to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
non-enforcement — the act or process of enforcing.
non-equilibrium — a state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces.
non-exculpatory — tending to clear from a charge of fault or guilt.
non-improvement — an act of improving or the state of being improved.
non-informative — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
non-interfering — to come into opposition, as one thing with another, especially with the effect of hampering action or procedure (often followed by with): Constant distractions interfere with work.
non-interrupted — having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.
non-manufacture — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
non-ministerial — pertaining to the ministry of religion, or to a minister or other member of the clergy.
non-overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
non-penetrative — (of sexual activity) not involving penetration by the penis
non-putrescible — liable to become putrid.
non-rectifiable — able to be rectified.
non-replaceable — to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
non-repudiation — the act of repudiating.
non-requirement — that which is required; a thing demanded or obligatory: One of the requirements of the job is accuracy.
non-residential — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
non-responsible — answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
non-retaliation — the act of retaliating; return of like for like; reprisal.
non-shareholder — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.

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