10-letter words containing n, e, o, l
- neoplastic — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- neorealism — (sometimes initial capital letter) any of various movements in literature, art, etc., that are considered as a return to a more realistic style.
- neorealist — Of or pertaining to the post World War II international relations movement of neorealism.
- neoterical — Alternative form of neoteric.
- nephrolith — a renal calculus; kidney stone.
- nephrology — the branch of medical science that deals with the kidney.
- neroli oil — a brown essential oil derived from the flowers of the orange tree, Citrus aurantium, used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- nesselrode — a mixture of preserved fruits, nuts, etc., used as a sauce or in pies, puddings, ice cream, or the like.
- net blotch — a disease of barley, characterized by a brown, netlike discoloration of the leaves, caused by fungi of the genus Helminthosporium.
- net.police — /net-p*-lees'/ (Or "net police", "net.cops") Those Usenet readers who feel it is their responsibility to pounce on and flame any posting which they regard as offensive or in violation of their understanding of netiquette. Generally used sarcastically or pejoratively. See also net.-, code police.
- nettlesome — causing irritation, vexation, or annoyance: to cope with a nettlesome situation.
- neuroblast — an immature nerve cell.
- neurocoele — the system of cavities of the embryonic brain and spinal cord.
- neuroglial — Of or pertaining to the glial cells or neuroglia.
- neurolemma — (neurology) the outermost nucleated cytoplasmic layer of Schwann cells that surrounds the axon of the neuron.
- neurologic — Relating to neurology or the nervous system.
- neurolysin — (neuroscience, toxicology) A neurotoxin.
- neurolysis — Pathology. disintegration of nerve tissue. exhaustion of a nerve by excess stimulation.
- neurolytic — Pathology. disintegration of nerve tissue. exhaustion of a nerve by excess stimulation.
- neuroplasm — the cytoplasm of a nerve cell.
- neutralino — (physics) Any of several hypothetical particles, predicted by supersymmetry, related to neutrinos.
- neutrophil — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- new labour — a rebranding of the British Labour Party and its policies undertaken by Tony Blair and his supporters in the run-up to the 1997 general election in Great Britain and maintained during the Labour Party's period of government under Blair's premiership. Never an official title, it denotes the more right-wing/social democratic trend in Labour thinking and policy intended to make the party electable after its electoral catastrophes of the 1980s
- new london — a seaport in SE Connecticut, on the Thames River: naval base.
- new-collar — pertaining to or designating middle-class wage earners holding jobs in a service industry.
- newel post — a post supporting one end of a handrail at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs.
- newspeople — a newsman or newswoman; reporter.
- niemoeller — Martin [mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), 1892–1984, German Lutheran clergyman: resisted Nazism.
- nilpotence — The quality of being nilpotent.
- nilpotency — The quality of being nilpotent.
- nipplewort — a yellow-flowered plant, Lapsana communis, found in woods and on wasteland.
- niridazole — an anthelmintic substance, C 6 H 6 N 4 O 3 S, used in the treatment of schistosomiasis.
- no problem — any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty.
- no-tillage — the planting of crops by direct seeding without plowing, using herbicides as necessary to control weeds.
- nobilitate — (obsolete) To make noble; to ennoble; to exalt.
- nobilities — Plural form of nobility.
- noble opal — precious opal.
- noblewoman — a woman of noble birth or rank.
- noblewomen — A woman who belongs to the noble class.
- noel-baker — Philip John, 1889–1982, British statesman and author: Nobel Peace Prize 1959.
- nominalise — to convert (another part of speech) into a noun, as in changing the adjective lowly into the lowly or the verb legalize into legalization.
- nominalize — to convert (another part of speech) into a noun, as in changing the adjective lowly into the lowly or the verb legalize into legalization.
- nominately — in a nameable or particular manner
- non linear — of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design.
- non liquet — (of evidence, a cause, etc.) not clear or evident.
- non placet — (especially in a church or university assembly) an expression or vote of dissent or disapproval.
- non-cereal — any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- non-client — a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- non-edible — fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent.
- non-league — amateur or semi-professional