14-letter words containing r, e, t, i, c
- nitrocellulose — cellulose nitrate.
- nitrogen cycle — the continuous sequence of events by which atmospheric nitrogen and nitrogenous compounds in the soil are converted, as by nitrification and nitrogen fixation, into substances that can be utilized by green plants, the substances returning to the air and soil as a result of the decay of the plants and denitrification.
- nitroglycerine — a colorless, thick, oily, flammable, highly explosive, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 5 N 3 O 9 , prepared from glycerol with nitric and sulfuric acids: used chiefly as a constituent of dynamite and other explosives, in rocket propellants, and in medicine as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris.
- nixon doctrine — the policy declared by President Nixon in 1969 that the U.S. would supply arms but not military forces to its allies in Asia and elsewhere.
- nomenclatorial — Relating to nomenclature.
- non-accredited — officially recognized as meeting the essential requirements, as of academic excellence: accredited schools.
- non-articulate — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
- non-concentric — having a common center, as circles or spheres.
- non-correction — something that is substituted or proposed for what is wrong or inaccurate; emendation.
- non-creativity — the state or quality of being creative.
- non-extractive — capable of being extracted, as from the earth: extractive fuels.
- non-iridescent — displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow.
- non-reflection — the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
- non-reflective — not capable of or not designed to reflect light
- non-resistance — the policy or practice of not resisting violence or established authority, even when tyrannical, by force.
- noncategorical — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
- noncelebration — the failure to enjoy or take part in a celebration
- noncontrastive — not contrastive.
- nonconvertible — Not convertible; that cannot be exchanged for an equivalent.
- noncooperation — failure or refusal to cooperate.
- noncooperative — Not cooperative; uncooperative.
- noncorrelation — (esp in reference to investments) the state of not being correlated or connected
- noncorrelative — Not correlative.
- noncrystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
- nondeclarative — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
- 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.
- nondiffractive — Not diffractive.
- nondirectional — functioning equally well in all directions; omnidirectional.
- nondoctrinaire — not concerned with or related to doctrine
- nongeometrical — not geometrical
- noninteracting — not interacting, failing to interact
- noninteraction — Lack of interaction.
- noninteractive — acting one upon or with the other.
- nonintercourse — suspension of interchange in relations, especially commercial or political relations.
- 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.
- nonparticulate — Not particulate.
- nonpredictable — Not predictable.
- nonprocreative — Not procreative.
- nonprosecution — (legal) Of or pertaining to a decision not to prosecute.
- nonprovocative — Not provocative.
- nonradioactive — not radioactive
- nonrecognition — absence or lack of recognition.
- nonrecombinant — not involved in or produced by genetic recombination
- nonrestrictive — not restrictive or limiting.
- nonretroactive — not retroactive
- nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
- nontheoretical — not confined to the theoretical realm; actual