13-letter words containing g, o, r
- neurosurgical — Of, or pertaining to neurosurgery.
- newgroup wars — /n[y]oo'groop worz/ [Usenet] The salvos of dueling "newgroup" and "rmgroup" messages sometimes exchanged by persons on opposite sides of a dispute over whether a newsgroup should be created net-wide, or (even more frequently) whether an obsolete one should be removed. These usually settle out within a week or two as it becomes clear whether the group has a natural constituency (usually, it doesn't). At times, especially in the completely anarchic alt hierarchy, the names of newsgroups themselves become a form of comment or humour; e.g. the spinoff of alt.swedish.chef.bork.bork.bork from alt.tv.muppets in early 1990, or any number of specialised abuse groups named after particularly notorious flamers, e.g. alt.weemba.
- night journey — the journey in which Muhammad was carried from Mecca to Jerusalem and ascended into heaven.
- night terrors — a sudden feeling of extreme fear that awakens a sleeping person, usually during slow-wave sleep, and is not associated with a dream or nightmare.
- night-terrors — a sudden feeling of extreme fear that awakens a sleeping person, usually during slow-wave sleep, and is not associated with a dream or nightmare.
- nitrogelatine — an explosive, consisting mainly of nitroglycerine, that is used in the production of gelignite
- 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
- nom de guerre — an assumed name, as one under which a person fights, paints, writes, etc.; pseudonym.
- nominal group — A nominal group is the same as a noun group.
- non-budgetary — an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
- non-congruent — agreeing; accordant; congruous.
- non-congruous — exhibiting harmony of parts.
- non-dangerous — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- non-detergent — any of a group of synthetic, organic, liquid or water-soluble cleaning agents that, unlike soap, are not prepared from fats and oils, are not inactivated by hard water, and have wetting-agent and emulsifying-agent properties.
- 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-emergency — a sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence or occasion requiring immediate action.
- 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
- nonchurchgoer — a person who does not attend church or who attends sporadically
- 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.
- nonconvergent — Not convergent.
- noncorrecting — (of eyeglass lenses) ground and polished without a corrective prescription.
- nondecreasing — not decreasing.
- nondegenerate — not degenerate
- nondegradable — not subject to or capable of degradation or decomposition: nondegradable waste.
- 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.
- nongovernment — Not governmental in nature.
- nongregarious — (zoology) Not gregarious; solitary. Compare 'ungregarious'.
- nonguaranteed — Not guaranteed; unguaranteed.
- nonimmigrants — Plural form of nonimmigrant.
- nonincreasing — not increasing.
- nonintegrated — not integrated, lacking integration
- nonirritating — Not irritating; not an irritant.