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14-letter words containing s, i, t, o, l

  • 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-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-scholastic — of or relating to schools, scholars, or education: scholastic attainments.
  • nonassertively — In a nonassertive way.
  • noncausatively — In a noncausative manner.
  • nonclandestine — not clandestine or secret; open
  • noncombustible — not flammable.
  • noncrystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
  • nonestablished — without the official support of the government
  • nonexistential — not existential
  • nonfilamentous — composed of or containing filaments.
  • nonformalistic — Not formalistic.
  • nonjusticiable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.
  • nonlegislative — Not of a legislative character; not involved with or related to legislating.
  • nonobstetrical — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
  • nonresidential — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
  • nonsensational — not sensational or sensationalist
  • nonsensicality — (of words or language) having little or no meaning; making little or no sense: A baby's babbling is appealingly nonsensical.
  • nonspeculative — not speculative
  • nonstatistical — of, pertaining to, consisting of, or based on statistics.
  • nonsustainable — Not sustainable.
  • nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
  • northern isles — Orkney and Shetland
  • notes inégales — (esp in French baroque music) notes written down evenly but executed as if they were divided into pairs of long and short notes
  • noticeableness — The quality of being noticeable.
  • novelistically — In a novelistic way.
  • nucleoproteins — Plural form of nucleoprotein.
  • nursing bottle — a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc.
  • objective lens — objective (def 3).
  • objective-lens — something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.
  • obligatoriness — The quality or state of being obligatory.
  • oblique stroke — (character)   "/". Common names include: (forward) slash; stroke; ITU-T: slant; oblique stroke. Rare: diagonal; solidus; over; slak; virgule; INTERCAL: slat. Commonly used as the division operator in programming, and to separate the components in Unix pathnames, and hence also in URLs. Also used to delimit regular expressions in several languages.
  • octodecillions — Plural form of octodecillion.
  • octosyllabical — Alternative form of octosyllabic.
  • ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
  • oil the wheels — to make things run smoothly
  • old line state — Maryland (used as a nickname).
  • old school tie — a necktie striped in the colors of a specific English public school, especially as worn by a graduate to indicate his educational background.
  • oligopsonistic — Being or pertaining to oligopsony.
  • oligosynthetic — (linguistics) (of a language) using a relatively small number of morphemes which combine synthetically to form compound words.
  • omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
  • operationalise — Alternative spelling of operationalize.
  • operationalism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
  • operationalist — a person who adheres to operationalism
  • opisthocoelous — relating to vertebrae in which the centrum is convex and the posterior is concave
  • opisthoglossal — (of the tongues of amphibians) attached at the front as opposed to the rear
  • opposite field — the opposite part of the outfield in relation to the batter, as left field for a right-handed batter.
  • oppositionally — In terms of, or by means of, opposition.
  • opthalmologist — Misspelling of ophthalmologist.
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