16-letter words that end in n

municipalization — (economics) The transfer of corporations or other assets to municipal ownership.
mutual exclusion — (parallel, operating system) (Or "mutex", plural: "mutexes") A collection of techniques for sharing resources so that different uses do not conflict and cause unwanted interactions. One of the most commonly used techniques for mutual exclusion is the semaphore.
mutual induction — the production of an electromotive force in one circuit by a change in current in another circuit.
mutual recursion — recursion
myelosuppression — (medicine) A reduction of bone marrow activity that leads to a lower concentration of platelets, red blood cells and white blood cells.
native companion — brolga.
natural religion — religion based on principles derived solely from reason and the study of nature.
net register ton — net ton (def 1).
network meltdown — (networking) (By analogy with catastrophic failure of a nuclear reactor) An event that causes saturation, or near saturation, of a network. Network meltdown usually results from illegal or misrouted packets (see Chernobyl packet) and typically lasts only a short time. It may also be caused by a hardware fault. It is the network equivalent of thrashing.
new frontiersman — an advocate or follower of the New Frontier, especially one in public service.
no-win situation — choice between negative outcomes
noise prevention — the prevention of annoying or harmful noise in an environment
non-apprehension — anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil.
non-assimilation — the act or process of assimilating, or of absorbing information, experiences, etc.: the need for quick assimilation of the facts.
non-cohabitation — to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
non-confirmation — the act of confirming.
non-consummation — the act of consummating; completion.
non-contribution — the act of contributing.
non-emancipation — the act of emancipating.
non-illumination — an act or instance of illuminating.
non-intervention — abstention by a nation from interference in the affairs of other nations or in those of its own political subdivisions.
non-metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
non-remuneration — the act of remunerating.
non-repatriation — to bring or send back (a person, especially a prisoner of war, a refugee, etc.) to his or her country or land of citizenship.
non-reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
non-satisfaction — an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification.
non-solicitation — the act of soliciting.
nonauthoritarian — Not authoritarian.
noncommunication — Absence of communication; failure to communicate.
noncontradiction — absence or lack of contradiction.
nonparticipation — absence of participation: Nonparticipation of citizens in political matters hampers efforts toward better government.
nonproliferation — the action or practice of curbing or controlling an excessive, rapid spread: nonproliferation of nuclear weapons.
nonrecourse loan — a loan for which the borrower cannot be held responsible for any amount in excess of the security for the loan, even if the value of such security falls below the level it had or that had been anticipated for it at the time of the loan.
north carolinian — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 52,586 sq. mi. (136,198 sq. km). Capital: Raleigh. Abbreviation: NC (for use with zip code), N.C.
north charleston — a city in SE South Carolina.
not to go nap on — to hold in disfavour
not worth a damn — worthless
nuclear emulsion — a photographic emulsion in the form of a thick block, used to record the tracks of elementary particles.
nuclear magneton — a unit of magnetic moment, used to measure proton spin and approximately equal to 1/1836 Bohr magneton.
nuclear reaction — reaction (def 8).
observer mission — a mission to an area of conflict in order to observe proceedings
offensive weapon — an instrument designed to be used in attack, or an object which may be used in attack
ohm, georg simon — Georg Simon Ohm
oil installation — a facility or place where petroleum is extracted for industrial purposes
on the bandwagon — on the popular or apparently winning side, as in an election
one in a million — person: unique
one-way function — (cryptography, mathematics) A function which is easy to compute but whose inverse is very difficult to compute. Such functions have important applications in cryptography, specifically in public-key cryptography. See also: trapdoor function.
open punctuation — punctuation characterized by sparing use of stops, esp of the comma
open-pollination — the pollination of open flowers by insects, the wind, etc. without human action
operating margin — An operating margin is a ratio used to measure how well a company controls its costs, that is calculated by dividing operating income by net sales, and expressing it as a percentage.

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