16-letter words containing o, i, c

nitrous bacteria — bacteria that convert ammonia to nitrites in the soil
no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
nominal sentence — a sentence consisting of a subject and complement without a linking verb, as Very interesting, those books.
non-accumulative — tending to accumulate or arising from accumulation; cumulative.
non-alphabetical — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
non-aristocratic — of or relating to government by an aristocracy.
non-bureaucratic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.
non-cohabitation — to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
non-coincidental — happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance: a coincidental meeting.
non-commissioned — A non-commissioned officer in the armed forces is someone with a rank such as corporal or sergeant who used to have a lower rank, rather than an officer of higher rank who has been given a commission.
non-compressible — to press together; force into less space.
non-compromising — an endangering, especially of reputation; exposure to danger, suspicion, etc.: a compromise of one's integrity.
non-conciliatory — tending to conciliate: a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.
non-confidential — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
non-confirmation — the act of confirming.
non-confirmatory — serving to confirm; corroborative.
non-conservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
non-constructive — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
non-consummation — the act of consummating; completion.
non-contingently — dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional (often followed by on or upon): Our plans are contingent on the weather.
non-contribution — the act of contributing.
non-contributive — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
non-conventional — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
non-emancipation — the act of emancipating.
non-genealogical — the study of family ancestries and histories.
non-geographical — of or relating to geography.
non-hierarchical — of, belonging to, or characteristic of a hierarchy.
non-incorporated — formed or constituted as a legal corporation.
non-intersecting — to cut or divide by passing through or across: The highway intersects the town.
non-intoxicating — causing or capable of causing intoxication: intoxicating beverages.
non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
non-monotheistic — pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to monotheism, the doctrine that there is only one God: a monotheistic religion.
non-narcissistic — having an undue fascination with oneself; vain.
non-naturalistic — imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings.
non-reconcilable — capable of being reconciled.
non-reproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
non-reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
non-reproductive — serving to reproduce.
non-satisfaction — an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification.
non-solicitation — the act of soliciting.
nonarchitectural — Not architectural.
noncommunication — Absence of communication; failure to communicate.
noncommunicative — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
noncompassionate — Not compassionate.
noncontradiction — absence or lack of contradiction.
noncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
noncorresponding — That does not correspond (to something else).
nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
nondeterministic — the doctrine that all facts and events exemplify natural laws.
nondiscretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.

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