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14-letter words containing o, n, s, t, r

  • neutron poison — a nonfissionable material used to absorb neutrons and thus to control nuclear reactions
  • new forest fly — a blood-sucking fly, Hippobosca equinus, that attacks horses and cattle
  • new york state — New York (def 1).
  • news broadcast — TV, radio: current affairs item
  • newsworthiness — The characteristic of being newsworthy.
  • newton's rings — a series of bright and dark rings that appear when a convex lens comes into contact with a glass plate, and which are caused by light interference
  • nine-to-fivers — of, relating to, or during the workday, especially the hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. when offices are characteristically open for business: the nine-to-five grind.
  • nitrocellulose — cellulose nitrate.
  • nitrosobenzene — a blue, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 6 H 5 NO, that is green as a molten solid or in solution.
  • nizhnevartovsk — a city in W central Russia, an oil and gas center on the Ob River.
  • no easy matter — If something is no easy matter, it is difficult to do it.
  • no sooner…than — immediately after or when
  • non-altruistic — unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoistic).
  • non-astringent — Medicine/Medical. contracting; constrictive; styptic.
  • non-conformist — a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
  • non-conversant — familiar by use or study (usually followed by with): conversant with Spanish history.
  • non-depository — a place where something is deposited or stored, as for safekeeping: the night depository of a bank.
  • non-disruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
  • non-extraneous — introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; external; foreign: extraneous substances in our water.
  • non-gratuitous — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
  • non-historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
  • non-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
  • non-iridescent — displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow.
  • non-naturalism — Literature. a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions. a deterministic theory of writing in which it is held that a writer should adopt an objective view toward the material written about, be free of preconceived ideas as to form and content, and represent with clinical accuracy and frankness the details of life. Compare realism (def 4b). a representation of natural appearances or natural patterns of speech, manner, etc., in a work of fiction. the depiction of the physical environment, especially landscape or the rural environment.
  • non-nutritious — providing nourishment, especially to a high degree; nourishing; healthful: a good, nutritious meal.
  • non-resistance — the policy or practice of not resisting violence or established authority, even when tyrannical, by force.
  • non-resolution — a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group. Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution.
  • non-separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
  • non-stratified — to form or place in strata or layers.
  • non-structured — having and manifesting a clearly defined structure or organization.
  • non-supporting — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
  • nonassertively — In a nonassertive way.
  • noncharismatic — a person or group not involved in the Christian charismatic movement
  • nonconformists — a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
  • noncontrastive — not contrastive.
  • noncrystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
  • nondescription — Absence of description; failure to describe something.
  • nondescriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
  • nondestructive — Not involving damage or destruction, especially of an object or material that is being tested.
  • nondeterminism — (computing) Dependence on factors other than initial state and input.
  • none-so-pretty — sweet william catchfly.
  • nonfluorescent — possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
  • nonformalistic — Not formalistic.
  • nonintercourse — suspension of interchange in relations, especially commercial or political relations.
  • nonnitrogenous — containing no nitrogen.
  • nonobstetrical — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
  • nonobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
  • nonparasitized — Not having been parasitized.
  • nonprosecution — (legal) Of or pertaining to a decision not to prosecute.
  • nonpsychiatric — not psychiatric
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