13-letter words containing i, n, s, c, a
- neoplasticism — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- neurosurgical — Of, or pertaining to neurosurgery.
- new age music — a type of gentle melodic popular music originating in the US in the late 1980s, which takes in elements of jazz, folk, and classical music and is played largely on synthesizers and acoustic instruments
- nicholasville — a town in central Kentucky.
- niçoise salad — salade niçoise
- niedersachsen — German name of Lower Saxony.
- nightcrawlers — Plural form of nightcrawler.
- nits-and-lice — a yellow-flowered plant, Hypericum drummondii, of the central U.S.
- nominal scale — a discrete classification of data, in which data are neither measured nor ordered but subjects are merely allocated to distinct categories: for example, a record of students' course choices constitutes nominal data which could be correlated with school results
- non-accession — the act of coming into the possession of a right, title, office, etc.: accession to the throne.
- non-aesthetic — relating to the philosophy of aesthetics; concerned with notions such as the beautiful and the ugly.
- non-causative — acting as a cause; producing (often followed by of): a causative agency; an event causative of war.
- non-christian — (of a person, country, etc) not adhering to the Christian faith
- non-custodial — of or relating to custody.
- non-episcopal — of or relating to a bishop: episcopal authority.
- non-insurance — the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one's person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like, in consideration of a payment proportionate to the risk involved.
- non-malicious — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- non-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- non-racialism — racism.
- non-realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- non-sectarian — not affiliated with or limited to a specific religious denomination.
- non-socialist — an advocate or supporter of socialism.
- non-spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- non-vesicular — of or relating to a vesicle or vesicles.
- nonassociated — (of natural gas) not associated with a deposit of crude oil
- noncapitalist — a person who has capital, especially extensive capital, invested in business enterprises.
- nonce-bashing — violent attacks against rapists, child molesters, or sexual offenders, esp inside a prison
- nonchauvinist — a person who is not a chauvinist
- nonclassified — arranged or distributed in classes or according to class: We plan to review all the classified specimens in the laboratory.
- noncontagious — capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object: contagious diseases.
- nondecreasing — not decreasing.
- nonhistorical — Not based on or drawn from history.
- nonhysterical — not hysterical or funny
- nonincreasing — not increasing.
- nonpractising — of or relating to a person who no longer observes or pursues his or her religious faith
- nonresistance — the policy or practice of not resisting violence or established authority, even when tyrannical, by force.
- nonsensically — (of words or language) having little or no meaning; making little or no sense: A baby's babbling is appealingly nonsensical.
- nonspecialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
- nonsystematic — Not systematic.
- nosologically — In terms of nosology.
- nostalgically — experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.
- notifications — Plural form of notification.
- nucleic acids — any of a group of long, linear macromolecules, either DNA or various types of RNA, that carry genetic information directing all cellular functions: composed of linked nucleotides.
- nucleocapsids — Plural form of nucleocapsid.
- nucleoplasmic — Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm.
- nuisance call — an unsolicited telephone call such as a prank call or a call for telemarketing purposes
- nymphomaniacs — Plural form of nymphomaniac.
- obstetricians — Plural form of obstetrician.
- occasionalism — a theory that there is no natural interaction between mind and matter, but that God makes mental events correspond to physical perceptions and actions.
- occasionalist — a person who subscribes to the theory of occasionalism