14-letter words containing a, c, i, n, o, u
- noncommutative — of or relating to commutation, exchange, substitution, or interchange.
- noncultivation — the state of not cultivating
- noneducational — not educational or related to education
- nonequivalence — the state or fact of being equivalent; equality in value, force, significance, etc.
- nonjusticiable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.
- nonparticulate — Not particulate.
- nonprejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
- nonspeculative — not speculative
- nontherapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- nuclear fusion — fusion (def 4).
- nuclear isomer — isomer (def 2).
- nuclear option — the use of or power to use nuclear weapons
- nuclearization — to equip with nuclear weapons; give nuclear capability to: a fear that armed forces on both sides would become nuclearized.
- nyctaginaceous — belonging to the Nyctaginaceae, the four-o'clock family of plants.
- occupationally — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
- omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
- oncornaviruses — Plural form of oncornavirus.
- outside chance — a slight chance or likelihood
- papilionaceous — having an irregular corolla shaped somewhat like a butterfly, as the pea and other leguminous plants.
- parish council — local administrative body
- percussion cap — a small metallic cap or cup containing fulminating powder, formerly exploded by percussion to fire the charge of small arms.
- perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
- pneumodynamics — Physics. pneumatics.
- polemoniaceous — belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
- polyfunctional — containing more than one functional group.
- port-au-prince — Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
- pre-accounting — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- preacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- precalculation — the act or process of calculating; computation.
- precariousness — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- predicate noun — a noun used in the predicate with a copulative verb or a factitive verb and having the same referent as the subject of the copulative verb or the direct object of the factitive verb, as in She is the mayor or They elected her mayor.
- prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
- preunification — of the period before unification
- pronunciamento — a proclamation; manifesto; edict.
- public company — a company that has more than 50 shareholders and whose shares are offered for public subscription.
- pugnaciousness — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- punctuationist — a person who punctuates a text
- qualifications — Plural form of qualification.
- quantification — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- quantum optics — the branch of optics dealing with light as a stream of photons, each possessing a quantum of energy proportional to the frequency of light when it is considered as a wave motion.
- quasi contract — an obligation imposed by law in the absence of a contract to prevent unjust enrichment.
- quasi-constant — not changing or varying; uniform; regular; invariable: All conditions during the three experiments were constant.
- quasi-contract — an obligation imposed by law in the absence of a contract to prevent unjust enrichment.
- quasi-economic — pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities.
- quattrocentism — the 15th-century Italian style of art and literature
- quattrocentist — a painter or writer of 15th-century Italy
- quinquecostate — having five lines or ribs