16-letter words containing i, c, o, n, l, a

nominal sentence — a sentence consisting of a subject and complement without a linking verb, as Very interesting, those books.
non-accumulative — tending to accumulate or arising from accumulation; cumulative.
non-alphabetical — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
non-coincidental — happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance: a coincidental meeting.
non-conciliatory — tending to conciliate: a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.
non-confidential — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
non-conventional — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
non-genealogical — the study of family ancestries and histories.
non-geographical — of or relating to geography.
non-hierarchical — of, belonging to, or characteristic of a hierarchy.
non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
non-naturalistic — imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings.
non-reconcilable — capable of being reconciled.
non-solicitation — the act of soliciting.
nonarchitectural — Not architectural.
noncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
nonfinite clause — a clause with a nonfinite verb or with no verb, as the hour being late in The hour being late, we left.
nonphysiological — of or relating to physiology.
north carolinian — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 52,586 sq. mi. (136,198 sq. km). Capital: Raleigh. Abbreviation: NC (for use with zip code), N.C.
nuclear emulsion — a photographic emulsion in the form of a thick block, used to record the tracks of elementary particles.
nuclear reaction — reaction (def 8).
nucleophilically — In a nucleophilic manner.
occasional table — a small table with no regular use
occupation layer — (on an archaeological site) a layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified.
onomatopoeically — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
open scholarship — a scholarship which anyone can apply for
optical illusion — something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
optical rotation — the angle at which the plane of polarized light is rotated when passed through an optically active substance.
optical scanning — the process of interpreting data in printed, handwritten, bar-code, or other visual form by a device (optical scanner or reader) that scans and identifies the data.
organ-pipe coral — an alcyonarian coral of the genus Tubipora, occurring in tropical waters, and forming a complex colony of brick-red, vertical tubules joined at intervals by transverse plates.
organoleptically — In an organoleptic manner.
ornithologically — In terms of ornithology.
osculating plane — the plane containing the circle of curvature of a point on a given curve.
ovals of cassini — the locus of a point x, whose distance from two fixed points, a and b, is such that |x–a| |x–b| is a constant
over-application — the act of putting to a special use or purpose: the application of common sense to a problem.
over-cultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
over-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
overaccumulation — Accumulation of too much.
overcapitalizing — Present participle of overcapitalize.
overcomplicating — Present participle of overcomplicate.
palaeolithic man — any of various primitive types of man, such as Neanderthal man and Java man, who lived in the Palaeolithic
panel discussion — a formal discussion before an audience for which the topic, speakers, etc., have been selected in advance.
parochialization — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
partial fraction — one of the fractions into which a given fraction can be resolved, the sum of such simpler fractions being equal to the given fraction: Partial fractions of 5/(x2−x) are 5/(x−1) and −5/x.
partial function — A function which is not defined for all arguments of its input type. E.g. f(x) = 1/x if x /= 0. The opposite of a total function. In denotational semantics, a partial function f : D -> C may be represented as a total function ft : D' -> lift(C) where D' is a superset of D and ft x = f x if x in D ft x = bottom otherwise where lift(C) = C U bottom. Bottom (LaTeX \perp) denotes "undefined".
pascal's limacon — limaçon.
pavillon chinois — crescent (def 6).
pectoralis minor — the smaller of the two large chest muscles that assist in movements of the shoulder and upper arm
pelagic division — the biogeographic realm or zone that comprises the open seas and oceans, including water of all depths.
pelican crossing — place to cross road

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