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

non-conservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
non-constructive — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
non-consummation — the act of consummating; completion.
non-instrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
non-intersecting — to cut or divide by passing through or across: The highway intersects the town.
non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
non-monotheistic — pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to monotheism, the doctrine that there is only one God: a monotheistic religion.
non-narcissistic — having an undue fascination with oneself; vain.
non-naturalistic — imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings.
non-satisfaction — an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification.
non-solicitation — the act of soliciting.
non-sporting dog — one of any of several breeds of variously sized dogs that may have been developed to hunt or work but now are usually bred for show or as a pet, including the Bichon Frise, bulldog, dalmatian, chow chow, keeshond, and poodle.
non-spuriousness — not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
non-standardized — to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.
non-transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
noncompassionate — Not compassionate.
noncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
noncorresponding — That does not correspond (to something else).
nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
nondeterministic — the doctrine that all facts and events exemplify natural laws.
nondiscretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
nonfinite clause — a clause with a nonfinite verb or with no verb, as the hour being late in The hour being late, we left.
noninstitutional — Not institutional; not having the usual characteristics of an institution.
nonphysiological — of or relating to physiology.
nonprofessionals — Plural form of nonprofessional.
nontransmissible — Not transmissible.
nontransmittable — Not transmittable.
norodom sihanouk — Prince Norodom [nawr-uh-dom,, -duh m] /ˈnɔr əˌdɒm,, -dəm/ (Show IPA), 1922–2004, Cambodian statesman: premier 1952–60; chief of state 1960–70 and 1975–76.
north vietnamese — relating to North Vietnam or its people
northamptonshire — a county in central England. 914 sq. mi. (2365 sq. km).
not in the least — smallest in size, amount, degree, etc.; slightest: He gave the least amount of money of anyone.
not miss a trick — to be very alert
not the faintest — no idea whatsoever
not the foggiest — no idea whatsoever
not worth a shit — useless, valueless, etc.
nothing short of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
nouvelle cuisine — a modern style of French cooking that emphasizes the use of the finest and freshest ingredients simply and imaginatively prepared, often with fresh herbs, the artful arrangement and presentation of food, and the use of reduced stocks in place of flour-thickened sauces.
nuclear emulsion — a photographic emulsion in the form of a thick block, used to record the tracks of elementary particles.
nusslein-volhard — Christiane [kris-tee-ah-nuh,, kris-tyah-] /ˌkrɪs tiˈɑ nə,, krɪsˈtyɑ-/ (Show IPA), born 1942, German biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
observation post — a forward position, often on high ground, from which enemy activity can be observed and, particularly, from which artillery or mortar fire can be directed.
observation ward — a ward in a hospital where patients are monitored
observationalist — One who relies on empirical observations.
observationality — The property of being observational.
observer mission — a mission to an area of conflict in order to observe proceedings
obstructionistic — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
occasional table — a small table with no regular use
odds are against — If you say that the odds are against something or someone, you mean that they are unlikely to succeed.
oder-neisse line — the boundary between Poland and East Germany after World War II.
odontoid process — the toothlike upward projection at the back of the second vertebra of the neck

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