16-letter words containing r, e, o, i, l
- north plainfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
- north ridgeville — a town in N Ohio.
- northern ireland — a political division of the United Kingdom, in the NE part of the island of Ireland. 5238 sq. mi. (13,565 sq. km). Capital: Belfast.
- 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 emulsion — a photographic emulsion in the form of a thick block, used to record the tracks of elementary particles.
- nuclear reaction — reaction (def 8).
- nusslein-volhard — Christiane [kris-tee-ah-nuh,, kris-tyah-] /ˌkrɪs tiˈɑ nə,, krɪsˈtyɑ-/ (Show IPA), born 1942, German biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
- oblique triangle — any triangle that does not have a right angle (contrasted with right triangle).
- observationalist — One who relies on empirical observations.
- observationality — The property of being observational.
- occipitotemporal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the occiput and temporal lobe.
- occupation layer — (on an archaeological site) a layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified.
- oder-neisse line — the boundary between Poland and East Germany after World War II.
- off-road vehicle — An off-road vehicle is a vehicle that is designed to travel over rough ground.
- official referee — (in England) a circuit judge attached to the High Court who is empowered to try certain cases, esp where a detailed examination of accounts or other documents is involved
- oil storage tank — a very large industrial container where petroleum is stored
- old-girl network — an association among women that is comparable to or modeled on an old-boy network.
- oligodendroglial — Of or pertaining to the oligodendroglia.
- oligosaccharides — Plural form of oligosaccharide.
- on the breadline — impoverished; living at subsistence level
- online thesaurus — a thesaurus or dictionary of words with the same or nearly the same meanings, or synonyms, and their opposites, or antonyms, such as Thesaurus.com, available on the Internet or the World Wide Web, accessed through a web browser, and used by entering a query term into a search box on the site. An online thesaurus provides immediate electronic access to lists of alternate terms for the queried word, covering its various shades of meaning: This online thesaurus showed me that smart, as an adjective, not only means intelligent, but also stylish, or lively, and gave long lists of other words for each meaning.
- open scholarship — a scholarship which anyone can apply for
- operating manual — a leaflet of instructions on how to use something (such as an electrical appliance, etc)
- operationalizing — Present participle of operationalize.
- ophthalmoparesis — (medicine) A partial or complete paralysis of the extraocular muscles which are responsible for eye movements.
- opposed-cylinder — (of an internal-combustion engine) having cylinders on opposite sides of the crankcase in the same plane
- optical computer — an experimental computer that uses photons rather than electrical impulses to process data a thousand times faster than with conventional integrated circuits.
- optical tweezers — a laser device used to study, manipulate, or trap a microscopic object, as a microorganism or cell, with nanometer precision.
- orbital velocity — the minimum velocity at which a body must move to maintain a given orbit.
- order in council — (in Britain and various other Commonwealth countries) a decree of the Cabinet, usually made under the authority of a statute: in theory a decree of the sovereign and Privy Council
- ordinary jubilee — the celebration of any of certain anniversaries, as the twenty-fifth (silver jubilee) fiftieth (golden jubilee) or sixtieth or seventy-fifth (diamond jubilee)
- organ-pipe coral — an alcyonarian coral of the genus Tubipora, occurring in tropical waters, and forming a complex colony of brick-red, vertical tubules joined at intervals by transverse plates.
- organized labour — labour carried out by workers in trade unions, or the workers themselves
- organoleptically — In an organoleptic manner.
- oriental emerald — a green variety of corundum used as a gemstone
- otherworldliness — The quality of being otherworldly.
- outboard profile — an exterior side elevation of a vessel, showing all deck structures, rigging, fittings, etc.
- over-application — the act of putting to a special use or purpose: the application of common sense to a problem.
- over-controlling — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- over-cultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
- over-explanation — the act or process of explaining.
- over-familiarity — thorough knowledge or mastery of a thing, subject, etc.
- over-rationalize — to remove unreasonable elements from.
- over-sentimental — expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia: a sentimental song.
- over-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- overaccumulation — Accumulation of too much.
- overall majority — If a political party wins an overall majority in an election or vote, they get more votes than the total number of votes or seats won by all their opponents.
- overcapitalizing — Present participle of overcapitalize.
- overcomplicating — Present participle of overcomplicate.
- overdramatically — In an overdramatic manner.