10-letter words containing e, t, i, o, l
- net.police — /net-p*-lees'/ (Or "net police", "net.cops") Those Usenet readers who feel it is their responsibility to pounce on and flame any posting which they regard as offensive or in violation of their understanding of netiquette. Generally used sarcastically or pejoratively. See also net.-, code police.
- neurolytic — Pathology. disintegration of nerve tissue. exhaustion of a nerve by excess stimulation.
- neutralino — (physics) Any of several hypothetical particles, predicted by supersymmetry, related to neutrinos.
- neutrophil — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- nilpotence — The quality of being nilpotent.
- nilpotency — The quality of being nilpotent.
- nipplewort — a yellow-flowered plant, Lapsana communis, found in woods and on wasteland.
- no-tillage — the planting of crops by direct seeding without plowing, using herbicides as necessary to control weeds.
- nobilitate — (obsolete) To make noble; to ennoble; to exalt.
- nobilities — Plural form of nobility.
- nominately — in a nameable or particular manner
- non liquet — (of evidence, a cause, etc.) not clear or evident.
- non-client — a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- non-motile — Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores.
- non-retail — the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- nonelastic — capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.
- nonethical — not related to ethics
- nongenital — not related to, or involving, the genitals
- nonhostile — Not hostile; free of hostility.
- nonliteral — Not literal.
- nonsterile — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- nonviolent — not violent; free of violence.
- northfield — a town in SE Minnesota.
- not likely — improbable
- noticeable — attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.
- noticeably — attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.
- notifiable — to inform (someone) or give notice to: to notify the police of a crime.
- novaculite — a very hard sedimentary rock, similar to chert, composed essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- novelistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of novels.
- nucleation — having a nucleus.
- nucleotide — any of a group of molecules that, when linked together, form the building blocks of DNA or RNA: composed of a phosphate group, the bases adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine, and a pentose sugar, in RNA the thymine base being replaced by uracil.
- nyctophile — (zoology) Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.
- obediently — obeying or willing to obey; complying with or submissive to authority: an obedient son.
- obligately — In an obligate manner.
- obligative — implying or involving obligation: an obligative commitment.
- obligement — Obligation.
- obliterans — Producing obstruction due to inflammation and fibrosis.
- obliterate — to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
- obnubilate — to cloud over; becloud; obscure.
- obsoleting — no longer in general use; fallen into disuse: an obsolete expression.
- obsoletism — A disused word or phrase; an archaism.
- obtainable — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
- occidental — (usually initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Occident or its natives and inhabitants.
- ocellation — an eyelike spot or marking.
- odontolite — bone turquoise.
- oenologist — Alternative spelling of enologist.
- oestradiol — Alternative spelling of estradiol.
- off-kilter — not exactly straight or balanced; askew; uneven: off-kilter paintings on every wall.
- oil beetle — any of several blister beetles of the genus Meloe that exude an oily fluid from the joints of their legs when disturbed.
- oil filter — a filter that removes impurities from engine oil