15-letter words containing n, t, e, r

neutral density — black, white, or a shade of grey; a colourless tone
neutral spirits — nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent, or 190 proof, obtained chiefly from grain or molasses or redistilled from brandy, rum, etc., used for blending with straight whiskies and in the making of gin, cordials, liqueurs, and the like.
new hampshirite — of New Hampshire
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 westminster — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, on the Fraser River: suburb of Vancouver.
new york minute — a very short time.
new-variant cjd — a form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease thought to be transmitted by eating beef or beef products infected with BSE
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
niche marketing — marketing aimed at a specialized group
nigger minstrel — a performer who puts on blackface (exaggerated negro-like make-up) usually to perform songs associated with the American South
nitric bacteria — bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates in the soil
nitriding steel — any steel suitable for casehardening by nitriding.
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.
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-contrastive — not contrastive.
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-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-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.
non-residential — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
non-retaliation — the act of retaliating; return of like for like; reprisal.

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