10-letter words containing l, a, o, n

neorealism — (sometimes initial capital letter) any of various movements in literature, art, etc., that are considered as a return to a more realistic style.
neorealist — Of or pertaining to the post World War II international relations movement of neorealism.
neoterical — Alternative form of neoteric.
neuroblast — an immature nerve cell.
neuroglial — Of or pertaining to the glial cells or neuroglia.
neurolemma — (neurology) the outermost nucleated cytoplasmic layer of Schwann cells that surrounds the axon of the neuron.
neuroplasm — the cytoplasm of a nerve cell.
neutralino — (physics) Any of several hypothetical particles, predicted by supersymmetry, related to neutrinos.
new labour — a rebranding of the British Labour Party and its policies undertaken by Tony Blair and his supporters in the run-up to the 1997 general election in Great Britain and maintained during the Labour Party's period of government under Blair's premiership. Never an official title, it denotes the more right-wing/social democratic trend in Labour thinking and policy intended to make the party electable after its electoral catastrophes of the 1980s
new-collar — pertaining to or designating middle-class wage earners holding jobs in a service industry.
nicholas i — Saint ("Nicholas the Great") died a.d. 867, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 858–867.
nicholas v — (Thomas Parentucelli) 1397?–1455, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1447–55.
nicrosilal — a form of cast iron alloy containing nickel and chromium, developed for its hardness, ductility, and resistance to heat
nidulation — nest-building, nidification
ninja loan — a type of high-risk loan issued to borrowers with no income, no job, and no assets
niridazole — an anthelmintic substance, C 6 H 6 N 4 O 3 S, used in the treatment of schistosomiasis.
no-tillage — the planting of crops by direct seeding without plowing, using herbicides as necessary to control weeds.
nobilitate — (obsolete) To make noble; to ennoble; to exalt.
noble opal — precious opal.
noblewoman — a woman of noble birth or rank.
nodulation — The presence of nodules.
noel-baker — Philip John, 1889–1982, British statesman and author: Nobel Peace Prize 1959.
nominalise — to convert (another part of speech) into a noun, as in changing the adjective lowly into the lowly or the verb legalize into legalization.
nominalism — (in medieval philosophy) the doctrine that general or abstract words do not stand for objectively existing entities and that universals are no more than names assigned to them. Compare conceptualism, realism (def 5a).
nominalist — An adherent of any of the various kinds of nominalism.
nominalize — to convert (another part of speech) into a noun, as in changing the adjective lowly into the lowly or the verb legalize into legalization.
nominately — in a nameable or particular manner
non linear — of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design.
non placet — (especially in a church or university assembly) an expression or vote of dissent or disapproval.
non-causal — of, constituting, or implying a cause.
non-cereal — any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
non-fiscal — of or relating to the public treasury or revenues: fiscal policies.
non-italic — designating or pertaining to a style of printing types in which the letters usually slope to the right, patterned upon a compact manuscript hand, and used for emphasis, to separate different kinds of information, etc.: These words are in italic type.
non-league — amateur or semi-professional
non-lethal — of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
non-liable — legally responsible: You are liable for the damage caused by your action.
non-lineal — being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
non-linear — of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design.
non-manual — done, operated, worked, etc., by the hand or hands rather than by an electrical or electronic device: a manual gearshift.
non-neural — of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
non-retail — the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
non-saline — of, containing, or resembling common table salt; salty or saltlike: a saline solution.
non-verbal — of or relating to words: verbal ability.
non-viable — not capable of living, growing, and developing, as an embryo, seed, or plant.
non-visual — of or relating to seeing or sight: a visual image.
nonaccrual — (finance) Not of or relating to accrual.
nonaligned — not aligned: nonaligned machine parts.
nonallelic — any of several forms of a gene, usually arising through mutation, that are responsible for hereditary variation.
nonallowed — Not allowed.
nonarrival — Failure to arrive.

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