16-letter words containing i, n, t, u, r

non-attributable — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
non-bureaucratic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.
non-constructive — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
non-contribution — the act of contributing.
non-contributive — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
non-instrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
non-naturalistic — imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings.
non-remuneration — the act of remunerating.
non-remunerative — affording remuneration; profitable: remunerative work.
non-reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
non-reproductive — serving to reproduce.
nonarchitectural — Not architectural.
nonauthoritarian — Not authoritarian.
nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
nonmanufacturing — (economics) Outside of the manufacturing sector.
not on your life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
nuclear industry — the industry involving nuclear weapons, nuclear power stations, etc
nuclear reaction — reaction (def 8).
nutcracker suite — a ballet and concert suite (1892) arranged by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky from his orchestral work for a ballet, The Nutcracker.
oblique triangle — any triangle that does not have a right angle (contrasted with right triangle).
obstructionistic — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
occupation layer — (on an archaeological site) a layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified.
online thesaurus — a thesaurus or dictionary of words with the same or nearly the same meanings, or synonyms, and their opposites, or antonyms, such as Thesaurus.com, available on the Internet or the World Wide Web, accessed through a web browser, and used by entering a query term into a search box on the site. An online thesaurus provides immediate electronic access to lists of alternate terms for the queried word, covering its various shades of meaning: This online thesaurus showed me that smart, as an adjective, not only means intelligent, but also stylish, or lively, and gave long lists of other words for each meaning.
operating budget — money allocated to a project
operating manual — a leaflet of instructions on how to use something (such as an electrical appliance, etc)
opportunity cost — the money or other benefits lost when pursuing a particular course of action instead of a mutually-exclusive alternative: The company cannot afford the opportunity cost attached to policy decisions made by the current CEO.
opportunity shop — a shop selling second-hand goods for charitable funds
out of your mind — If you say that someone is out of their mind, you mean that they are mad or very foolish.
over-communicate — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
over-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
over-cultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
over-nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
over-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
overaccumulation — Accumulation of too much.
overcautiousness — the quality or state of being too cautious, wary, or careful
overenthusiastic — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
oversubscription — to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required: The charity drive was oversubscribed by several thousand dollars.
overurbanization — the act or fact of urbanizing, or taking on the characteristics of a city: Urbanization has led to more air pollution and increasing childhood asthma.
oxidation number — the state of an element or ion in a compound with regard to the electrons gained or lost by the element or ion in the reaction that formed the compound, expressed as a positive or negative number indicating the ionic charge of the element or ion.
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.
paediatric nurse — a nurse who specializes in the care of children
paint-by-numbers — formulaic; showing no original thought or creativity
painted trillium — a North American trillium, Trillium undulatum, having white flowers streaked with pink or purple.
pairs tournament — an event in a sport such as tennis or darts open to pairs of competitors
palomar mountain — mountain in SW Calif., near San Diego: site of an astronomical observatory: 6,140 ft (1,871 m)
pancreatic juice — a thick, colorless, very alkaline fluid secreted by the pancreas, containing enzymes that break down protein, fat, and starch.
partial function — A function which is not defined for all arguments of its input type. E.g. f(x) = 1/x if x /= 0. The opposite of a total function. In denotational semantics, a partial function f : D -> C may be represented as a total function ft : D' -> lift(C) where D' is a superset of D and ft x = f x if x in D ft x = bottom otherwise where lift(C) = C U bottom. Bottom (LaTeX \perp) denotes "undefined".
peninsular state — Florida (used as a nickname).
period furniture — furniture that was made during a particular period in time
perpendicularity — vertical; straight up and down; upright.

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