15-letter words containing n, o, p, l, a
- non-exculpatory — tending to clear from a charge of fault or guilt.
- non-overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- non-replaceable — to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
- non-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- nonbiographical — not biographical, not relating to biography or events in a person's life
- nonconceptually — In a nonconceptual manner.
- nondepartmental — not limited to or related to a specific department
- nondisciplinary — of, for, or constituting discipline; enforcing or administering discipline: disciplinary action.
- nonencapsulated — not encapsulated
- nonexperimental — pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.
- nonexploitation — use or utilization, especially for profit: the exploitation of newly discovered oil fields.
- nonexploitative — not exploitative
- nonhospitalized — not hospitalized
- nonmetaphorical — not metaphorical; literal
- nonmetropolitan — Not metropolitan.
- nonoccupational — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- nonprecedential — Not precedential.
- nonprofessional — not a member of or trained in a specific profession.
- nonprofessorial — not professorial
- nonproportional — having due proportion; corresponding.
- nonsaponifiable — not capable of being saponified
- nonspecifically — in a nonspecific way
- northern parula — any of several American wood warblers of the genus Parula, especially P. americana (northern parula) having bluish plumage with a yellow throat and breast.
- nuclear-powered — powered by nuclear energy
- nullarbor plain — a treeless, semiarid area of S Australia, contiguous to the Great Australian Bight.
- oil tanker pier — An oil tanker pier is a structure over water where oil tankers can stop and load or unload.
- oil-based paint — any paint made with a drying oil or solvent such as linseed
- old age pension — An old age pension is a regular amount of money that people receive from the government when they have retired from work.
- open-ended loan — An open-ended loan is an extension of credit where money can be borrowed when you need it, and paid back on an ongoing basis, such as a credit card.
- open-pollinated — (of a flower) pollinated without human agency.
- opening balance — the amount of money in an account at the start of an accounting period
- operating cycle — the period of time between starting a business and making a profit
- operating table — table on which surgery is performed
- operationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of operationalise.
- operationalized — Simple past tense and past participle of operationalize.
- oppositionality — Quality of being oppositional.
- optical printer — a film printer used in making optical effects, consisting basically of a camera that photographs the image with special lenses to enlarge, reduce, distort, etc., and a projector that transfers the image to the print stock, as distinguished from a contact printer.
- optical pumping — a method for increasing the number of atoms or molecules occupying higher energy levels by irradiating them with light of the proper frequencies to raise them to those levels.
- optical scanner — the process of interpreting data in printed, handwritten, bar-code, or other visual form by a device (optical scanner or reader) that scans and identifies the data.
- optical tooling — the technique of establishing precise reference lines and planes by means of telescopic sights, especially for the purpose of aligning machinery, machine-shop work, etc.
- opus anglicanum — fine embroidery, esp of church vestments, produced in England c.1200–c.1350; characterized by the rich materials used, esp silver gilt thread
- oriental carpet — Oriental rug.
- ornithodelphian — of or relating to mammals of the class Ornithodelphia
- over-compliance — the act of conforming, acquiescing, or yielding.
- over-population — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
- overapplication — excessive application
- overspeculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- paedophile ring — a group of people who take part in illegal sexual activity involving children
- painter's colic — Pathology. lead poisoning causing intense intestinal pain.
- palaeoanthropic — relating to palaeoanthropology