17-letter words containing n, a, t, i, e

ninth commandment — “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor”: ninth of the Ten Commandments.
nitrogen fixation — any process of combining atmospheric nitrogen with other elements, either by chemical means or by bacterial action: used chiefly in the preparation of fertilizers, industrial products, etc.
nitrogen narcosis — a semistupor, lightheadedness, or euphoria experienced by deep-sea divers when nitrogen from air enters the blood at higher than atmospheric pressure.
non-argumentative — fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious: The law students were an unusually argumentative group.
non-authoritative — having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion.
non-certification — the act of certifying.
non-communicative — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
non-consideration — the act of considering; careful thought; meditation; deliberation: I will give your project full consideration.
non-containerized — to package (freight) in uniform, sealed containers for shipment.
non-controversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
non-demonstrative — characterized by or given to open exhibition or expression of one's emotions, attitudes, etc., especially of love or affection: She wished her fiancé were more demonstrative.
non-discretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
non-environmental — the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu.
non-materialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
non-proliferation — Non-proliferation is the limiting of the production and spread of something such as nuclear or chemical weapons.
non-reciprocating — to give, feel, etc., in return.
non-retroactivity — operative with respect to past occurrences, as a statute; retrospective: a retroactive law.
non-stereotypical — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
non-thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
nonaccomplishment — Something that does not achieve the intended goal.
nondenominational — of or relating to a denomination or denominations.
nonimpact printer — a printer that creates images without mechanically impacting the page, as an ink-jet or laser printer.
noninertial frame — a frame of reference that moves with the object, so that the moving object appears to violate Newton's laws of motion since it accelerates despite having no horizontal forces on it.
nonrepresentative — a person or thing that represents another or others.
nonteaching staff — employees within an academic or vocational environment whose jobs do not involve teaching
north lanarkshire — a council area of central Scotland: consists mainly of the NE part of the historical county of Lanarkshire; formerly (1974–96) part of Strathclyde Region: engineering and metalworking industries. Administrative centre: Motherwell. Pop: 321 820 (2003 est). Area: 1771 sq km (684 sq miles)
north miami beach — a city in SE Florida.
northern michigan — the peninsula between lakes Superior and Michigan constituting the N part of Michigan. Abbreviation: U.P.
northern rhodesia — former name of Zambia.
norwegian current — an ocean current formed from the terminus of the North Atlantic Current, flowing N along the Norwegian coast into the Barents Sea.
not bat an eyelid — When something surprising or shocking happens, if someone doesn't bat an eyelid in British English, or doesn't bat an eye in American English, they remain calm and do not show any reaction.
not lift a finger — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
not mince matters — to speak frankly
not one's idea of — not what one regards as (hard work, a holiday, etc)
nothing less than — You can use nothing less than to emphasize your next words, often indicating that something seems very surprising or important.
nothing more than — merely, solely
nuclear chemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with nuclear reactions
nuclear radiation — Physics. radiation in the form of elementary particles emitted by an atomic nucleus, as alpha rays or gamma rays, produced by decay of radioactive substances or by nuclear fission.
nuclear scientist — a scientist who studies nuclear physics
numerical control — control of a machine tool, or other device used in a manufacturing process, by a computer, other control circuitry, or recorded digital commands.
nursery education — education provided at a school for young children, usually from three to five years old
objectionableness — The quality of being objectionable.
observation tower — lookout, observation point
occipital condyle — a protrusion on the occipital bone of the skull that forms a joint with the first cervical vertebra, enabling the head to move relative to the neck.
octadecanoic acid — stearic acid.
odds-on favourite — a person, team, horse, etc that is regarded as the most likely to win a competition
off-year election — (in the US) an election held in a year when a presidential election does not take place
office automation — a method or system of using automated or electronic equipment, as word processors and computers, in the operations of an office.
omphalomesenteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery.
on someone's tail — following or shadowing someone closely

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