15-letter words containing a, n, t, i, c
- nonincorporated — Not incorporated.
- noninflectional — not inflectional
- noninsecticidal — absent or free of insecticide
- nonintellectual — appealing to or engaging the intellect: intellectual pursuits.
- nonintoxicating — Not intoxicating; not causing drunkenness.
- nonmathematical — of, relating to, or of the nature of mathematics: mathematical truth.
- nonmatriculated — not matriculated, not enrolled in an institution, esp a college or university
- nonmelodramatic — Not melodramatic.
- nonmetaphorical — not metaphorical; literal
- nonoccupational — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- nonphotographic — not involving photographic equipment or techniques
- nonprecedential — Not precedential.
- nonpsychiatrist — a person who is not a psychiatrist
- nonpsychoactive — Not psychoactive.
- nonrelativistic — not concerned with or involving the theory of relativity
- nonsolicitation — Being or pertaining to a particular kind of noncompetition agreement that forbids a former employee from attempting to recruit the employer's colleagues or customers.
- north caucasian — a language family including all the Caucasian languages north of the Caucasian divide, as Kabardian and the Circassian language proper, and a few between the divide and the Black Sea, as Abkhazian.
- not a dickybird — not a word; nothing
- not in the race — given or having no chance
- not necessarily — If you reply 'Not necessarily', you mean that what has just been said or suggested may not be true.
- nova scotia lox — a kind of brine-cured salmon, having either a salt cure (Scandinavian lox) or a sugar cure (Nova Scotia lox) often eaten with cream cheese on a bagel.
- nuclear testing — the process of carrying out a test on a nuclear weapon to determine effectiveness, etc
- nutcracker chin — a strong-looking chin
- obedience trial — a competitive event at which a dog can progress toward a degree in obedience by demonstrating its ability to follow a prescribed series of commands.
- obituary column — the division of a publication reserved for obituaries
- object distance — the distance between the lens of a camera and an object being photographed.
- objectification — to present as an object, especially of sight, touch, or other physical sense; make objective; externalize.
- objectionable-c — (abuse, humour, language) A hackish take on "Objective C". Objectionable-C uses a Smalltalk-like syntax, but lacks the flexibility of Smalltalk method calls, and (like many such efforts) comes frustratingly close to attaining the Right Thing without actually doing so.
- observation car — a railroad passenger car having a lounge or platform from which the scenery can be viewed.
- octanitrocubane — (organic compound) A high explosive derived from cubane.
- omnidirectional — sending or receiving signals in all directions: an omnidirectional microphone.
- on the increase — growing, increasing
- opencast mining — mining by excavating from the surface
- operating cycle — the period of time between starting a business and making a profit
- optical printer — a film printer used in making optical effects, consisting basically of a camera that photographs the image with special lenses to enlarge, reduce, distort, etc., and a projector that transfers the image to the print stock, as distinguished from a contact printer.
- optical pumping — a method for increasing the number of atoms or molecules occupying higher energy levels by irradiating them with light of the proper frequencies to raise them to those levels.
- optical scanner — the process of interpreting data in printed, handwritten, bar-code, or other visual form by a device (optical scanner or reader) that scans and identifies the data.
- optical tooling — the technique of establishing precise reference lines and planes by means of telescopic sights, especially for the purpose of aligning machinery, machine-shop work, etc.
- orchestrational — Of or pertaining to orchestration.
- oriental carpet — Oriental rug.
- orthodontically — from an orthodontic point of view
- over-analytical — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
- over-extraction — an act or instance of extracting: the extraction of a molar.
- overachievement — to perform, especially academically, above the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
- overapplication — excessive application
- overcommunicate — to communicate excessively
- overcultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
- overexpectation — excessive expectation
- overspeculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- oxytetracycline — a dull-yellow, crystalline antibiotic powder, C 2 2 H 2 4 N 2 O 9 , produced by Streptomyces rimosus, used chiefly in treating infections caused by streptococci, staphylococci, Gram-negative bacilli, rickettsiae, and certain protozoans and viruses.