14-letter words containing t, o, l, n
- multiplication — the act or process of multiplying or the state of being multiplied.
- multipotential — able to differentiate along several lines
- multisectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- musca volitans — floater (def 6).
- musicalization — the adaptation of a novel, play, etc into a musical form
- mylonitization — the geological process which causes the formation of mylonite
- naked mole rat — a nearly hairless rodent, Heterocephalus glaber, of eastern African dry steppes and savannas, having two protruding upper and lower front teeth and living entirely underground in colonies, based on a single breeding female and specialized workers of both sexes.
- nanofiltration — Pressure-driven filtration through a membrane that removes particles of about two nanometres or larger.
- nanotechnology — a technology executed on the scale of less than 100 nanometers, the goal of which is to control individual atoms and molecules, especially to create computer chips and other microscopic devices.
- naphthyl group — Also called alpha-naphthyl group, alpha-naphthyl radical. the univalent group C 1 0 H 7 –, having a replaceable hydrogen atom in the first, or alpha, position; 1-naphthyl group.
- narratological — of or relating to narratology
- national dress — the traditional clothing of a country
- national front — (in Britain) a small political party of the right with racist and other extremist policies
- 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).
- national party — (in New Zealand) the more conservative of the two main political parties
- national press — newspapers which concern national events of a country collectively
- national tests — externally devised assessments in the core subjects of English, mathematics, and science that school students in England and Wales sit at the end of Key Stages 1 to 3
- national trust — (in Britain) an organization concerned with the preservation of historic buildings and monuments and areas of the countryside of great beauty in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1895 and incorporated by act of parliament in 1907. The National Trust for Scotland was founded in 1931
- natural person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- naturalisation — Alternative spelling of naturalization.
- naturalization — to confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen.
- naval aviation — use of aircraft by the navy
- naval hospital — a hospital that provides treatment for people in the Navy
- navigationally — in a navigational manner; from a navigational point of view
- neanderthaloid — resembling or characteristic of the physical type of Neanderthal man.
- needle-pointer — embroidery upon canvas, usually with uniform spacing of stitches in a pattern.
- neil armstrong — (Daniel) Louis ("Satchmo") 1900–71, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
- neo-malthusian — a view or doctrine advocating population control, especially by contraception.
- neoclassicists — (sometimes initial capital letter) belonging or pertaining to a revival of classic styles or something that is held to resemble classic styles, as in art, literature, music, or architecture.
- neocolonialist — Of or relating to neocolonialism; neocolonial.
- neolinguistics — a school of linguistics centered in Italy emphasizing the importance of linguistic geography in diachronic studies.
- nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
- 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.
- neural network — artificial neural network
- neurobiologist — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- neuroblastomas — Plural form of neuroblastoma.
- neuromodulator — any of various substances, as certain hormones and amino acids, that influence the function of neurons but do not act as neurotransmitters.
- neuropathology — the pathology of the nervous system.
- neutral corner — either of the two corners of the ring not used by the boxers between rounds.
- neutral ground — a median strip on a highway or boulevard, especially one planted with grass.
- 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.
- neutralization — the act, process, or an instance of neutralizing.
- new carrollton — a city in S central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
- new forest fly — a blood-sucking fly, Hippobosca equinus, that attacks horses and cattle
- nitrocellulose — cellulose nitrate.
- 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.
- no time at all — briefest moment
- noctambulation — Sleepwalking.