16-letter words containing r, o, l, i, n

non-geographical — of or relating to geography.
non-hierarchical — of, belonging to, or characteristic of a hierarchy.
non-inflammatory — tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.: inflammatory speeches.
non-instrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
non-metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
non-naturalistic — imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings.
non-reconcilable — capable of being reconciled.
non-reproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
non-transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
nonarchitectural — Not architectural.
nonbiodegradable — Not biodegradable.
noncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
nonprofessionals — Plural form of nonprofessional.
nonproliferation — the action or practice of curbing or controlling an excessive, rapid spread: nonproliferation of nuclear weapons.
nontransmissible — Not transmissible.
nontransmittable — Not transmittable.
north carolinian — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 52,586 sq. mi. (136,198 sq. km). Capital: Raleigh. Abbreviation: NC (for use with zip code), N.C.
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.
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.
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.
on a trial basis — for the purpose of assessment
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.
opposed-cylinder — (of an internal-combustion engine) having cylinders on opposite sides of the crankcase in the same plane
optical rotation — the angle at which the plane of polarized light is rotated when passed through an optically active substance.
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.
organizationally — the act or process of organizing.
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
ornithologically — In terms of ornithology.
otherworldliness — The quality of being otherworldly.

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