18-letter words containing e, n, t, r, a, l

napoleon bonaparte — Jérôme [juh-rohm;; French zhey-rohm] /dʒəˈroʊm;; French ʒeɪˈroʊm/ (Show IPA), 1784–1860, king of Westphalia 1807 (brother of Napoleon I).
national agreement — written formal agreements covering rates of pay and other terms and conditions of employment that are the result of collective bargaining at national level between one or more trade unions and employers in a sector of the economy
national insurance — In Britain, national insurance is the state system of paying money to people who are ill, unemployed, or retired. It is financed by money that the government collects from people who work, or from their employers.
natural convection — Natural convection is the loss of heat from a hot solid or liquid into air which is not artificially agitated.
natural resistance — natural immunity.
naval architecture — the science of designing ships and other waterborne craft.
nebular hypothesis — the theory that the solar system evolved from a mass of nebular matter: prominent in the 19th century following its precise formulation by Laplace.
neovascularization — the development of new blood vessels, especially in tissues where circulation has been impaired by trauma or disease.
netherlands guiana — a former name of Suriname.
neural tube defect — any of a group of congenital abnormalities involving the brain and spinal cord, including spina bifida and meningocele, caused by failure of the neural tube to close properly during embryonic development.
neurodevelopmental — Of or pertaining to the development of neurological pathways in the brain.
neuroleptanalgesia — a semiconscious nonreactive state induced by certain drug combinations, as fentanyl with droperidol.
neuroophthalmology — the branch of ophthalmology that deals with the optic nerve and other nervous system structures involved in vision.
nice little earner — If you describe something as a nice little earner, you mean that it is something that you can make money from easily.
no laughing matter — sth serious
no-fault insurance — Also called no-fault insurance. a form of automobile insurance designed to enable the policyholder in case of an accident to collect a certain basic compensation promptly for economic loss from his or her own insurance company without determination of liability.
nobiliary particle — a preposition forming part of a title of nobility or surname, as French de or German von.
nocturnal emission — the release of semen during sleep, often during a sexual dream.
non-conversational — able or ready to converse; given to conversation.
non-inertial frame — a frame of reference that moves with the object, so that the moving object appears to violate Newton's laws of motion since it accelerates despite having no horizontal forces on it.
non-reconciliation — an act of reconciling, as when former enemies agree to an amicable truce.
non-understandable — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
noninterchangeable — That cannot be interchanged with another.
nonpartisan league — a political organization of farmers, founded in North Dakota in 1915, and extending to many states west of the Mississippi, with the aim of influencing agricultural legislation in state legislatures.
nonpreferentialism — of, relating to, or of the nature of preference: preferential policies.
nonstriated muscle — smooth muscle
nonvolatile memory — computer memory that can retain stored information even when not powered, for example read-only memory
normally aspirated — A normally aspirated or naturally aspirated engine breathes air at atmospheric pressure.
north attleborough — a city in SE Massachusetts.
north polar region — the region of land and water surrounding the North Pole.
northern transvaal — province of South Africa, in the N part: 47,599 sq mi (123,280 sq km); pop. 5,202,000; cap. Pietersburg
now you're talking — at last you're saying something agreeable
nuclear capability — If a country has nuclear capability, it is able to produce nuclear power and usually nuclear weapons.
numerical aperture — a measure of the resolving power of a microscope, equal to the index of refraction of the medium in which the object is placed multiplied by the sine of the angle made with the axis by the most oblique ray entering the instrument, the resolving power increasing as the product increases. Abbreviation: N.A.
numerical identity — the relation that holds between two relata when they are the selfsame entity, that is, when the terms designating them have the same reference
numerical taxonomy — classification of organisms by a comparison of large numbers of observable characteristics that are given equal value instead of being weighted according to possible evolutionary significance.
nursery facilities — places where young children are looked after
octachlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of twelve isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing eight chlorine atoms.
offensive material — any published or broadcast content (such as articles, photographs, films, or websites) that is likely to be upsetting, insulting, or objectionable to some or most people
on delicate ground — in a situation requiring tact
on the danger list — critically ill in hospital
one's heart bleeds — used to express sympathetic grief, but often used ironically
operation overlord — the codename for the Allied invasion (June 1944) of northern France
operationalisation — Alternative spelling of operationalization.
operationalization — The act or process of operationalizing.
optical brightener — an additive that dyes and brightens fabric or paper
oracle corporation — (company) The world's leading supplier of information management software. The company, worth $2 billion, offers its products, along with related consulting, education and support services in more than 90 countries around the world. Oracle is best known for its database management systems vendor and relational DBMS products. Oracle develops and markets Oracle Media Server and the Oracle7 family of software products for database management; Co-operative Development Environment and Oracle Co-operative Applications Oracle software runs on personal digital assistants, set-top boxs, IBM PCs, workstations, minicomputers, mainframes and massively parallel computers. Oracle bought Sun Microsystems on 2009-04-20. See also Adaptable User Interface, Bookviewer, CASE*Method, Component Integration Laboratories, DDE Manager, Online Media, Oracle Card, Oracle*CASE, siod. Address: Redwood Shores, CA, USA.
oral contraceptive — birth-control pill.
oriental alabaster — alabaster (def 2).
oriental almandine — a variety of corundum resembling almandine in colour and used as a gemstone

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