13-letter words containing g, i, o, r
- nitrogen base — Chemistry, Biochemistry. a nitrogen-containing organic compound that has the chemical properties of a base, especially a pyrimidine or purine: Four nitrogen bases are present in a DNA molecule.
- nitrogenation — to combine with nitrogen or add nitrogenous material to.
- nitrogenizing — Present participle of nitrogenize.
- nitroglycerin — a colorless, thick, oily, flammable, highly explosive, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 5 N 3 O 9 , prepared from glycerol with nitric and sulfuric acids: used chiefly as a constituent of dynamite and other explosives, in rocket propellants, and in medicine as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris.
- nitroso group — the univalent group O=N–.
- no entry sign — a sign, esp a traffic sign, that prohibits entry into a place
- nominal group — A nominal group is the same as a noun group.
- non-divergent — diverging; differing; deviating.
- non-egregious — extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant: an egregious mistake; an egregious liar. Synonyms: gross, outrageous, notorious, shocking. Antonyms: tolerable, moderate, minor, unnoticeable.
- non-frangible — easily broken; breakable: Most frangible toys are not suitable for young children.
- non-irrigated — to supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying.
- non-migration — the process or act of migrating.
- non-receiving — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
- non-signatory — having signed, or joined in signing, a document: the signatory powers to a treaty.
- non-sovereign — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
- nonadrenergic — Not adrenergic.
- nonagenarians — Plural form of nonagenarian.
- nonaggression — abstention from aggression, especially by a nation.
- nonaggressive — Not aggressive.
- nonallergenic — not causing an allergic reaction: nonallergenic cosmetics.
- noncarcinogen — a substance or agent that is not carcinogenic or does not cause cancer
- nonconcurring — relating to lines that do not intersect or meet
- nonconforming — to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to): to conform to rules.
- noncorrecting — (of eyeglass lenses) ground and polished without a corrective prescription.
- nondecreasing — not decreasing.
- nonfigurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- nongregarious — (zoology) Not gregarious; solitary. Compare 'ungregarious'.
- nonimmigrants — Plural form of nonimmigrant.
- nonincreasing — not increasing.
- nonintegrated — not integrated, lacking integration
- nonirritating — Not irritating; not an irritant.
- nonliturgical — Not liturgical.
- nonmanagerial — pertaining to management or a manager: managerial functions; the managerial class of society.
- nonobligatory — Not obligatory; not required; optional.
- nonperceiving — Unperceiving.
- nonperforming — not performing well or properly.
- nonpracticing — not currently practicing one's profession, religion, etc.: a nonpracticing physician.
- nonpractising — of or relating to a person who no longer observes or pursues his or her religious faith
- nonreflecting — Not reflecting.
- nonregulation — not regulation, not conforming to accepted standards
- nonvegetarian — a person who is not vegetarian
- noradrenergic — Having the quality of noradrenaline.
- nordic skiing — types of skiing in which the heel of the boot is not fixed to the ski, especially cross-country skiing and ski-jumping
- normoglycemic — (medicine) Having the normal amount of glucose in the blood.
- north chicago — a city in NE Illinois, on Lake Michigan.
- north reading — a city in NE Massachusetts.
- norwegian sea — part of the Arctic Ocean, N and E of Iceland and between Greenland and Norway.
- numerological — Of, pertaining to, or based on numerology.
- numerologists — the study of numbers, as the figures designating the year of one's birth, to determine their supposed influence on one's life, future, etc.
- nutrigenomics — the study of how individual genetic makeup interacts with diet, especially the effects of this interaction on a person's health.