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15-letter words containing v, e, r, n, i

  • natural virtues — (especially among the scholastics) any moral virtue of which humankind is capable, especially the cardinal virtues: justice, temperance, prudence, and fortitude.
  • negative charge — a charge that has more electrons than protons and has a lower electrical potential
  • negative number — a number that is less than 0
  • negative profit — a financial loss
  • neoconservatism — moderate political conservatism espoused or advocated by former liberals or socialists.
  • neoconservative — moderate political conservatism espoused or advocated by former liberals or socialists.
  • neurobehavioral — of or relating to an approach to studying behavior that stresses the importance of nerve and brain function.
  • neurodepressive — (of a drug) depressing nerve-cell function.
  • nevado del ruiz — a volcano in W central Colombia, in the Andes: eruption 1985. 17,720 feet (5401 meters).
  • new-variant cjd — a form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease thought to be transmitted by eating beef or beef products infected with BSE
  • node of ranvier — a gap occurring at regular intervals between segments of myelin sheath along a nerve axon.
  • non-adversarial — a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe.
  • non-contrastive — not contrastive.
  • non-cooperative — failure or refusal to cooperate.
  • non-declarative — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
  • non-descriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
  • non-improvement — an act of improving or the state of being improved.
  • non-informative — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
  • non-overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
  • non-penetrative — (of sexual activity) not involving penetration by the penis
  • non-suppurative — suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
  • nonconservation — A failure to conserve.
  • nonconservative — Not conservative.
  • nonconstructive — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
  • nondegenerative — tending to degenerate.
  • nonfermentative — tending to produce or undergo fermentation.
  • nonintervention — abstention by a nation from interference in the affairs of other nations or in those of its own political subdivisions.
  • nonprescriptive — that prescribes; giving directions or injunctions: a prescriptive letter from an anxious father.
  • nonrelativistic — not concerned with or involving the theory of relativity
  • nonreproductive — Not able to reproduce; sterile.
  • observation car — a railroad passenger car having a lounge or platform from which the scenery can be viewed.
  • observationally — of, relating to, or founded on observation, especially founded on observation rather than experiment.
  • obstructiveness — The characteristic of being obstructive.
  • oil of lavender — an essential oil distilled from lavender flowers, especially Lavandula angustifolia and L. stoechas, and used in perfumery.
  • open university — higher education by correspondence
  • over-analytical — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
  • over-compliance — the act of conforming, acquiescing, or yielding.
  • over-confidence — too confident.
  • over-correction — correction beyond what is needed or customary, especially when leading to error; overadjustment: The pilot made an overcorrection for headwinds.
  • over-distention — the act of distending or the state of being distended.
  • over-engineered — unnecessarily complicated
  • over-enthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
  • over-estimation — to estimate at too high a value, amount, rate, or the like: Don't overestimate the car's trade-in value.
  • over-excitement — to excite too much.
  • over-extraction — an act or instance of extracting: the extraction of a molar.
  • over-irrigation — the artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops.
  • over-passionate — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
  • over-performing — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
  • over-population — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
  • over-regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
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