16-letter words containing i, n, f, o, s

neo-confucianist — of or relating to neo-Confucians or neo-Confucianism.
new frontiersman — an advocate or follower of the New Frontier, especially one in public service.
newspaper office — an office where the editorial and production staff of a newspaper work
nicholas of cusa — 1401–64, German cardinal, philosopher, and mathematician: anticipated Copernicus in asserting that the earth revolves around the sun
nick someone for — to defraud someone to the extent of
nitrosylsulfuric — of or derived from nitrosylsulfuric acid.
no fixed address — Someone who is of no fixed address does not have a permanent place to live.
no hard feelings — If you say ' no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
non-satisfaction — an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification.
nonfinite clause — a clause with a nonfinite verb or with no verb, as the hour being late in The hour being late, we left.
nonprofessionals — Plural form of nonprofessional.
not the faintest — no idea whatsoever
not the foggiest — no idea whatsoever
nothing short of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
offensive weapon — an instrument designed to be used in attack, or an object which may be used in attack
on the defensive — If someone is on the defensive, they are trying to protect themselves or their interests because they feel unsure or threatened.
on the safe side — as a precaution
on-the-spot fine — a fine that is charged immediately upon being caught and found guilty of a crime
ostend manifesto — a declaration (1854) issued from Ostend, Belgium, by the U.S. ministers to England, France, and Spain, stating that the U.S. would be justified in seizing Cuba if Spain did not sell it to the U.S.
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
ovshinsky effect — an effect that turns special types of glassy, thin films into semiconductors upon application of low voltage.
pacific sturgeon — a dark gray sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus, inhabiting marine and fresh waters along the northwestern coast of North America, valued as a food and sport fish.
paraprofessional — a person trained to assist a doctor, lawyer, teacher, or other professional, but not licensed to practice in the profession.
parts of lindsey — an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire
paulinus of nola — Saint. ?353–431 ad, Roman consul and Christian poet; bishop of Nola (409–431). Feast day: June 22
pension benefits — the benefits that are paid to a person in accordance with his pension scheme
pique oneself on — to be proud of
play off against — If you play people off against each other, you make them compete or argue, so that you gain some advantage.
point of sailing — the bearing of a sailing vessel, considered with relation to the direction of the wind.
post-reformation — the act of reforming; state of being reformed.
postfix notation — (language) (Or "Reverse Polish Notation", RPN) One of the possible orderings of functions and operands: in postfix notation the functions are preceded by all their operands. For example, what may normally be written as "1+2" becomes "1 2 +". Postfix notation is well suited for stack based architectures but modern compilers reduced this advantage considerably. The best-known language with postfix syntax is FORTH. Some Hewlett-Packard calculators use it, e.g. HP-25, HP-29C, HP-41C, HP-23SII. Compare: infix notation, prefix notation.
presence of mind — a calm state of mind that allows one to think clearly or act effectively in an emergency.
prespecification — the act of specifying.
pribilof islands — a group of islands in the Bering Sea, off SW Alaska, belonging to the US: the breeding ground of the northern fur seal. Area: about 168 sq km (65 sq miles)
pride oneself on — to be proud of
prisoner of bill — (humour) (PoB) A derisory term, in use generally among Unix users, for anyone who uses Microsoft products either because they don't know there is anything better (i.e. Unix) or because they would be incapable of working anything more complex (i.e. Unix). The interesting and widespread presumption among users of the term is that (at least at the time of writing, 1998) using anything other than Unix or a Microsoft OS (whether VMS, Macintosh, Amiga) is so eccentric a choice as to be at least somewhat praiseworthy.
professionalisms — professional character, spirit, or methods.
proficiency test — an exam which test how proficient or skilled someone is in a particular activity, field of study, language, etc
pseudoscientific — any of various methods, theories, or systems, as astrology, psychokinesis, or clairvoyance, considered as having no scientific basis.
question of fact — a question concerning the reality of an alleged event or circumstance in a trial by jury, usually determined by the jury.
radius of action — the maximum distance that a ship, aircraft, or land vehicle can travel from its base and return without refuelling
reclassification — categorization in a different way
registration fee — a fee paid to register, enrol or sign up for (a course, etc)
releasing factor — a substance usually of hypothalamic origin that triggers the release of a particular hormone from an endocrine gland.
rotation of axes — a process of replacing the axes in a Cartesian coordinate system with a new set of axes making a specified angle with and having the same origin as the original axes.
saccharification — to convert (starch) into sugar.
safety-conscious — conscious of being safe and preventing danger
scheme of things — Someone's scheme of things is the way in which they think that things in their life should be organized.
score points off — to gain an advantage at someone else's expense
seat of learning — People sometimes refer to a university or a similar institution as a seat of learning.

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