13-letter words containing o, n, s, m
- neocapitalism — a politico-economic theory combining elements of capitalism and socialism
- neoclassicism — (often initial capital letter) Architecture. the trend or movement prevailing in the architecture of Europe, America, and various European colonies at various periods during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, characterized by the introduction and widespread use of Greek orders and decorative motifs, the subordination of detail to simple, strongly geometric overall compositions, the presence of light colors or shades, frequent shallowness of relief in ornamental treatment of façades, and the absence of textural effects.
- neoliberalism — an outgrowth of the U.S. liberal movement, beginning in the late 1960s, that modified somewhat its traditional endorsement of all trade unions and opposition to big business and military buildup.
- neoplasticism — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- neopositivism — A resurgent positivism, or an updated version of it.
- neosurrealism — a revival of the 20th-century surrealism movement in art, especially painting and sculpture, depicting the imagery of dreams and the subconscious mind.
- nephelometers — Plural form of nephelometer.
- nephrectomies — Plural form of nephrectomy.
- nervomuscular — (physiology) Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles.
- network storm — broadcast storm
- neurilemmomas — Plural form of neurilemmoma.
- neuroblastoma — a malignant tumor of immature nerve cells that usually starts in the autonomic nervous system or adrenal gland and spreads quickly, most often affecting young children.
- neurofibromas — Plural form of neurofibroma.
- neurohormones — Plural form of neurohormone.
- neuromuscular — pertaining to or affecting both nerves and muscles.
- neuromyelitis — (pathology) inflammation of both the spinal cord and nerves.
- new economics — Keynesianism.
- no man's land — an area between opposing armies, over which no control has been established.
- no-man's land — No-man's land is an area of land that is not owned or controlled by anyone, for example the area of land between two opposing armies.
- noise limiter — an electronic circuit that cuts off all noise peaks that are stronger than some specific maximum for the desired input signal, thus limiting atmospheric and other interference.
- noise masking — the use of noise to cancel out another sound, as with a white noise machine.
- nomenclatures — Plural form of nomenclature.
- nominal scale — a discrete classification of data, in which data are neither measured nor ordered but subjects are merely allocated to distinct categories: for example, a record of students' course choices constitutes nominal data which could be correlated with school results
- nominal wages — minimum pay
- non-communist — not following, belonging to, or associated with the Communist Party or Communism.
- non-composite — Nautical. noting a vessel having frames of one material and shells and decking of another, especially one having iron or steel frames with shells and decks planked.
- non-customary — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
- non-malicious — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- non-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- non-racialism — racism.
- non-segmented — one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section: a segment of an orange.
- non-symbiotic — living in symbiosis, or having an interdependent relationship: Many people feel the relationship between humans and dogs is symbiotic.
- nonautonomous — Not autonomous.
- noncombatants — Plural form of noncombatant.
- noncompulsory — Not compulsory.
- nonconformism — The refusal to conform to common standards, conventions, rules, traditions or laws.
- nonconformist — a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
- nonconsumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
- nonhomogenous — Biology. corresponding in structure because of a common origin.
- nonhomologous — having the same or a similar relation; corresponding, as in relative position or structure.
- nonhomosexual — a person who is not homosexual
- nonimmigrants — Plural form of nonimmigrant.
- noninstalment — (of a loan) not payable in instalments
- nonleguminous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or bearing legumes.
- nonmainstream — denoting someone or something not in the main current (of style, culture, etc)
- nonmeasurable — capable of being measured.
- nonmembership — the fact or condition of being a nonmember
- nonmonetarist — a person who does not believe in the theory of monetarism
- nonmonogamous — having more than one sexual or marital partner
- nonpermissive — habitually or characteristically accepting or tolerant of something, as social behavior or linguistic usage, that others might disapprove or forbid.