15-letter words containing s, o, n, i, c

navigation acts — any of several acts of Parliament between 1651 and 1847 designed primarily to expand British trade and limit trade by British colonies with countries that were rivals of Great Britain.
necessitousness — The state or condition of impoverishment; material need, especially of an urgent nature.
necrobacillosis — any disease of cattle, horses, sheep, and swine marked by necrotic areas in which a bacillus, Fusobacterium necrophorum, is found.
neoconservatism — moderate political conservatism espoused or advocated by former liberals or socialists.
neoconservative — moderate political conservatism espoused or advocated by former liberals or socialists.
neomercantilism — an economic doctrine or policy during the early 20th century that set high tariffs and other import restrictions in order to protect domestic industries.
nephrosclerosis — (pathology) arteriosclerosis of the renal arteries.
neurolinguistic — pertaining to neurolinguistics
neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
neuroscientific — the field of study encompassing the various scientific disciplines dealing with the structure, development, function, chemistry, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system.
neuroscientists — Plural form of neuroscientist.
nicholas ridley — Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
nicholas, saint — Saint ("Nicholas the Great") died a.d. 867, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 858–867.
nicobar islands — a group of 19 islands in the Indian Ocean, south of the Andaman Islands, with which they form a territory of India. Area: 1645 sq km (635 sq miles)
no-claims bonus — law: insurance premium reduction
non combustible — not flammable.
non-acquisitive — tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.: our acquisitive impulses; acquisitive societies.
non-association — an organization of people with a common purpose and having a formal structure.
non-carnivorous — flesh-eating: A dog is a carnivorous animal.
non-charismatic — of, having, or characteristic of charisma.
non-combustible — not flammable.
non-compression — the act of compressing.
non-compromised — unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
non-consecutive — following one another in uninterrupted succession or order; successive: six consecutive numbers, such as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
non-consignment — the act of consigning.
non-constituent — serving to compose or make up a thing; component: the constituent parts of a motor.
non-consumptive — tending to consume; destructive; wasteful.
non-contrastive — not contrastive.
non-crystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
non-descriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
non-disjunction — the failure of chromosomes to separate and segregate into daughter cells at division.
non-efficacious — capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.: The medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough.
non-egotistical — pertaining to or characterized by egotism.
non-instinctive — prompted by or resulting from or as if from instinct; natural; unlearned: an instinctive will to survive.
non-mechanistic — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
non-necessities — something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life.
non-putrescible — liable to become putrid.
non-specificity — the quality or state of being specific.
non-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
non-susceptible — admitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
non-syncopation — Music. a shifting of the normal accent, usually by stressing the normally unaccented beats.
nonacquiescence — the act or condition of acquiescing or giving tacit assent; agreement or consent by silence or without objection; compliance (usually followed by to or in): acquiescence to his boss's demands.
nonantagonistic — acting in opposition; opposing, especially mutually.
nonaristocratic — lacking aristocratic qualities, not refined or polished
nonastronomical — not astronomical
noncatastrophic — of the nature of a catastrophe, or disastrous event; calamitous: a catastrophic failure of the dam.
nonclassicality — The condition of being nonclassical.
noncommissioned — not commissioned, applied especially to military officers, as sergeants and corporals, ranking below warrant officer.
noncompressible — not able to be compressed

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