8-letter words containing o, n, l, i
- noncivil — Not civil.
- nonclaim — Failure to make a legal claim.
- noncling — having little or no tendency to stick to an object, surface, etc., as by static electricity.
- nonelite — not elite
- nonfinal — not final or decisive
- nonfluid — a substance that is not a fluid
- nonguilt — the state of being innocent or not guilty
- nonideal — (of a gas or solution) differing in behavior from that of an ideal gas or solution.
- nonlogic — That which is not logic.
- nonlyric — (of poetry) not in a lyric style
- nonrival — (of goods or resources) capable of being enjoyed or consumed by many consumers simultaneously and therefore without rivalry, eg cable television
- nonsolid — any substance that is not in a solid state, ie a liquid or a gas
- nontidal — Not tidal.
- nontitle — (of a sporting match, esp in boxing) not played or fought for a title
- nonvalid — not valid; invalid
- nonviral — not caused by a virus, not viral in origin
- nonvital — not vital
- noodling — to improvise a musical passage in a casual manner, especially as a warm-up exercise.
- nooklike — resembling a nook
- nopalito — an edible branch (or cladode) of various cacti of the genus Opuntia (prickly pear), commonly used as a vegetable
- nostrils — either of the two external openings of the nose.
- notarial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
- notional — pertaining to or expressing a notion or idea.
- novalike — Resembling a nova or some aspect of one.
- novelish — (esp of a name or a person) characteristic of a novel; having qualities like those of a character or scene in a novel; fanciful; romantic
- novelism — an innovative idea or concept; innovation; novelty
- novelist — a person who writes novels.
- novelize — to put into the form of a novel: He tried to novelize one of Shakespeare's plays.
- nubilous — cloudy or foggy.
- nucleoid — the central region in a prokaryotic cell, as a bacterium, that contains the chromosomes and that has no surrounding membrane.
- nucleoli — a conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell.
- oblation — the offering to God of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist.
- obligant — a person who promises or is obliged to pay a sum or carry out a task
- obliging — willing or eager to do favors, offer one's services, etc.; accommodating: The clerk was most obliging.
- oblivion — the state of being completely forgotten or unknown: a former movie star now in oblivion.
- oerlikon — a trade term that denotes a type of artillery and its accoutrements, in particular a type of cannon
- off-line — Computers. operating independently of, or disconnected from, an associated computer.
- oil find — the discovery of oil deposits underground or under the sea
- oil sand — a sand or sandstone containing oil or tarry residue in the pore spaces.
- oil tank — any tank for containing or storing oil such as a very large oil storage container at a refinery; a large oil storage area on an oil tanker; or a smaller container for the storage of heating oil at a property
- oiliness — smeared or covered with oil; greasy: an oily road surface.
- oilsands — Plural form of oilsand.
- oilskins — A waterproof garment, made from oilskin, used especially at sea.
- oilstone — a block of fine-grained stone, usually oiled, for putting the final edge on certain cutting tools by abrasion.
- old nick — the devil; Satan.
- old-line — following or supporting conservative or traditional ideas, beliefs, customs, etc.
- oldening — Present participle of olden.
- olefiant — producing or forming oil, most commonly ethylene
- olefinic — Characteristic of, or containing olefins.
- olibanum — frankincense.