16-letter words containing o, u, t

non-accumulative — tending to accumulate or arising from accumulation; cumulative.
non-attributable — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
non-bureaucratic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.
non-constructive — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
non-consummation — the act of consummating; completion.
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-illumination — an act or instance of illuminating.
non-instrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
non-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
non-naturalistic — imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings.
non-quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
non-remuneration — the act of remunerating.
non-remunerative — affording remuneration; profitable: remunerative work.
non-reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
non-reproductive — serving to reproduce.
nonarchitectural — Not architectural.
nonauthoritarian — Not authoritarian.
noncommunication — Absence of communication; failure to communicate.
noncommunicative — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
nonfinite clause — a clause with a nonfinite verb or with no verb, as the hour being late in The hour being late, we left.
noninstitutional — Not institutional; not having the usual characteristics of an institution.
nonmanufacturing — (economics) Outside of the manufacturing sector.
north lauderdale — a city in SE Florida.
north massapequa — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
not on your life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
nuclear magneton — a unit of magnetic moment, used to measure proton spin and approximately equal to 1/1836 Bohr magneton.
nuclear reaction — reaction (def 8).
nueva ocotepeque — a town in W Honduras.
numbered account — a bank account whose owner is identified by a number for the purpose of preserving anonymity.
oak leaf cluster — a U.S. military decoration in the form of a small bronze twig bearing four oak leaves and three acorns, worn on the ribbon of another decoration for valor, wounds, or distinguished service to signify a second award of the same medal.
oblique triangle — any triangle that does not have a right angle (contrasted with right triangle).
oblique zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it between the poles and the equator
obsequent stream — a stream flowing in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the local strata.
obstreperousness — resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
obstructionistic — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
obtuse bisectrix — See under bisectrix (def 1).
occupation layer — (on an archaeological site) a layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified.
ocellated turkey — a wild turkey, Agriocharis ocellata, of Yucatán, Belize, and Guatemala, typically having green, blue, reddish-brown, and yellowish-brown plumage of a metallic luster and eyelike spots on the tail.
october surprise — a major event, occurring shortly before a presidential election, which influences the result
oculomotor nerve — either one of the third pair of cranial nerves, consisting chiefly of motor fibers that innervate most of the muscles of the eyeball.
of the nature of — having the essential character of; like
off-the-shoulder — not covering the shoulder
oligonucleotides — Plural form of oligonucleotide.
on the up and up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
on the up-and-up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
on your doorstep — If a place is on your doorstep, it is very near to where you live. If something happens on your doorstep, it happens very close to where you live.
onboard computer — onboard a vehicle, ship, plane, train or spacecraft
once upon a time — at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.

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