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14-letter words containing s, o, r, e, n

  • nanostructured — Having a nanostructure; a structure designed on the nano scale.
  • nanostructures — Plural form of nanostructure.
  • napier's bones — a form of multiplication table originally marked on sticks of bone or ivory that could be rearranged to carry out the operations of multiplication or division.
  • narcosynthesis — a treatment for psychiatric disturbances that uses narcotics.
  • narcoterrorism — terrorist tactics employed by dealers in illicit drugs, as against competitors or government agents.
  • nasopharyngeal — the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx (def 2).
  • nassau grouper — a colorful food and game fish, Epinephelus striatus, common off the Florida Keys.
  • national dress — the traditional clothing of a country
  • national press — newspapers which concern national events of a country collectively
  • natural person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
  • nature worship — a system of religion based on the deification and worship of natural forces and phenomena.
  • nectareousness — the state or quality of being nectareous
  • neighborliness — having or showing qualities befitting a neighbor; friendly.
  • neighbourhoods — Plural form of neighbourhood.
  • neil armstrong — (Daniel) Louis ("Satchmo") 1900–71, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
  • nematodiriasis — the condition, esp in sheep, of having parasitic nematode worms of the genus Nematodirus in the small intestine
  • 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-surrealism — a revival of the 20th-century surrealism movement in art, especially painting and sculpture, depicting the imagery of dreams and the subconscious mind.
  • neoromanticism — (sometimes initial capital letter) Fine Arts. a style of painting developed in the 20th century, chiefly characterized by forms or images that project a sense of nostalgia and fantasy.
  • nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
  • nervous energy — an excess of energy that you have when you are apprehensive or worried
  • nervous nellie — a constantly nervous, worried, or timid person.
  • nervous system — the system of nerves and nerve centers in an animal or human, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia.
  • nether regions — the lower part of a place, esp when unpleasant or frightening
  • network closet — (networking)   The place where network hardware (other than cabling) is installed. The space should be used primarily for storage, be dry, and have electricity available. Since network equipment rarely needs attention once installed and tested, the network closet can have limited accessibility.
  • neuroanatomist — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
  • neurobiologist — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
  • neuroblastomas — Plural form of neuroblastoma.
  • neurochemicals — Plural form of neurochemical.
  • neurochemistry — the branch of science that is concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system.
  • neurocomputers — Plural form of neurocomputer.
  • neurodiversity — the variation and differences in neurological structure and function that exist among human beings, especially when viewed as being normal and natural rather than pathological: recognizing autism as an example of neurodiversity.
  • neuromechanism — the function of the nervous system as it relates to its structure.
  • neuroscientist — the field of study encompassing the various scientific disciplines dealing with the structure, development, function, chemistry, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system.
  • neurosecretion — a chemical secreted by a nerve cell.
  • neurosecretory — participating in or causal of neurosecretion; pertaining to neurosecretion
  • 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.
  • neutron poison — a nonfissionable material used to absorb neutrons and thus to control nuclear reactions
  • new forest fly — a blood-sucking fly, Hippobosca equinus, that attacks horses and cattle
  • new journalism — journalism containing the writer's personal opinions and reactions and often fictional asides as added color.
  • new york state — New York (def 1).
  • news broadcast — TV, radio: current affairs item
  • newspaperwoman — a woman employed by a newspaper or wire service as a reporter, writer, editor, etc.
  • newspaperwomen — Plural form of newspaperwoman.
  • newsworthiness — The characteristic of being newsworthy.
  • newton's rings — a series of bright and dark rings that appear when a convex lens comes into contact with a glass plate, and which are caused by light interference
  • nine-to-fivers — of, relating to, or during the workday, especially the hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. when offices are characteristically open for business: the nine-to-five grind.
  • nitrocellulose — cellulose nitrate.
  • nitrosobenzene — a blue, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 6 H 5 NO, that is green as a molten solid or in solution.
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