15-letter words containing g, l, o, i
- neurotoxicology — the science that deals with the effects of poisons on the nervous system.
- noblesse oblige — the moral obligation of those of high birth, powerful social position, etc., to act with honor, kindliness, generosity, etc.
- 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.
- non-conflicting — being in conflict or disagreement; not compatible: conflicting viewpoints.
- non-egotistical — pertaining to or characterized by egotism.
- non-evangelical — Also, evangelic. pertaining to or in keeping with the gospel and its teachings.
- non-grammatical — (of a sentence or expression) not conforming to the grammatical rules of a given language.
- non-intelligent — having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student.
- non-legislative — having the function of making laws: a legislative body.
- non-overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- nonagricultural — not applied to or generally practicing agriculture: a nonagricultural nation.
- nonbelligerency — the state or status of not participating in a war.
- nonbiographical — not biographical, not relating to biography or events in a person's life
- nonbiologically — in a nonbiological way, not in a biological way
- nonmucilaginous — Not mucilaginous.
- nonself-antigen — any of the antigens present in an individual that originate outside the body (contrasted with self-antigen).
- nonslaveholding — Not slaveholding.
- north arlington — a city in NE New Jersey.
- north highlands — a town in central California, near Sacramento.
- northern lights — aurora borealis.
- numismatologist — One versed in numismatology.
- oblique sailing — the navigation of a vessel on a point of the compass other than one of the cardinal points.
- obtuse triangle — a triangle with one obtuse angle.
- occulting light — a beacon having a light covered briefly at regular intervals.
- office building — building containing offices
- old age pension — An old age pension is a regular amount of money that people receive from the government when they have retired from work.
- old high german — High German before 1100. Abbreviation: OHG.
- oligodendrocyte — A glial cell similar to an astrocyte but with fewer protuberances, concerned with the production of myelin in the central nervous system.
- oligodendroglia — Oligodendrocytes collectively.
- oligohydramnios — (medicine) A deficit of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac, causing distinctive deformations of the foetus.
- oligomerisation — Alternative spelling of oligomerization.
- oligomerization — (chemistry) The formation of an oligomer from a monomer.
- oligonucleotide — a chain of a few nucleotides.
- oligosaccharide — any carbohydrate yielding few monosaccharides on hydrolysis, as two, three, or four.
- omega-algebraic — In domain theory, a complete partial order is algebraic if every element is the lub of some chain of compact elements. If the set of compact elements is countable it is omega-algebraic. Usually written with a Greek letter omega (LaTeX \omega).
- onomasiological — the study of the means of expressing a given concept.
- opening balance — the amount of money in an account at the start of an accounting period
- operating cycle — the period of time between starting a business and making a profit
- operating table — table on which surgery is performed
- ophthalmologist — a doctor of medicine specializing in ophthalmology.
- ophthalmoplegia — Paralysis of the muscles within or surrounding the eye.
- optical pumping — a method for increasing the number of atoms or molecules occupying higher energy levels by irradiating them with light of the proper frequencies to raise them to those levels.
- optical storage — optical disk drive
- optical tooling — the technique of establishing precise reference lines and planes by means of telescopic sights, especially for the purpose of aligning machinery, machine-shop work, etc.
- opus anglicanum — fine embroidery, esp of church vestments, produced in England c.1200–c.1350; characterized by the rich materials used, esp silver gilt thread
- orange milkweed — butterfly weed (def 1).
- organized labor — all workers who are organized in labor unions.
- organochlorines — Plural form of organochlorine.
- organomercurial — an organic compound containing mercury