19-letter words containing s, i, n, o, r

nine plus two array — the arrangement of microtubules in a flagellum or cilium, consisting of a ring of nine evenly spaced couplets surrounding two central singlets. Symbol: 9 + 2.
nine--days---wonder — an event or thing that arouses considerable but short-lived interest or excitement.
no shrinking violet — If you say that someone is no shrinking violet, you mean that they are not at all shy.
no strings attached — without conditions
non-interventionism — abstention by a nation from interference in the affairs of other nations or in those of its own political subdivisions.
non-standardization — to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.
non-transferability — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
nonrepresentational — not resembling or portraying any object in physical nature: a nonrepresentational painting.
nordrhein-westfalen — German name of North Rhine-Westphalia.
norfolk island pine — a coniferous evergreen tree, Araucaria heterophylla (or A. excelsa), having whorled branches and needlelike foliage, widely cultivated as a houseplant.
normal distribution — a theoretical frequency distribution represented by a normal curve.
north-west frontier — the area roughly equivalent to the present North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, which is the days of the British Raj was regarded as one of the most remote and dangerous outposts of the British Empire
northern hemisphere — the half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator.
northwest ordinance — the act of Congress in 1787 providing for the government of the Northwest Territory and setting forth the steps by which its subdivisions might become states.
northwest territory — region north of the Ohio River, between Pa. & the Mississippi (established 1787): it now forms Ohio, Ind., Ill., Mich., Wis., & part of Minn.
nothing of the sort — not at all as described
notre-dame-de-paris — Also called Notre Dame de Paris [French naw-truh dam duh pa-ree] /French nɔ trə dam də paˈri/ (Show IPA). a famous early gothic cathedral in Paris (started 1163).
nuits-saint-georges — a fine red wine produced near the town of Nuits-Saint-Georges in Burgundy
object-oriented sql — (language) (OSQL) A functional language, a superset of SQL, used in Hewlett-Packard's OpenODB database system.
observation balloon — a balloon that is used for gathering information and reconnaissance purposes and spotting aircraft
old church slavonic — the oldest attested Slavic language, an ecclesiastical language written first by Cyril and Methodius in a Bible translation of the 9th century and continued in use for about two centuries. It represents the South Slavic, Bulgarian dialect of 9th-century Salonika with considerable addition of other South and West Slavic elements. Abbreviation: OCS.
old english pattern — a spoon pattern having a stem curving backward at the end.
on first name terms — If two people are on first-name terms, they know each other well enough to call each other by their first names, rather than having to use a more formal title.
on no consideration — for no reason whatsoever; never
on one's high horse — acting in an arrogant, haughty, or disdainful manner
on the baker's list — in good health
one's pride and joy — Someone or something that is your pride and joy is very important to you and makes you feel very happy.
open source license — (legal) Any document that attempts to specify open source usage and distribution of software. These licenses are usually drafted by experts and are likely to be more legally sound than one a programmer could write. However, loopholes do exist. Here is a non-exhaustive list of open source licenses: 1. Public Domain - No license. 2. BSD License - An early open source license 3. General Public License (GPL) - The copyleft license of the Free Software Foundation. Used for GNU software and much of Linux. 4. Artistic License Less restrictive than the GPL, permitted by Perl in addition to the GPL. 5. Mozilla Public Licenses. (MPL, MozPL) and Netscape Public License (NPL).
operational testing — (testing) A US DoD term for testing performed by the end-user on software in its normal operating environment.
operations director — a director or senior manager who oversees the efficiency of business operations
operations research — the analysis, usually involving mathematical treatment, of a process, problem, or operation to determine its purpose and effectiveness and to gain maximum efficiency.
optimising compiler — (programming, tool) compiler which attempts to analyse the code it produces and to produce more efficient code by performing program transformation such as branch elimination, partial evaluation, or peep-hole optimisation. Contrast pessimising compiler.
orthopaedic surgeon — a surgeon specializing in the branch of surgery concerned with disorders of the spine and joints and the repair of deformities of these parts
oscillating circuit — a circuit producing electrical oscillations.
over-sentimentality — the quality or state of being sentimental or excessively sentimental.
paleoanthropologist — the study of the origins and predecessors of the present human species, using fossils and other remains.
pancreatic fibrosis — cystic fibrosis.
parallel processing — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
parkinson's disease — a common neurologic disease believed to be caused by deterioration of the brain cells that produce dopamine, occurring primarily after the age of 60, characterized by tremors, especially of the fingers and hands, muscle rigidity, shuffling gait, slow speech, and a masklike facial expression.
particle separation — a rule that moves the particle of a phrasal verb, thus deriving a sentence like He looked the answer up from a structure that also underlies He looked up the answer
particular solution — a solution of a differential equation containing no arbitrary constants.
parting of the ways — When there is a parting of the ways, two or more people or groups of people stop working together or travelling together.
pastoral counseling — the use of psychotherapeutic techniques by trained members of the clergy to assist parishioners who seek help for personal or emotional problems.
pedestrian crossing — place to cross road
percussion drilling — Percussion drilling is a drilling method which involves lifting and dropping heavy tools to break rock, and uses steel casing tubes to stop the borehole from collapsing.
performance figures — the statistics that indicate how well or badly a company or organization has performed
periodontal disease — any of various mixed bacterial infections that affect the soft tissues and bones supporting the teeth.
peritoneal dialysis — a form of dialysis in which the peritoneum is used as an autogenous semipermeable membrane
persecution complex — an acute irrational fear that other people are plotting one's downfall and that they are responsible for one's failures
persistent offender — a person who repeatedly breaks the law

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