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14-letter words containing a, c, r, o, p

  • nonprocreative — Not procreative.
  • nonprovocative — Not provocative.
  • nonpsychiatric — not psychiatric
  • nonspectacular — not spectacular
  • nontherapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
  • nuclear option — the use of or power to use nuclear weapons
  • nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei.
  • object program — a computer program translated from the equivalent source program into machine language by the compiler or assembler
  • occupancy rate — The occupancy rate at a hotel is the number of available rooms that are occupied over a period of time.
  • oceanographers — Plural form of oceanographer.
  • octave coupler — a mechanism on an organ and on some harpsichords that enables keys or pedals an octave apart to be played simultaneously
  • omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
  • open classroom — a spacious instructional area shared by several groups or classes in elementary school, permitting more individualized, less supervised project learning and movement of pupils from one activity to another.
  • operating cash — the amount of cash or money that a business generates
  • operating cost — The operating cost of a business, or a piece of equipment or machinery is the amount of money that it costs to run it.
  • operation code — (programming)   (Always "op code" when spoken) The part or parts of a machine language instruction which determines what kind of action the computer should take, e.g. add, jump, load, store. In any particular instruction set certain fixed bit positions within the instruction word contain the op code, others give parameters such as the addresses or registers involved. For example, in a 32-bit instruction the most significant eight bits might be the op code giving 256 possible operations. For some instruction sets, certain values in the fixed bit positions may select a group of operations and the exact operation may depend on other bits within instruction word or subsequent words. When programming in assembly language, the op code is represented by a readable name called an instruction mnemonic.
  • opisthobranchs — Plural form of opisthobranch.
  • opisthographic — written on the front and back of a parchment or papyrus
  • optical isomer — any of two or more isomers exhibiting optical isomerism.
  • ordnance corps — a combat support military unit responsible for developing and maintaining weapons and weapon systems
  • orphan process — (operating system)   A Unix process whose original parent has terminated and which has become a child of "init(1)". Compare zombie.
  • orphans' court — a probate court in certain U.S. states.
  • orthographical — Of, or relating to orthography; spelled correctly.
  • oscillographic — Of or pertaining to an oscillograph.
  • outperformance — The act or state of outperforming.
  • over-expectant — having expectations; expecting: an excited, expectant audience.
  • over-patriotic — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
  • overcapitalize — to fix the total amount of securities of a corporation in excess of the limits set by law or by sound financial policy.
  • overcompensate — to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced.
  • overcompliance — excessive compliance
  • overcomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
  • overparticular — precise beyond necessity
  • overspecialize — to specialize to an excessive degree
  • pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
  • pacific oyster — Japanese oyster.
  • paddock-basher — a vehicle suited to driving on rough terrain
  • palaeanthropic — relating to or denoting the earliest variety of man
  • paleoanthropic — pertaining to prehistoric humans.
  • pancreatectomy — excision of part or all of the pancreas.
  • panic disorder — a disorder in which inappropriate, intense apprehension and physical symptoms of fear occur so frequently as to produce significant impairment.
  • panic reaction — a widespread and excessive response of panic
  • panidiomorphic — (of igneous rocks) having well-developed crystals
  • panoramic view — wide vista or landscape
  • pantopragmatic — a busybody; someone who interferes with everything
  • paperback book — a book with covers made of flexible card, sold relatively cheaply
  • parabiotically — in a parabiotic manner
  • paradoxicality — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
  • parapsychology — the branch of psychology that deals with the investigation of purportedly psychic phenomena, as clairvoyance, extrasensory perception, telepathy, and the like.
  • parchment worm — any of several polychaete worms of the genus Chaetopterus that secrete and live in a U -shaped, parchmentlike tube.
  • parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
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