12-letter words containing o, n, e, s, a
- nonassertive — Not assertive.
- noncancerous — (of tissue) not cancerous, benign
- noncausative — Not causative.
- noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed
- nonessential — not essential; not necessary: Nonessential use of gasoline was forbidden during the war.
- nonexpansile — Not expansile.
- noninsurance — the condition or state of not having insurance
- nonobservant — Not observant; not religious; not participating in the observance of religion.
- nonpassenger — One who is not a passenger.
- nonpasserine — (of a bird) not belonging or relating to the Passeriformes
- nonphosphate — lacking or absent of a phosphate or phosphate compound
- nonrealistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- nonresistant — not able, conditioned, or constructed to withstand the effect of something, as a disease, a specific change in temperature, or harsh treatment; susceptible to damage or ill effects.
- nonrestraint — absence or lack of restraint.
- nonsectarian — not affiliated with or limited to a specific religious denomination.
- nonsegmental — Not segmental.
- nonspherical — not spherical
- nonsteroidal — of or relating to a substance that is not a steroid but has certain similar physiological effects.
- nonstrategic — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
- nonuniversal — Not universal.
- nonversation — A meaningless conversation.
- nonvexatious — Not vexatious.
- normalities' — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- norman wells — a settlement in the W Northwest Territories, in NW Canada, on the Mackenzie River: oil wells.
- normed space — any vector space on which a norm is defined.
- north-easter — New England and South Atlantic States. a wind or gale from the northeast.
- northeastern — Of, related to, located in, or from the northeast.
- nose to tail — If vehicles are nose to tail, the front of one vehicle is close behind the back of another.
- nosey parker — a persistently nosy, prying person; busybody.
- notabilities — Plural form of notability.
- noticeboards — Plural form of noticeboard.
- novelisation — Alternative spelling of novelization.
- nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
- nucleosidase — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleosides.
- nucleotidase — a biochemical catalyst that facilitates the process of hydrolyzing or splitting a nucleotide and turning it into a phosphate and a nucleoside
- nugatoriness — Quality of being nugatory.
- nurserywoman — a woman who owns or operates a plant nursery.
- oamaru stone — a kind of limestone, of building quality, found at Oamaru on South Island, New Zealand
- obdurateness — The characteristic of being obdurate; stubbornness.
- observations — Plural form of observation.
- obstetrician — a physician who specializes in obstetrics. Abbreviation: OB, ob.
- obtuse angle — an angle greater than 90° but less than 180°.
- oceanologist — the practical application of oceanography.
- of substance — wealthy
- off-islander — a temporary or seasonal resident of an island; island visitor or tourist.
- oil of anise — the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
- oldfashioned — Rare spelling of old-fashioned.
- oleaginously — In an oleaginous manner.
- olefiant gas — ethylene (def 2).
- omnidistance — the distance between an omnirange station and a receiver.