16-letter words containing l, i, n, a

non-extraditable — capable of being extradited; subject to extradition: an extraditable person.
non-genealogical — the study of family ancestries and histories.
non-geographical — of or relating to geography.
non-hierarchical — of, belonging to, or characteristic of a hierarchy.
non-illumination — an act or instance of illuminating.
non-inflammatory — tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.: inflammatory speeches.
non-instrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
non-metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
non-naturalistic — imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings.
non-quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
non-reconcilable — capable of being reconciled.
non-solicitation — the act of soliciting.
non-transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
nonarchitectural — Not architectural.
nonbiodegradable — Not biodegradable.
noncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
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.
nonproliferation — the action or practice of curbing or controlling an excessive, rapid spread: nonproliferation of nuclear weapons.
nontransmissible — Not transmissible.
nontransmittable — Not transmittable.
north carolinian — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 52,586 sq. mi. (136,198 sq. km). Capital: Raleigh. Abbreviation: NC (for use with zip code), N.C.
north plainfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
northern ireland — a political division of the United Kingdom, in the NE part of the island of Ireland. 5238 sq. mi. (13,565 sq. km). Capital: Belfast.
not in the least — smallest in size, amount, degree, etc.; slightest: He gave the least amount of money of anyone.
nuclear emulsion — a photographic emulsion in the form of a thick block, used to record the tracks of elementary particles.
nuclear industry — the industry involving nuclear weapons, nuclear power stations, etc
nuclear medicine — diagnostic and therapeutic medical techniques using radionuclides or radioisotopes.
nuclear reaction — reaction (def 8).
nucleating agent — a substance used to seed clouds to control rainfall and fog formation
nucleophilically — In a nucleophilic manner.
nuncupative will — a will made by the oral and unwritten declaration of the testator, valid only in special circumstances.
nusslein-volhard — Christiane [kris-tee-ah-nuh,, kris-tyah-] /ˌkrɪs tiˈɑ nə,, krɪsˈtyɑ-/ (Show IPA), born 1942, German biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
oblique triangle — any triangle that does not have a right angle (contrasted with right triangle).
oblique zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it between the poles and the equator
observationalist — One who relies on empirical observations.
observationality — The property of being observational.
occasional table — a small table with no regular use
occupation layer — (on an archaeological site) a layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified.
oil installation — a facility or place where petroleum is extracted for industrial purposes
oil storage tank — a very large industrial container where petroleum is stored
oligodendroglial — Of or pertaining to the oligodendroglia.
on a trial basis — for the purpose of assessment
on its last legs — about to fail
on the breadline — impoverished; living at subsistence level
one in a million — person: unique
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.

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