15-letter words containing n, o, r, t
- neuroscientific — the field of study encompassing the various scientific disciplines dealing with the structure, development, function, chemistry, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system.
- neuroscientists — Plural form of neuroscientist.
- neurotoxicology — the science that deals with the effects of poisons on the nervous system.
- new port richey — a town in central Florida.
- new territories — a British crown colony comprising Hong Kong island (29 sq. mi.; 75 sq. km), Kowloon peninsula, nearby islands, and the adjacent mainland in SE China (New Territories) reverted to Chinese sovereignty in 1997. 404 sq. mi. (1046 sq. km). Capital: Victoria.
- new york minute — a very short time.
- newark-on-trent — a town in N central England, in Nottinghamshire. Pop: 35 454 (2001)
- newton's cradle — an ornamental puzzle consisting of a frame in which five metal balls are suspended in such a way that when one is moved it sets all the others in motion in turn
- nitramino group — the univalent group –NHNO 2 .
- nitrochloroform — chloropicrin.
- nitrogen fixing — involved in or aiding the process of nitrogen fixation.
- nitrogen oxides — Nitrogen oxides are compounds of nitrogen and oxygen produced during combustion.
- nitrogen-fixing — involved in or aiding the process of nitrogen fixation.
- no great shakes — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- no respecter of — If you say that someone or something is no respecter of a rule or tradition, you mean that the rule or tradition is not important to them.
- no-cut contract — a professional athlete's contract guaranteeing that he or she will remain on the team's roster for a specified time.
- noise generator — a device used in synthesizers to produce high-frequency sound effects
- noli me tangere — a person or thing that must not be touched or interfered with.
- noli-me-tangere — a person or thing that must not be touched or interfered with.
- nolo contendere — (in a criminal case) a defendant's pleading that does not admit guilt but subjects him or her to punishment as though a guilty plea had been entered, the determination of guilt remaining open in other proceedings.
- non prosequitur — a judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit when the plaintiff does not appear in court to prosecute it.
- non-alliterated — to show alliteration: In “Round and round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran,” the “r” alliterates.
- non-charismatic — of, having, or characteristic of charisma.
- non-contractual — of, relating to, or secured by a contract.
- non-contrastive — not contrastive.
- non-contributor — a person who contributes money, assistance, etc.
- non-cooperative — failure or refusal to cooperate.
- non-correlation — mutual relation of two or more things, parts, etc.: Studies find a positive correlation between severity of illness and nutritional status of the patients. Synonyms: similarity, correspondence, matching; parallelism, equivalence; interdependence, interrelationship, interconnection.
- non-crystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
- non-declarative — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
- non-descriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- non-determinant — a determining agent or factor.
- non-detrimental — causing detriment, as loss or injury; damaging; harmful.
- non-documentary — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- non-electrolyte — Physical Chemistry. Also called electrolytic conductor. a conducting medium in which the flow of current is accompanied by the movement of matter in the form of ions. any substance that dissociates into ions when dissolved in a suitable medium or melted and thus forms a conductor of electricity.
- non-enforcement — the act or process of enforcing.
- non-exculpatory — tending to clear from a charge of fault or guilt.
- non-grammatical — (of a sentence or expression) not conforming to the grammatical rules of a given language.
- non-improvement — an act of improving or the state of being improved.
- non-informative — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- non-interfering — to come into opposition, as one thing with another, especially with the effect of hampering action or procedure (often followed by with): Constant distractions interfere with work.
- non-interrupted — having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.
- non-manufacture — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- non-ministerial — pertaining to the ministry of religion, or to a minister or other member of the clergy.
- non-penetrative — (of sexual activity) not involving penetration by the penis
- non-putrescible — liable to become putrid.
- non-rationalism — the principle or habit of accepting reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief, or conduct.
- non-rectifiable — able to be rectified.
- non-repudiation — the act of repudiating.
- non-requirement — that which is required; a thing demanded or obligatory: One of the requirements of the job is accuracy.