15-letter words containing n, o, v, e

media converter — (networking) A component used in Ethernet, although it is not part of the IEEE standard. The IEEE standard states that all segments must be linked with repeaters. Media converters were developed as a simpler, cheaper alternative to repeaters. However, in the 1990s the cost difference between the two is negligible.
medieval breton — the Breton language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 12th to the mid-17th centuries.
metacognitively — In a metacognitive way.
mis-informative — to give false or misleading information to.
mischievousness — maliciously or playfully annoying.
monovision lens — Ophthalmology. one of a pair of contact lenses that adjust one eye for farsightedness and the other for nearsightedness, used as an alternative to bifocal lenses.
morelos y pavon — José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1765–1815, Mexican priest and revolutionary leader.
morning service — a regular church service in the mornng
mount of olives — a hill to the east of Jerusalem: in New Testament times the village Bethany (Mark 11:11) was on its eastern slope and Gethsemane on its western one
mount vancouver — a mountain on the border between Canada and Alaska, in the St Elias Mountains. Height: 4785 m (15 700 ft)
mountain beaver — a burrowing rodent, Aplodontia rufa, of W North America: family Aplodontidae
moving sidewalk — a moving surface, similar to a conveyor belt, for carrying pedestrians.
multiple voting — the casting of ballots in more than one constituency in one election, as in England before the election reform of 1918.
nastic movement — a response of plant parts that is independent of the direction of the external stimulus, such as the opening of buds caused by an alteration in light intensity
native compiler — (programming, tool) A compiler which runs on the computer for which it is producing machine code, in contrast to a cross-compiler, which produces code for a different computer.
negative income — invested income that has produced a loss and hence may yield a tax deduction.
negative option — a clause in a sales contract, as for a series of books or records, that provides that merchandise will be sent periodically to the subscriber unless he or she notifies the company in writing that it is not wanted.
negative profit — a financial loss
neoconservatism — moderate political conservatism espoused or advocated by former liberals or socialists.
neoconservative — moderate political conservatism espoused or advocated by former liberals or socialists.
neurobehavioral — of or relating to an approach to studying behavior that stresses the importance of nerve and brain function.
neurodepressive — (of a drug) depressing nerve-cell function.
nevado del ruiz — a volcano in W central Colombia, in the Andes: eruption 1985. 17,720 feet (5401 meters).
never look back — to become increasingly successful
node of ranvier — a gap occurring at regular intervals between segments of myelin sheath along a nerve axon.
non-achievement — lack of achievement
non-acquisitive — tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.: our acquisitive impulses; acquisitive societies.
non-adversarial — a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe.
non-consecutive — following one another in uninterrupted succession or order; successive: six consecutive numbers, such as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
non-consumptive — tending to consume; destructive; wasteful.
non-contrastive — not contrastive.
non-conveyances — the act of conveying; transmission; communication.
non-cooperative — failure or refusal to cooperate.
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-duplicative — a copy exactly like an original.
non-evangelical — Also, evangelic. pertaining to or in keeping with the gospel and its teachings.
non-improvement — an act of improving or the state of being improved.
non-informative — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
non-instinctive — prompted by or resulting from or as if from instinct; natural; unlearned: an instinctive will to survive.
non-legislative — having the function of making laws: a legislative body.
non-overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
non-penetrative — (of sexual activity) not involving penetration by the penis
non-qualitative — pertaining to or concerned with quality or qualities.
non-salvageable — the act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas.
non-substantive — a noun.
non-suppurative — suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
non-traversable — to pass or move over, along, or through.
nonadjudicative — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
nonanticipative — Not anticipative.

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