16-letter words containing n, a, c

national charter — the principles or movement of a party of political reformers, chiefly workingmen, in England from 1838 to 1848: so called from the document (People's Charter or National Charter) that contained a statement of their principles and demands.
national costume — traditional dress
national service — National service is service in the armed forces, which young people in certain countries have to do by law.
native americans — a person born in the United States.
native companion — brolga.
natural resource — a naturally occurring source of wealth, as land or water.
naturalistically — imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings.
nature-identical — manufactured to be identical to a natural substance
nautical almanac — a year book containing tidal and astronomical information for navigators
near the knuckle — risqué
necessitarianism — the doctrine that all events, including acts of the will, are determined by antecedent causes; determinism.
necklace killing — an instance in which someone is killed by a burning tyre that has been placed around his or her neck.
neo-christianity — any interpretation of Christianity based on the prevalent philosophy of a given period.
neo-confucianist — of or relating to neo-Confucians or neo-Confucianism.
neo-conservatism — (in the US) a right-wing tendency that originated amongst supporters of the political left and has become characterized by its support of hawkish foreign policies
neoconservatives — Plural form of neoconservative.
nephrocalcinosis — (medicine) The deposition of calcium salts in the renal parenchyma due to hyperparathyroidism.
neurasthenically — In a neurasthenic way.
neuropsychiatric — Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; simultaneously neurological and psychiatric.
nevado de colima — a volcano in SW Mexico, in Jalisco state. Height: 4339 m (14 235 ft)
nevado de toluca — a volcano in central Mexico, in Mexico state near Toluca: crater partly filled by a lake. Height: 4577 m (15 017 ft)
new commonwealth — a term used esp in the latter part of the 20th century in Britain to describe countries in the British Commonwealth that became independent after World War II
new haven colony — a settlement founded in 1638 by John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton at Quinnipiac (now New Haven, Conn.).
new jack (swing) — a style of rhythm-and-blues music blending rap, disco, funk, soul, etc. and characterized by aggressive, boastful, romantic lyrics
new smyrna beach — a town in NE Florida.
newspaper office — an office where the editorial and production staff of a newspaper work
nicholas of cusa — 1401–64, German cardinal, philosopher, and mathematician: anticipated Copernicus in asserting that the earth revolves around the sun
nicotine-stained — discoloured by the effects of nicotine
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.
nitrous bacteria — bacteria that convert ammonia to nitrites in the soil
no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
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-aristocratic — of or relating to government by an aristocracy.
non-bureaucratic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.
non-carbohydrate — any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or change to such substances on simple chemical transformations, as hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, and that form the supporting tissues of plants and are important food for animals and people.
non-cohabitation — to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
non-coincidental — happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance: a coincidental meeting.
non-concentrated — applied with all one's attention, energy, etc.: their concentrated efforts to win the election.
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-confirmation — the act of confirming.
non-confirmatory — serving to confirm; corroborative.
non-conservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
non-consummation — the act of consummating; completion.
non-contemporary — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
non-conventional — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
non-emancipation — the act of emancipating.

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