15-letter words containing m, o, r
- neoconservatism — moderate political conservatism espoused or advocated by former liberals or socialists.
- neomercantilism — an economic doctrine or policy during the early 20th century that set high tariffs and other import restrictions in order to protect domestic industries.
- nephrolithotomy — incision or opening of a kidney pelvis for removal of a calculus.
- network segment — (networking) A part of an Ethernet or other network, on which all message traffic is common to all nodes, i.e. it is broadcast from one node on the segment and received by all others. This is normally because the segment is a single continuous conductor, though it may include repeaters(?). Since all nodes share the physical medium, collision detection or some other protocol is required to determine whether a message was transmitted without interference from other nodes. The receiving node inspects the destination address of a packet to tell if it was (one of) the intended recipient(s). Communication between nodes on different segments is via one or more routers.
- neural computer — a computer or a software program that uses a neural network simulating the human brain and can be trained to perform specific tasks, as pattern recognition.
- neuroanatomical — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
- neurochemically — In a neurochemical manner or context.
- neurodermatitis — W Lichen simplex chronicus, a skin disorder characterized by chronic itching and scratching, resulting in thick, leathery, brownish skin.
- neuroectodermal — Of or pertaining to the neuroectoderm.
- neuroembryology — the branch of embryology dealing with the origin and development of the nervous system.
- neuroepithelium — Embryology. the part of the embryonic ectoderm that gives rise to the nervous system.
- neuroimmunology — a branch of immunology concerned with the interactions between immunological and nervous system functions, especially as they apply to various autoimmune diseases.
- new york minute — a very short time.
- nitramino group — the univalent group –NHNO 2 .
- nitrochloroform — chloropicrin.
- no-smoking room — A no-smoking room in a hotel is a room intended for people who do not want to smoke.
- noli me tangere — a person or thing that must not be touched or interfered with.
- noli-me-tangere — a person or thing that must not be touched or interfered with.
- nomex underwear — /noh'meks uhn'-der-weir/ [Usenet] Synonym asbestos longjohns, used mostly in auto-related mailing lists and newsgroups. NOMEX underwear is an actual product available on the racing equipment market, used as a fire resistance measure and required in some racing series.
- non-charismatic — of, having, or characteristic of charisma.
- non-chromosomal — any of several threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order: the human species has 23 pairs, designated 1 to 22 in order of decreasing size and X and Y for the female and male sex chromosomes respectively.
- non-compression — the act of compressing.
- non-compromised — unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
- non-conformance — lack of conformity.
- non-determinant — a determining agent or factor.
- non-detrimental — causing detriment, as loss or injury; damaging; harmful.
- non-documentary — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- non-enforcement — the act or process of enforcing.
- non-equilibrium — a state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces.
- non-grammatical — (of a sentence or expression) not conforming to the grammatical rules of a given language.
- non-improvement — an act of improving or the state of being improved.
- non-informative — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- non-manufacture — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- non-ministerial — pertaining to the ministry of religion, or to a minister or other member of the clergy.
- non-rationalism — the principle or habit of accepting reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief, or conduct.
- non-requirement — that which is required; a thing demanded or obligatory: One of the requirements of the job is accuracy.
- nonastronomical — not astronomical
- noncompensatory — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
- noncompressible — not able to be compressed
- noncomputerized — not computerized or controlled by computers
- nonconformities — Plural form of nonconformity.
- noncontemporary — not contemporary
- nondepartmental — not limited to or related to a specific department
- nondiscriminate — Not discriminate.
- nonexperimental — pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.
- nonfermentative — tending to produce or undergo fermentation.
- nongovernmental — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- noninflammatory — Not accompanied by or associated with inflammation.
- noninfringement — an absence or lack of infringement, esp of a patent
- noninstrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.