14-letter words containing g, r, e, n, a
- moving average — one of a succession of averages of data from a time series, where each average is calculated by successively shifting the interval by the same period of time.
- multithreading — (parallel) Sharing a single CPU between multiple tasks (or "threads") in a way designed to minimise the time required to switch threads. This is accomplished by sharing as much as possible of the program execution environment between the different threads so that very little state needs to be saved and restored when changing thread. Multithreading differs from multitasking in that threads share more of their environment with each other than do tasks under multitasking. Threads may be distinguished only by the value of their program counters and stack pointers while sharing a single address space and set of global variables. There is thus very little protection of one thread from another, in contrast to multitasking. Multithreading can thus be used for very fine-grain multitasking, at the level of a few instructions, and so can hide latency by keeping the processor busy after one thread issues a long-latency instruction on which subsequent instructions in that thread depend. A light-weight process is somewhere between a thread and a full process.
- murrhine glass — glassware believed to resemble the murrhine cups of ancient Rome.
- nasopharyngeal — the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx (def 2).
- nassau grouper — a colorful food and game fish, Epinephelus striatus, common off the Florida Keys.
- natural bridge — a natural limestone bridge in western Virginia. 215 feet (66 meters) high; 90 feet (27 meters) span.
- natural gender — gender based on the sex or, for neuter, the lack of sex of the referent of a noun, as English girl (feminine) is referred to by the feminine pronoun she, boy (masculine) by the masculine pronoun he, and table (neuter) by the neuter pronoun it.
- needle bearing — an antifriction roller bearing in which long rollers of very small diameter fill the race without a cage to provide spacers between them
- negri sembilan — a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 2580 sq. mi. (6682 sq. km). Capital: Seremban.
- neil armstrong — (Daniel) Louis ("Satchmo") 1900–71, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
- nerve wracking — extremely irritating, annoying, or trying: a nerve-racking day; a nerve-racking noise.
- nerve-wracking — extremely irritating, annoying, or trying: a nerve-racking day; a nerve-racking noise.
- neubrandenburg — a city in Mecklenburg–West Pomerania, in NE Germany.
- neurogenically — by neural activity
- neurologically — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
- neuromarketing — the process of researching the brain patterns of consumers to reveal their responses to particular advertisements and products before developing new advertising campaigns and branding techniques
- neuropathology — the pathology of the nervous system.
- neuroradiology — the branch of radiology dealing with the central nervous system
- neutral ground — a median strip on a highway or boulevard, especially one planted with grass.
- news gathering — the work of collecting news for publication or broadcast
- nielsen rating — an estimate of the total number of viewers for a particular television program, expressed as a percentage of the total number of viewers whose television sets are on at the time and based on a monitoring of the sets of a preselected sample of viewers.
- nitroguanidine — (chemistry) A colourless, crystalline solid manufactured from guanine and used in explosives and pesticides.
- non-aggression — abstention from aggression, especially by a nation.
- non-aggressive — abstention from aggression, especially by a nation.
- non-astringent — Medicine/Medical. contracting; constrictive; styptic.
- non-degenerate — to fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate: The morale of the soldiers degenerated, and they were unable to fight.
- non-derogation — to detract, as from authority, estimation, etc. (usually followed by from).
- non-derogatory — tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory: a derogatory remark.
- non-fragmented — reduced to fragments.
- non-generative — capable of producing or creating.
- non-gregarious — fond of the company of others; sociable.
- non-integrated — combining or coordinating separate elements so as to provide a harmonious, interrelated whole: an integrated plot; an integrated course of study.
- non-managerial — pertaining to management or a manager: managerial functions; the managerial class of society.
- non-regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- non-regulatory — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- non-vegetarian — a person who does not eat or does not believe in eating meat, fish, fowl, or, in some cases, any food derived from animals, as eggs or cheese, but subsists on vegetables, fruits, nuts, grain, etc.
- noncardiogenic — Not cardiogenic.
- noncategorical — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
- nongeometrical — not geometrical
- noninteracting — not interacting, failing to interact
- nonoverlapping — Not overlapping.
- nonsegregation — the quality or condition of being nonsegregated
- nonterminating — That does not terminate; unending.
- nonthreatening — tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
- norman english — the dialect of English used by the Norman conquerors of England
- normoglycaemia — the condition of having a normal blood sugar level
- normoglycaemic — Alt form normoglycemic.
- north germanic — the subbranch of Germanic that includes the languages of Scandinavia and Iceland.
- nuclear energy — energy released by reactions within atomic nuclei, as in nuclear fission or fusion.
- obligatoriness — The quality or state of being obligatory.