14-letter words containing t, r, o, i, l, s
- myofibroblasts — Plural form of myofibroblast.
- national dress — the traditional clothing of a country
- national press — newspapers which concern national events of a country collectively
- 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
- naturalisation — Alternative spelling of naturalization.
- neil armstrong — (Daniel) Louis ("Satchmo") 1900–71, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
- neurobiologist — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- 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.
- nitrocellulose — cellulose nitrate.
- non-altruistic — unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoistic).
- non-historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- non-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- non-naturalism — Literature. a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions. a deterministic theory of writing in which it is held that a writer should adopt an objective view toward the material written about, be free of preconceived ideas as to form and content, and represent with clinical accuracy and frankness the details of life. Compare realism (def 4b). a representation of natural appearances or natural patterns of speech, manner, etc., in a work of fiction. the depiction of the physical environment, especially landscape or the rural environment.
- non-resolution — a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group. Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution.
- nonassertively — In a nonassertive way.
- noncrystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
- nonformalistic — Not formalistic.
- nonobstetrical — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
- nonresidential — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
- nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
- northern isles — Orkney and Shetland
- nucleoproteins — Plural form of nucleoprotein.
- nursing bottle — a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc.
- obligatoriness — The quality or state of being obligatory.
- oblique stroke — (character) "/". Common names include: (forward) slash; stroke; ITU-T: slant; oblique stroke. Rare: diagonal; solidus; over; slak; virgule; INTERCAL: slat. Commonly used as the division operator in programming, and to separate the components in Unix pathnames, and hence also in URLs. Also used to delimit regular expressions in several languages.
- ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
- operationalise — Alternative spelling of operationalize.
- operationalism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
- operationalist — a person who adheres to operationalism
- optical isomer — any of two or more isomers exhibiting optical isomerism.
- oral eroticism — libidinal pleasure derived from the lips and mouth, for example by kissing
- orbital sander — a sander that uses a section of sandpaper clamped to a metal pad that moves at high speed in a very narrow orbit, driven by an electric motor.
- organisational — (British) alternative spelling of organizational.
- ornithologists — Plural form of ornithologist.
- orthoselection — orthogenesis (def 1a).
- osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
- osteosclerosis — abnormal hardening and increase in density of bone.
- osteosclerotic — abnormal hardening and increase in density of bone.
- over-stimulate — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- overcautiously — in such a way as to be too cautious, wary, or careful
- oversolicitous — too solicitous: oversolicitous concerning one's health.
- overspill town — a town built or expanded to house excess population from a nearby city
- ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
- party politics — politics based on strict adherence to the policies and principles of a political party regardless of the public interest; partisan loyalism.
- pasteurellosis — hemorrhagic septicemia.
- patrialisation — the process of patrialising
- pay for itself — If something that you buy or invest in pays for itself after a period of time, the money you gain from it, or save because you have it, is greater than the amount you originally spent or invested.
- peritrichously — in a peritrichous manner; in a fashion characteristic of a peritrichous organism
- persian violet — any of several plants belonging to the genus Exacum, native to the Old World, as E. affine, having glossy, ovate leaves, and fragrant, bluish flowers: cultivated as a houseplant.