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

nevado de colima — a volcano in SW Mexico, in Jalisco state. Height: 4339 m (14 235 ft)
nibble mode dram — (storage) A standard DRAM where four successive bits can be clocked out of the single data line by successive pulses on the CAS\ line while RAS\ is active. A column address is only required for the first bit. This mode is now unfashionable but can be found on some older 64 kilobit and 256 kilobit chips.
nicholas of cusa — 1401–64, German cardinal, philosopher, and mathematician: anticipated Copernicus in asserting that the earth revolves around the sun
nicoya peninsula — a peninsula in NW Costa Rica, on the Pacific Ocean.
nitrogen balance — the difference between the amount of nitrogen taken in and the amount excreted or lost: used to evaluate nutritional balance.
nitrosylsulfuric — of or derived from nitrosylsulfuric acid.
no hard feelings — If you say ' no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
no/little wonder — If you say 'no wonder', 'little wonder', or 'small wonder', you mean that something is not surprising.
nodding trillium — a hardy plant, Trillium cernuum, of the lily family, of the eastern coast of North America, having wavy-petalled, white or pinkish flowers on short, recurved stalks hanging beneath the three whorled leaves.
nominal sentence — a sentence consisting of a subject and complement without a linking verb, as Very interesting, those books.
non-accumulative — tending to accumulate or arising from accumulation; cumulative.
non-alphabetical — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
non-assimilation — the act or process of assimilating, or of absorbing information, experiences, etc.: the need for quick assimilation of the facts.
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-availability — suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available.
non-coincidental — happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance: a coincidental meeting.
non-compressible — to press together; force into less space.
non-conciliatory — tending to conciliate: a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.
non-confidential — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
non-contingently — dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional (often followed by on or upon): Our plans are contingent on the weather.
non-conventional — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
non-debilitating — to make weak or feeble; enfeeble: The siege of pneumonia debilitated her completely.
non-experiential — pertaining to or derived from experience.
non-experimental — pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.
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-reproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
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.
nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
nonfiction novel — a narrative dealing with real events and people, written in the form of a novel.
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.

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