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14-letter words containing s, i, n, u, o

  • nitrocellulose — cellulose nitrate.
  • 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.
  • non-absolutist — the principle or the exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government.
  • non-altruistic — unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoistic).
  • non-assumptive — taken for granted.
  • non-combustion — the act or process of burning.
  • non-conclusive — serving to settle or decide a question; decisive; convincing: conclusive evidence.
  • non-contiguous — touching; in contact.
  • non-continuous — uninterrupted in time; without cessation: continuous coughing during the concert.
  • non-customized — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
  • non-diffusible — capable of being diffused.
  • non-disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
  • non-disruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
  • non-exhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
  • non-fastidious — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
  • non-gratuitous — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
  • non-gregarious — fond of the company of others; sociable.
  • non-harmonious — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
  • non-humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
  • non-indigenous — originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often followed by to): the plants indigenous to Canada; the indigenous peoples of southern Africa.
  • non-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
  • non-infectious — communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases.
  • 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-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-nutritious — providing nourishment, especially to a high degree; nourishing; healthful: a good, nutritious meal.
  • non-resolution — a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group. Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution.
  • non-subjective — existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective).
  • non-submissive — inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
  • non-subsidiary — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
  • non-successive — following in order or in uninterrupted sequence; consecutive: three successive days.
  • non-supporting — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
  • non-suspension — the act of suspending.
  • non-ubiquitous — existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent: ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.
  • nonacquisitive — not acquisitive
  • noncausatively — In a noncausative manner.
  • noncombustible — not flammable.
  • nonconsecutive — following one another in uninterrupted succession or order; successive: six consecutive numbers, such as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
  • nonconstituent — Not constituent.
  • nonconsumption — the refusal to consume certain foods
  • nonconsumptive — not consumptive of a resource, product, or service
  • nondestructive — Not involving damage or destruction, especially of an object or material that is being tested.
  • nondisjunction — the failure of chromosomes to separate and segregate into daughter cells at division.
  • nonfilamentous — composed of or containing filaments.
  • nonintercourse — suspension of interchange in relations, especially commercial or political relations.
  • nonjusticiable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.
  • nonnitrogenous — containing no nitrogen.
  • nonobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
  • nonpressurized — Not pressurized.
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