15-letter words containing i, n, s, o, c
- navigation acts — any of several acts of Parliament between 1651 and 1847 designed primarily to expand British trade and limit trade by British colonies with countries that were rivals of Great Britain.
- necessitousness — The state or condition of impoverishment; material need, especially of an urgent nature.
- necrobacillosis — any disease of cattle, horses, sheep, and swine marked by necrotic areas in which a bacillus, Fusobacterium necrophorum, is found.
- neoconservatism — moderate political conservatism espoused or advocated by former liberals or socialists.
- neoconservative — moderate political conservatism espoused or advocated by former liberals or socialists.
- neomercantilism — an economic doctrine or policy during the early 20th century that set high tariffs and other import restrictions in order to protect domestic industries.
- nephrosclerosis — (pathology) arteriosclerosis of the renal arteries.
- neurolinguistic — pertaining to neurolinguistics
- neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
- neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
- neuroscientific — the field of study encompassing the various scientific disciplines dealing with the structure, development, function, chemistry, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system.
- neuroscientists — Plural form of neuroscientist.
- nicholas ridley — Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- nicholas, saint — Saint ("Nicholas the Great") died a.d. 867, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 858–867.
- nicobar islands — a group of 19 islands in the Indian Ocean, south of the Andaman Islands, with which they form a territory of India. Area: 1645 sq km (635 sq miles)
- no-claims bonus — law: insurance premium reduction
- non combustible — not flammable.
- non-acquisitive — tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.: our acquisitive impulses; acquisitive societies.
- non-association — an organization of people with a common purpose and having a formal structure.
- non-carnivorous — flesh-eating: A dog is a carnivorous animal.
- non-charismatic — of, having, or characteristic of charisma.
- non-combustible — not flammable.
- non-compression — the act of compressing.
- non-compromised — unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
- non-consecutive — following one another in uninterrupted succession or order; successive: six consecutive numbers, such as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
- non-consignment — the act of consigning.
- non-constituent — serving to compose or make up a thing; component: the constituent parts of a motor.
- non-consumptive — tending to consume; destructive; wasteful.
- non-contrastive — not contrastive.
- non-crystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
- non-descriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- non-disjunction — the failure of chromosomes to separate and segregate into daughter cells at division.
- non-efficacious — capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.: The medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough.
- non-egotistical — pertaining to or characterized by egotism.
- non-instinctive — prompted by or resulting from or as if from instinct; natural; unlearned: an instinctive will to survive.
- non-mechanistic — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
- non-necessities — something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life.
- non-putrescible — liable to become putrid.
- non-specificity — the quality or state of being specific.
- non-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- non-susceptible — admitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
- non-syncopation — Music. a shifting of the normal accent, usually by stressing the normally unaccented beats.
- nonacquiescence — the act or condition of acquiescing or giving tacit assent; agreement or consent by silence or without objection; compliance (usually followed by to or in): acquiescence to his boss's demands.
- nonantagonistic — acting in opposition; opposing, especially mutually.
- nonaristocratic — lacking aristocratic qualities, not refined or polished
- nonastronomical — not astronomical
- noncatastrophic — of the nature of a catastrophe, or disastrous event; calamitous: a catastrophic failure of the dam.
- nonclassicality — The condition of being nonclassical.
- noncommissioned — not commissioned, applied especially to military officers, as sergeants and corporals, ranking below warrant officer.
- noncompressible — not able to be compressed