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.