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15-letter words containing u, n, i, r, t

  • municipal court — a court whose jurisdiction is confined to a city or municipality, with criminal jurisdiction usually corresponding to that of a police court and civil jurisdiction over small causes.
  • naismith's rule — a rule of thumb for calculating the time needed for a climbing expedition, allowing 1 hour for every 3 miles of distance plus 1 hour for every 2000 feet of height
  • name resolution — (networking)   The process of mapping a name into its corresponding address. The Domain Name System is the system which does name resolution on the Internet.
  • narcotics squad — a department of the police which investigates crimes concerning illegal drugs
  • national church — an independent church within a country, usually representing the prevalent religion.
  • natural english — Programming in normal, spoken English. [Sammet 1969, p.768].
  • natural history — the sciences, as botany, mineralogy, or zoology, dealing with the study of all objects in nature: used especially in reference to the beginnings of these sciences in former times.
  • natural justice — accepted moral principles
  • natural realism — naive realism.
  • natural science — a science or knowledge of objects or processes observable in nature, as biology or physics, as distinguished from the abstract or theoretical sciences, as mathematics or philosophy.
  • natural varnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
  • natural virtues — (especially among the scholastics) any moral virtue of which humankind is capable, especially the cardinal virtues: justice, temperance, prudence, and fortitude.
  • negative number — a number that is less than 0
  • negro spiritual — a type of religious song originating among Black slaves in the American South
  • neo-lutheranism — a movement begun in the 19th century in Germany and Scandinavia to revive the orthodox principles, beliefs, and practices of the Lutheran Church.
  • neuroanatomical — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
  • neurodermatitis — W Lichen simplex chronicus, a skin disorder characterized by chronic itching and scratching, resulting in thick, leathery, brownish skin.
  • neuroepithelial — Of or relating to the neuroepithelium.
  • neuroepithelium — Embryology. the part of the embryonic ectoderm that gives rise to the nervous system.
  • neurolinguistic — pertaining to neurolinguistics
  • neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
  • neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
  • neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
  • neuroprosthesis — A prosthesis used to improve the function of an impaired nervous system.
  • neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
  • neuroscientific — the field of study encompassing the various scientific disciplines dealing with the structure, development, function, chemistry, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system.
  • neuroscientists — Plural form of neuroscientist.
  • neurotoxicology — the science that deals with the effects of poisons on the nervous system.
  • neutral density — black, white, or a shade of grey; a colourless tone
  • neutral spirits — nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent, or 190 proof, obtained chiefly from grain or molasses or redistilled from brandy, rum, etc., used for blending with straight whiskies and in the making of gin, cordials, liqueurs, and the like.
  • new york minute — a very short time.
  • nitramino group — the univalent group –NHNO 2 .
  • non prosequitur — a judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit when the plaintiff does not appear in court to prosecute it.
  • non-contributor — a person who contributes money, assistance, etc.
  • non-interrupted — having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.
  • non-putrescible — liable to become putrid.
  • non-repudiation — the act of repudiating.
  • non-requirement — that which is required; a thing demanded or obligatory: One of the requirements of the job is accuracy.
  • non-suppurative — suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
  • non-utilitarian — pertaining to or consisting in utility.
  • nonagricultural — not applied to or generally practicing agriculture: a nonagricultural nation.
  • nonarchitecture — a building not designed according to accepted modes of architecture
  • nonattributable — not capable of being attributed to a particular source or cause
  • nonbureaucratic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.
  • noncomputerized — not computerized or controlled by computers
  • nonconstruction — an activity not involving construction, esp in building
  • nonconstructive — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
  • noncontributory — pertaining to or of the nature of contribution; contributing.
  • noninstrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
  • nonmatriculated — not matriculated, not enrolled in an institution, esp a college or university
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