14-letter words containing s, i, l

natural rights — any right that exists by virtue of natural law.
naturalisation — Alternative spelling of naturalization.
naval hospital — a hospital that provides treatment for people in the Navy
negri sembilan — a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 2580 sq. mi. (6682 sq. km). Capital: Seremban.
neighborliness — having or showing qualities befitting a neighbor; friendly.
neil armstrong — (Daniel) Louis ("Satchmo") 1900–71, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
neo-lamarckism — Lamarckism as expounded by later biologists who hold especially that some acquired characters of organisms may be inherited by descendants, but that natural selection also is a factor in evolution.
neo-malthusian — a view or doctrine advocating population control, especially by contraception.
neo-melanesian — a pidgin language based on English and spoken in Melanesia, New Guinea, and NE Australia.
neo-surrealism — a revival of the 20th-century surrealism movement in art, especially painting and sculpture, depicting the imagery of dreams and the subconscious mind.
neoclassicists — (sometimes initial capital letter) belonging or pertaining to a revival of classic styles or something that is held to resemble classic styles, as in art, literature, music, or architecture.
neocolonialism — the policy of a strong nation in seeking political and economic hegemony over an independent nation or extended geographical area without necessarily reducing the subordinate nation or area to the legal status of a colony.
neocolonialist — Of or relating to neocolonialism; neocolonial.
neolinguistics — a school of linguistics centered in Italy emphasizing the importance of linguistic geography in diachronic studies.
nervous nellie — a constantly nervous, worried, or timid person.
neurobiologist — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
neurochemicals — Plural form of neurochemical.
neutral monism — the theory that mind and matter consist of different relations between entities that are themselves neither mental nor physical.
neutralisation — The act of neutralising.
new australian — an immigrant to Australia, esp one whose native tongue is not English
new federalism — a plan, announced in 1969, to turn over the control of some federal programs to state and local governments and institute block grants, revenue sharing, etc.
new journalism — journalism containing the writer's personal opinions and reactions and often fictional asides as added color.
news headlines — a short news broadcast briefly outlining the main news stories of the day
nielsen rating — an estimate of the total number of viewers for a particular television program, expressed as a percentage of the total number of viewers whose television sets are on at the time and based on a monitoring of the sets of a preselected sample of viewers.
nihilistically — of or believing in nihilism, or the total rejection of established laws and institutions: An exhibition of nihilistic art—now there's an oxymoron!
nil nisi bonum — de mortuis nil nisi bonum
nitrocellulose — cellulose nitrate.
nodal analysis — Nodal analysis is a method of analyzing circuits based on defining node voltages as the variables.
nolle prosequi — an entry made upon the records of a court when the plaintiff or prosecutor will proceed no further in a suit or action. Abbreviation: nol. pros.
nominalisation — Standard spelling of nominalization.
non perishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
non-absolutist — the principle or the exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government.
non-accessible — easy to approach, reach, enter, speak with, or use.
non-admissible — that may be allowed or conceded; allowable: an admissible plan.
non-altruistic — unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoistic).
non-classified — arranged or distributed in classes or according to class: We plan to review all the classified specimens in the laboratory.
non-coalescing — to unite so as to form one mass, community, etc.: The various groups coalesced into a crowd.
non-conclusive — serving to settle or decide a question; decisive; convincing: conclusive evidence.
non-diffusible — capable of being diffused.
non-disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
non-extensible — capable of being extended.
non-historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
non-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
non-insulating — to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound: to insulate an electric wire with a rubber sheath; to insulate a coat with down.
non-liberalism — the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude.
non-logistical — of or relating to logistics.
non-malthusian — of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.
non-naturalism — Literature. a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions. a deterministic theory of writing in which it is held that a writer should adopt an objective view toward the material written about, be free of preconceived ideas as to form and content, and represent with clinical accuracy and frankness the details of life. Compare realism (def 4b). a representation of natural appearances or natural patterns of speech, manner, etc., in a work of fiction. the depiction of the physical environment, especially landscape or the rural environment.
non-nucleoside — any of various antiviral drugs that bind directly to reverse transcriptase and prevent RNA conversion to DNA, used in combination with other drugs to treat HIV infection.
non-resilience — the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity.

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