18-letter words containing t, o, r, i, e

non-characteristic — Also, characteristical. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive: Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn.
non-conversational — able or ready to converse; given to conversation.
non-discriminative — constituting a particular quality, trait, or difference; characteristic; notable.
non-impact printer — a printer that creates images without mechanically impacting the page, as an ink-jet or laser printer.
non-inertial frame — a frame of reference that moves with the object, so that the moving object appears to violate Newton's laws of motion since it accelerates despite having no horizontal forces on it.
non-reconciliation — an act of reconciling, as when former enemies agree to an amicable truce.
non-representation — the act of representing.
non-responsibility — the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.
nonaggression pact — an agreement between two nations not to attack each other, usually for a specified period of years
nondestructiveness — The quality of not being destructive.
noninterchangeable — That cannot be interchanged with another.
nonintercourse act — the act of Congress (1809) prohibiting all shipping and trade between the United States and British- or French-controlled ports.
noninterventionism — A policy of non-intervention.
noninterventionist — A proponent of non-intervention.
nonionic detergent — a detergent that is polar but does not ionize in aqueous solution.
nonpartisan league — a political organization of farmers, founded in North Dakota in 1915, and extending to many states west of the Mississippi, with the aim of influencing agricultural legislation in state legislatures.
nonpreferentialism — of, relating to, or of the nature of preference: preferential policies.
nonstriated muscle — smooth muscle
nonvolatile memory — computer memory that can retain stored information even when not powered, for example read-only memory
normally aspirated — A normally aspirated or naturally aspirated engine breathes air at atmospheric pressure.
north bedfordshire — a city in Bedfordshire, in central England.
north college hill — a city in SW Ohio.
north lincolnshire — a unitary authority of NE England, in Lincolnshire: formerly (1975–96) part of the county of Humberside. Pop: 155 000 (2003 est). Area: 1497 sq km (578 sq miles)
north polar region — the region of land and water surrounding the North Pole.
northeast corridor — the long, narrow strip of land between Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C., containing many adjacent urban areas.
northern territory — an administrative division of N central Australia, on the Timor and Arafura Seas: the Arunta Desert lies in the east, the Macdonnell Ranges in the south, and Arnhem Land in the north (containing Australia's largest Aboriginal reservation); the Ashmore and Cartier Islands constitute a separate Australian External Territory. Capital: Darwin. Pop: 233 300 (2012 est). Area: 1 347 525 sq km (520 280 sq miles)
not a pretty sight — If you say that someone or something is not a pretty sight, you mean that it is not pleasant to look at.
now you're talking — at last you're saying something agreeable
numerical taxonomy — classification of organisms by a comparison of large numbers of observable characteristics that are given equal value instead of being weighted according to possible evolutionary significance.
nurse practitioner — a registered nurse who has received special training for diagnosing and treating routine or minor ailments. Abbreviation: NP.
nurse-practitioner — a registered nurse who has received special training for diagnosing and treating routine or minor ailments. Abbreviation: NP.
obedience training — the training of an animal, especially a dog, to obey certain commands.
object-orientation — object-oriented
oblique projection — something that is oblique.
octachlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of twelve isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing eight chlorine atoms.
october revolution — Russian Revolution (def 2).
off-street parking — spaces for cars located on private property rather than on a public street
offensive material — any published or broadcast content (such as articles, photographs, films, or websites) that is likely to be upsetting, insulting, or objectionable to some or most people
officer of the day — an officer who has charge of the guard and prisoners on an assigned day at a military installation. Abbreviation: OD, O.D., O.O.D.
offset lithography — offset (def 6).
oil of wintergreen — methyl salicylate.
on delicate ground — in a situation requiring tact
on that/this score — You can use on that score or on this score to refer to something that has just been mentioned, especially an area of difficulty or concern.
on the credit side — You say on the credit side in order to introduce one or more good things about a situation or person, usually when you have already mentioned the bad things about them.
on the danger list — critically ill in hospital
operating expenses — Operating expenses are expenses related to carrying out normal business activities.
operating software — software used in the operation of a computer system, typically by performing such tasks as memory allocation, job scheduling, and input/output control
operation overlord — the codename for the Allied invasion (June 1944) of northern France
operationalisation — Alternative spelling of operationalization.
operationalization — The act or process of operationalizing.

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