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

nondestructiveness — The quality of not being destructive.
none the worse for — not harmed by (adverse events or circumstances)
noninterchangeable — That cannot be interchanged with another.
nonintercourse act — the act of Congress (1809) prohibiting all shipping and trade between the United States and British- or French-controlled ports.
noninterventionism — A policy of non-intervention.
noninterventionist — A proponent of non-intervention.
nonionic detergent — a detergent that is polar but does not ionize in aqueous solution.
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 bedfordshire — a city in Bedfordshire, in central England.
north college hill — a city in SW Ohio.
north lincolnshire — a unitary authority of NE England, in Lincolnshire: formerly (1975–96) part of the county of Humberside. Pop: 155 000 (2003 est). Area: 1497 sq km (578 sq miles)
north polar region — the region of land and water surrounding the North Pole.
north saskatchewan — a river in S central Canada, flowing E from the Rocky Mountains and joining the South Saskatchewan River to form the Saskatchewan River. 760 miles (1223 km) long.
north truchas peak — a mountain in N New Mexico, near Santa Fe: one of the three Truchas Peaks. 13,110 feet (3999 meters).
northeast by north — a point on the compass 11°15′ north of northeast. Abbreviation: NEbN.
northeast corridor — the long, narrow strip of land between Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C., containing many adjacent urban areas.
northern cameroons — German Kamerun. a region in W Africa: a German protectorate 1884–1919; divided in 1919 into British and French mandates.
northern territory — an administrative division of N central Australia, on the Timor and Arafura Seas: the Arunta Desert lies in the east, the Macdonnell Ranges in the south, and Arnhem Land in the north (containing Australia's largest Aboriginal reservation); the Ashmore and Cartier Islands constitute a separate Australian External Territory. Capital: Darwin. Pop: 233 300 (2012 est). Area: 1 347 525 sq km (520 280 sq miles)
northern transvaal — province of South Africa, in the N part: 47,599 sq mi (123,280 sq km); pop. 5,202,000; cap. Pietersburg
northwest by north — a point on the compass, 11°15′ north of northwest. Abbreviation: NWbN.
not a pretty sight — If you say that someone or something is not a pretty sight, you mean that it is not pleasant to look at.
not breathe a word — to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire.
not have the heart — If you want to do something but do not have the heart to do it, you do not do it because you know it will make someone unhappy or disappointed.
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.
nurse practitioner — a registered nurse who has received special training for diagnosing and treating routine or minor ailments. Abbreviation: NP.
nurse-practitioner — a registered nurse who has received special training for diagnosing and treating routine or minor ailments. Abbreviation: NP.
nursery facilities — places where young children are looked after
obedience training — the training of an animal, especially a dog, to obey certain commands.
object-orientation — object-oriented
oblique projection — something that is oblique.
octachlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of twelve isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing eight chlorine atoms.
october revolution — Russian Revolution (def 2).
off-street parking — spaces for cars located on private property rather than on a public street
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
oil of wintergreen — methyl salicylate.
on delicate ground — in a situation requiring tact
on that/this score — You can use on that score or on this score to refer to something that has just been mentioned, especially an area of difficulty or concern.
on the back burner — low priority
on the credit side — You say on the credit side in order to introduce one or more good things about a situation or person, usually when you have already mentioned the bad things about them.
on the danger list — critically ill in hospital
on the ragged edge — precariously close to loss of self-control, mental stability, etc.

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