16-letter words containing n, e, t, b, i, o
- libation-bearers — Choëphori.
- liberal unionist — a Liberal who opposed Gladstone's policy of Irish Home Rule in 1886 and after
- lightbulb moment — a moment of sudden inspiration, revelation, or recognition
- little brown bat — any of several small to medium-sized common bats of the genera Myotis and Eptesicus, found worldwide in caves, trees, and buildings, including M. lucifugus (little brown bat) and E. fuscus (big brown bat) a widespread North American species.
- long-established — having a long history; old
- longicorn beetle — any beetle of the family Cerambycidae, having a long narrow body, long legs, and long antennae
- marine barometer — a barometer for use on shipboard, especially one mounted on gimbals so as to minimize the effects of the motion of the vessel.
- marine biologist — scientist who studies sea life
- mass observation — the study of the social habits of people through observation, interviews, etc
- mountain climber — someone who climbs or walks up mountains
- 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
- non-alphabetical — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
- 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-bureaucratic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.
- non-contributive — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
- non-debilitating — to make weak or feeble; enfeeble: The siege of pneumonia debilitated her completely.
- non-extraditable — capable of being extradited; subject to extradition: an extraditable person.
- non-quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- nontransmissible — Not transmissible.
- nontransmittable — Not transmittable.
- objective danger — a danger, such as a stone fall or avalanche, to which climbing skill is irrelevant
- oblique triangle — any triangle that does not have a right angle (contrasted with right triangle).
- oblique zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it between the poles and the equator
- observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
- observation post — a forward position, often on high ground, from which enemy activity can be observed and, particularly, from which artillery or mortar fire can be directed.
- observation ward — a ward in a hospital where patients are monitored
- observationalist — One who relies on empirical observations.
- observationality — The property of being observational.
- occasional table — a small table with no regular use
- on the breadline — impoverished; living at subsistence level
- one-armed bandit — slot machine (def 1).
- open box testing — white box testing
- operating budget — money allocated to a project
- oversubscription — to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required: The charity drive was oversubscribed by several thousand dollars.
- overurbanization — the act or fact of urbanizing, or taking on the characteristics of a city: Urbanization has led to more air pollution and increasing childhood asthma.
- oxidation number — the state of an element or ion in a compound with regard to the electrons gained or lost by the element or ion in the reaction that formed the compound, expressed as a positive or negative number indicating the ionic charge of the element or ion.
- pension benefits — the benefits that are paid to a person in accordance with his pension scheme
- personal liberty — the liberty of an individual to do his or her will freely except for those restraints imposed by law to safeguard the physical, moral, political, and economic welfare of others.
- police constable — police officer
- post-elizabethan — of or relating to the reign of Elizabeth I, queen of England, or to her times: Elizabethan diplomacy; Elizabethan music.
- pourriture noble — noble rot.
- pre-subscription — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
- presentation box — a specially designed and attractive box to hold a product, and make it look more impressive
- projection booth — a soundproof compartment in a theater where a motion-picture projector is housed and from which the picture is projected on the screen.
- public relations — (used with a plural verb) the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc.
- publication date — the date on which a book or periodical is or is planned to be published.
- questionableness — The state or condition of being questionable; dubiousness.
- rainbow lorikeet — a small Australasian parrot, Trichoglossus haematodus, with brightly-coloured plumage
- rambunctiousness — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.