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14-letter words containing i, n, l, u

  • net neutrality — the concept that broadband Internet service providers should provide nondiscriminatory access to Internet content, platforms, etc., and should not manipulate the transfer of data regardless of its source or destination: how net neutrality can preserve freedom of speech.
  • neurobiologist — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
  • neurochemicals — Plural form of neurochemical.
  • neurogenically — by neural activity
  • neurologically — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
  • neuroradiology — the branch of radiology dealing with the central nervous system
  • neutral monism — the theory that mind and matter consist of different relations between entities that are themselves neither mental nor physical.
  • neutralisation — The act of neutralising.
  • neutralization — the act, process, or an instance of neutralizing.
  • new australian — an immigrant to Australia, esp one whose native tongue is not English
  • new journalism — journalism containing the writer's personal opinions and reactions and often fictional asides as added color.
  • nibelungenlied — a Middle High German epic of c1200, related to the Scandinavian Volsunga Saga and telling of the life of Siegfried, his marriage to Kriemhild, his wooing of Brunhild on behalf of Gunther, his murder by Hagen, and the revenge of Kriemhild.
  • nicene council — either of two church councils that met at Nicaea, the first in a.d. 325 to deal with the Arian heresy, the second in a.d. 787 to consider the question of the veneration of images.
  • nil nisi bonum — de mortuis nil nisi bonum
  • nitrile rubber — a synthetic rubber obtained by the copolymerization of acrylonitrile and butadiene, noted for its oil resistance.
  • nitrocellulose — cellulose nitrate.
  • noctambulation — Sleepwalking.
  • nolle prosequi — an entry made upon the records of a court when the plaintiff or prosecutor will proceed no further in a suit or action. Abbreviation: nol. pros.
  • non-absolutist — the principle or the exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government.
  • non-altruistic — unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoistic).
  • non-articulate — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
  • non-conclusive — serving to settle or decide a question; decisive; convincing: conclusive evidence.
  • non-cultivable — capable of being cultivated.
  • non-cultivated — prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
  • non-diffusible — capable of being diffused.
  • non-disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
  • non-evaluative — to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise: to evaluate property.
  • non-functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • non-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
  • non-insulating — to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound: to insulate an electric wire with a rubber sheath; to insulate a coat with down.
  • non-liturgical — of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.
  • non-malthusian — of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.
  • non-naturalism — Literature. a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions. a deterministic theory of writing in which it is held that a writer should adopt an objective view toward the material written about, be free of preconceived ideas as to form and content, and represent with clinical accuracy and frankness the details of life. Compare realism (def 4b). a representation of natural appearances or natural patterns of speech, manner, etc., in a work of fiction. the depiction of the physical environment, especially landscape or the rural environment.
  • non-neutrality — the state of being neutral.
  • non-nucleoside — any of various antiviral drugs that bind directly to reverse transcriptase and prevent RNA conversion to DNA, used in combination with other drugs to treat HIV infection.
  • non-regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
  • non-repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
  • non-resolution — a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group. Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution.
  • non-revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
  • nonbehavioural — not related to or concerned with behaviour
  • noncausatively — In a noncausative manner.
  • noncirculating — not circulating
  • noncombustible — not flammable.
  • noncultivation — the state of not cultivating
  • noneducational — not educational or related to education
  • nonequilibrium — The condition of not being in equilibrium.
  • nonequivalence — the state or fact of being equivalent; equality in value, force, significance, etc.
  • nonfilamentous — composed of or containing filaments.
  • nonfulfillment — neglect or failure to fulfill or carry out as required.
  • nonimmunologic — Not immunologic.
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