14-letter words containing t, i, g, l, o, n
- little bighorn — a river flowing N from N Wyoming to S Montana into the Bighorn River: General Custer and troops defeated near its juncture by Indians 1876. 80 miles (130 km) long.
- living history — any of various activities involving the re-enactment of historical events or the recreation of living conditions of the past
- logical syntax — syntactics.
- longevity risk — Longevity risk is the potential risk attached to the increasing life expectancy of policyholders, which can result in higher than expected payouts for insurance companies.
- longitudinally — of or relating to longitude or length: longitudinal measurement.
- lothian region — a former local government region in SE central Scotland, formed in 1975 from East Lothian, most of Midlothian, and West Lothian; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian, and Edinburgh
- lysogenization — the process of a bacterium becoming lysogenic
- magnetooptical — Having both magnetic and optical elements.
- magniloquently — In a magniloquent manner.
- magnolia metal — an alloy used for bearings, consisting largely of lead (up to 80 per cent) and antimony, with the addition of smaller quantities of iron and tin
- magnolia state — Mississippi (used as a nickname).
- malfunctioning — failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.
- metallogenetic — metallogenic
- methaemoglobin — a brownish compound of oxygen and hemoglobin, formed in the blood, as by the use of certain drugs.
- miniature golf — a game or amusement modeled on golf and played with a putter and golf ball, in which each very short, grassless “hole” constitutes an obstacle course, consisting of wooden alleys, tunnels, bridges, etc., through which the ball must be driven to hole it.
- mongrelization — to subject (a breed, group, etc.) to crossbreeding, especially with one considered inferior.
- moonlight flit — a hurried departure at night, esp from rented accommodation to avoid payment of rent owed
- morganatically — In a morganatic manner.
- mounting-block — a block of stone formerly used to aid a person when mounting a horse
- narratological — of or relating to narratology
- national guard — state military forces, in part equipped, trained, and quartered by the U.S. government, and paid by the U.S. government, that become an active component of the army when called into federal service by the president in civil emergencies. Compare militia (def 2).
- navigationally — in a navigational manner; from a navigational point of view
- neil armstrong — (Daniel) Louis ("Satchmo") 1900–71, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
- neolinguistics — a school of linguistics centered in Italy emphasizing the importance of linguistic geography in diachronic studies.
- neurobiologist — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- nitrogen cycle — the continuous sequence of events by which atmospheric nitrogen and nitrogenous compounds in the soil are converted, as by nitrification and nitrogen fixation, into substances that can be utilized by green plants, the substances returning to the air and soil as a result of the decay of the plants and denitrification.
- nitroglycerine — a colorless, thick, oily, flammable, highly explosive, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 5 N 3 O 9 , prepared from glycerol with nitric and sulfuric acids: used chiefly as a constituent of dynamite and other explosives, in rocket propellants, and in medicine as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris.
- non-congenital — having by nature a specified character: a congenital fool.
- 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-legitimate — in accordance with established rules, principles, or standards.
- non-litigation — the act or process of litigating: a matter that is still in litigation.
- non-liturgical — of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.
- non-logistical — of or relating to logistics.
- non-negotiable — capable of being negotiated: a negotiable salary demand.
- non-regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- nonbelligerent — of or relating to a country whose status or policy is one of nonbelligerency.
- noncategorical — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
- noncirculating — not circulating
- nonconflicting — Not conflicting; compatible.
- noncontrolling — (of an interest) relating to a type of investment in a company in which the investor has no control over that company
- nongeometrical — not geometrical
- nongrammatical — (of a sentence or expression) not conforming to the grammatical rules of a given language.
- nonlegislative — Not of a legislative character; not involved with or related to legislating.
- nontheological — not theological, not having theological content
- 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
- nursing bottle — a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc.
- obligatoriness — The quality or state of being obligatory.
- 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.
- online catalog — a bibliographic record of a library's holdings, available in machine-readable form.