14-letter words containing s, i, n, a, l
- moment of sail — the product of a given area of sail, taken as the maximum safe area, and the vertical distance from the center of effort and the center of lateral resistance.
- monolingualism — knowing or able to use only one language; monoglot.
- monophysitical — Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
- monopolisation — Alternative spelling of monopolization.
- multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- multinationals — Plural form of multinational.
- multisectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- murrhine glass — glassware believed to resemble the murrhine cups of ancient Rome.
- musca volitans — floater (def 6).
- musicalization — the adaptation of a novel, play, etc into a musical form
- muslin delaine — mousseline de laine.
- mutual insurer — A mutual insurer is an insurance company which is owned by its members or policyholders rather than by shareholders.
- nanopublishing — an inexpensive form of online publishing that uses blogging as a model to reach a specific audience
- narcissistical — Of, pertaining to or involved in narcissism or narcissistic behaviour; narcissistic.
- national dress — the traditional clothing of a country
- national press — newspapers which concern national events of a country collectively
- national tests — externally devised assessments in the core subjects of English, mathematics, and science that school students in England and Wales sit at the end of Key Stages 1 to 3
- national trust — (in Britain) an organization concerned with the preservation of historic buildings and monuments and areas of the countryside of great beauty in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1895 and incorporated by act of parliament in 1907. The National Trust for Scotland was founded in 1931
- 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.
- 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.
- 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!
- nodal analysis — Nodal analysis is a method of analyzing circuits based on defining node voltages as the variables.
- 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-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.