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16-letter words containing n, u, e, v, o

  • neurodevelopment — The development of the nervous system during the life of an organism.
  • nevado de toluca — a volcano in central Mexico, in Mexico state near Toluca: crater partly filled by a lake. Height: 4577 m (15 017 ft)
  • no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
  • non-accumulative — tending to accumulate or arising from accumulation; cumulative.
  • non-constructive — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
  • non-contributive — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
  • non-remunerative — affording remuneration; profitable: remunerative work.
  • non-reproductive — serving to reproduce.
  • noncommunicative — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
  • nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
  • nouvelle cuisine — a modern style of French cooking that emphasizes the use of the finest and freshest ingredients simply and imaginatively prepared, often with fresh herbs, the artful arrangement and presentation of food, and the use of reduced stocks in place of flour-thickened sauces.
  • nuclear envelope — the double membrane surrounding the nucleus within a cell.
  • nueva ocotepeque — a town in W Honduras.
  • nusslein-volhard — Christiane [kris-tee-ah-nuh,, kris-tyah-] /ˌkrɪs tiˈɑ nə,, krɪsˈtyɑ-/ (Show IPA), born 1942, German biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
  • oculomotor nerve — either one of the third pair of cranial nerves, consisting chiefly of motor fibers that innervate most of the muscles of the eyeball.
  • over the counter — If a medicine can be bought over the counter, you do not need a prescription to buy it.
  • over-communicate — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
  • over-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
  • over-cultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
  • over-nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
  • over-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
  • over-the-counter — unlisted on or not part of an organized securities exchange: over-the-counter stocks; the over-the-counter market. Abbreviation: OTC.
  • overaccumulation — Accumulation of too much.
  • overcautiousness — the quality or state of being too cautious, wary, or careful
  • overenthusiastic — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
  • overnumerousness — very many; being or existing in great quantity: numerous visits; numerous fish.
  • 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.
  • prerevolutionary — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
  • quiet revolution — a period during the 1960s in Quebec, marked by secularization, educational reforms, and rising support for separation from the rest of Canada
  • redemption value — the price at which the issuing company may choose to repurchase a security before its maturity date
  • relative pronoun — one of the pronouns who, whom, which, what, their compounds with -ever or -soever, or that used as the subordinating word to introduce a subordinate clause, especially such a pronoun referring to an antecedent.
  • reserve buoyancy — the difference between the volume of a hull below the designed waterline and the volume of the hull below the lowest opening incapable of being made watertight.
  • saturation level — carrying capacity.
  • save as you earn — (in Britain) a savings scheme which offers a tax-free bonus and allows employees to buy shares in the company they work for at a fixed price
  • self-cultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
  • senior executive — someone in a senior position in a business, who makes decisions and puts them into action
  • sexual deviation — a type of mental disorder characterized by a preference for or obsession with unusual sexual practices, as pedophilia, sadomasochism, or exhibitionism.
  • shuttle movement — the movement of a component from one place to another and back to its original position
  • social evolution — the gradual development of society and social forms, institutions, etc., usually through a series of peaceful stages. Compare revolution (def 2).
  • south vietnamese — of or relating to the former South Vietnam (now part of Vietnam) or its inhabitants
  • surveyor's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
  • texas revolution — a revolutionary movement, 1832–36, in which U.S. settlers asserted their independence from Mexico and established the republic of Texas.
  • the unobservable — something that cannot be observed
  • the vienna union — an international conference of socialists who came together in Vienna in 1921 in an attempt to reconstruct a united International by offering an alternative to the right-wing remnant of the Second International and to the Comintern: merged into the Labour and Socialist International in 1923
  • to overabound in — to have or contain too large a quantity or number of something
  • torque converter — a fluid coupling in which three or more rotors are used, one of which can be checked so that output torque is augmented and output speed diminished.
  • treaty of verdun — an agreement reached in 843 ad by three grandsons of Charlemagne, dividing his empire into an E kingdom (later Germany), a W kingdom (later France), and a middle kingdom (containing what became the Low Countries, Lorraine, Burgundy, and N Italy)
  • unconventionally — not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.
  • unconversational — of, relating to, or characteristic of conversation: a conversational tone of voice.
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