12-letter words containing r, o, l, e, i
- nonlinearity — Mathematics. the quality of a function that expresses a relationship that is not one of direct proportion.
- nonliterally — In a manner that is not literal.
- nonmercurial — not composed of, resembling, or containing mercury
- nonnumerical — not containing or involving numbers
- nonrealistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- nonreflexive — (of a relation) neither reflexive nor irreflexive; holding between some members of its domain and themselves, and failing to hold between others
- nonreligious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
- nonresilient — Not resilient.
- nonspherical — not spherical
- nonsteroidal — of or relating to a substance that is not a steroid but has certain similar physiological effects.
- nonuniversal — Not universal.
- nonvehicular — Not vehicular.
- noradrenalin — norepinephrine.
- normalities' — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- normalizable — That can be normalized.
- normokalemia — The state of having a normal concentration of potassium in one's blood.
- normokalemic — Having a normal percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- noteworthily — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- numerologist — A practitioner of numerology.
- nuxi problem — (data, architecture) /nuk'see pro'bl*m/ The problem of transferring data between computers with differing byte order. The string "Unix" might look like "NUXI" on a machine with a different "byte sex" (e.g. when transferring data from a little-endian to a big-endian, or vice-versa). See also middle-endian, swab, and bytesexual.
- obliterating — Present participle of obliterate.
- obliteration — the act of obliterating or the state of being obliterated.
- obliterative — Tending or serving to obliterate.
- ochlocracies — Plural form of ochlocracy.
- off-islander — a temporary or seasonal resident of an island; island visitor or tourist.
- officeholder — a person filling a governmental position; public official.
- oil minister — a government official responsible for the oil industry in their country
- oil pressure — force that keeps engine lubricated
- oil producer — a country with reserves of oil
- oil refinery — plant where crude oil is processed
- oil terminal — a large industrial complex where oil is stored and from which oil is transported elsewhere; an oil depot
- oilseed rape — Oilseed rape is a plant with yellow flowers which is grown as a crop. Its seeds are crushed to make cooking oil.
- olallieberry — a blackberry that is a cross between the loganberry and the youngberry, cultivated in California and Oregon.
- old believer — Raskolnik.
- old favorite — If you refer to something as an old favorite, you mean that it has been in existence for a long time and everyone knows it or likes it.
- olefin fiber — any of a group of synthetic textile fibers, as Herculon, formed from long-chain polymers no less than 85 percent ethylene, propylene, or other olefin units.
- oleoresinous — pertaining to, characteristic of, or containing oleoresin.
- olericulture — the cultivation of vegetables for the home or market.
- oligophrenia — less than normal mental development.
- oligophrenic — less than normal mental development.
- oligospermia — (medicine) Low volume of semen.
- olive branch — a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
- oliver twist — a novel (1838) by Dickens.
- on principle — an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct: a person of good moral principles.
- open trailer — any dog that barks or bays on the trail of its quarry.
- operatically — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- oppressional — Exhibiting or relating to oppression.
- oppressively — burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.
- optical grep — vgrep
- optometrical — the practice or profession of examining the eyes, by means of suitable instruments or appliances, for defects in vision and eye disorders in order to prescribe corrective lenses or other appropriate treatment.