13-letter words containing a, c, p, n, o, t
- neocapitalist — a person who advocates neocapitalism
- neoplasticism — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
- newport beach — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
- non political — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
- non-compliant — failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
- non-corporate — of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.
- nonacceptance — the act of taking or receiving something offered.
- nonalphabetic — not employing alphabetic order
- noncapitalist — a person who has capital, especially extensive capital, invested in business enterprises.
- noncompatible — Not compatible.
- nonconceptual — Not of a conceptual nature.
- noncooperator — A person who does not cooperate.
- nondiplomatic — not diplomatic or related to diplomacy
- nonparametric — (of a test or method) not requiring assertions about parameters or about the form of the underlying distribution.
- nonpathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
- nonpolitician — One who is not a politician.
- nonpracticing — not currently practicing one's profession, religion, etc.: a nonpracticing physician.
- nonpractising — of or relating to a person who no longer observes or pursues his or her religious faith
- nonspecialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
- northern cape — the largest but least populated province in South Africa, in the NW part of the country; created in 1994 from part of Cape Province: agriculture, mining (esp diamonds). Capital: Kimberley. Pop: 1 145 861 (2011 est). Area: 139 703 sq km (361 830 sq miles)
- notary public — a public officer or other person authorized to authenticate contracts, acknowledge deeds, take affidavits, protest bills of exchange, take depositions, etc.
- on the carpet — a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- onomatopoetic — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
- onychophagist — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
- opacification — to cause to become opaque.
- open fracture — compound fracture.
- opisthobranch — any gastropod mollusk of the order Opisthobranchia, as the sea slugs, sea butterflies, and sea hares, characterized by a vestigial or absent mantle and shell and two pairs of tentacles.
- oprahfication — the perceived increase in people’s desire to discuss their emotions or personal problems, attributed to the influence of confessional television programmes
- optical bench — an apparatus, as a special table or rigid beam, for the precise positioning of light sources, screens, and optical instruments used for optical and photometric studies, having a ruled bar to which these devices can be attached and along which they can be readily adjusted.
- optical crown — an optical glass of low dispersion and relatively low refractive index. It is used in the construction of lenses
- optical flint — an optical glass of high dispersion and high refractive index containing lead oxide. They are used in the manufacture of lenses, artificial gems, and cut glass
- optical sound — sound recorded on and subsequently played back from an optical or photographic soundtrack, as opposed to a magnetic soundtrack.
- palaeocurrent — an ancient current, esp of water, evidence of which has been preserved in sedimentary rocks as fossilized ripple marks, etc
- paleomagnetic — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
- palmification — the fertilization of date palms artificially
- pancreatotomy — incision of the pancreas.
- pandiculation — the act of stretching oneself.
- pantisocratic — relating to pantisocracy
- parthenocarpy — the production of fruit without fertilization of an egg in the ovary.
- participation — an act or instance of participating.
- patent office — (often initial capital letters) a governmental agency that administers and regulates patents and trademarks, in the U.S. forming a division of the Department of Commerce.
- pathogenicity — the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.
- pathognomonic — Medicine/Medical. characteristic or diagnostic of a specific disease: a pathognomonic sign of pneumonia.
- peacock plant — a plant, Calathea makoyana, native to Brazil, having leaves that are spotted on the upper surface and purple on the lower surface.
- pedantocratic — of or relating to pedantocracy
- pedicellation — having a pedicel or pedicels.
- penobscot bay — an inlet of the Atlantic in S Maine. 30 miles (48 km) long.
- pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
- pentatonicism — the use of a five-tone scale.