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14-letter words containing a, n, t, i, p, e

  • nature worship — a system of religion based on the deification and worship of natural forces and phenomena.
  • negative space — shape of space around an object
  • nickel-plating — the process of depositing a thin layer of nickel on a surface, usually by electrolysis
  • nicotine patch — plaster to quit smoking
  • non-assumptive — taken for granted.
  • non-compatible — capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.
  • non-elliptical — pertaining to or having the form of an ellipse.
  • non-expiration — a coming to an end; termination; close: the expiration of a contract.
  • non-impairment — to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
  • non-imperative — of the nature of or expressing a command; commanding.
  • non-separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
  • noncomplicated — (esp of a medical condition or procedure) not involving complications
  • noncooperation — failure or refusal to cooperate.
  • noncooperative — Not cooperative; uncooperative.
  • nonexportation — failure or refusal to export.
  • nonoperational — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
  • nonparasitized — Not having been parasitized.
  • nonparticulate — Not particulate.
  • nonpenetration — Absence of penetration; failure to penetrate.
  • nonpredictable — Not predictable.
  • nonprocreative — Not procreative.
  • nonproprietary — (especially of computer hardware or software) conforming to standards that are in the public domain or are widely licensed, and so not restricted to one manufacturer.
  • nonprovocative — Not provocative.
  • nonrepudiation — (legal) Assurance that a contract cannot later be denied by either of the parties involved.
  • nonspeculative — not speculative
  • nonsuppurative — Not suppurative.
  • nontherapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
  • nuclear option — the use of or power to use nuclear weapons
  • obedient plant — false dragonhead.
  • occipital bone — a curved, compound bone forming the back and part of the base of the skull.
  • old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party
  • omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
  • opening gambit — a preliminary or opening tactic
  • 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.
  • operating room — a specially equipped room, usually in a hospital, where surgical procedures are performed. Abbreviation: OR.
  • 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.
  • operationalise — Alternative spelling of operationalize.
  • operationalism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
  • operationalist — a person who adheres to operationalism
  • operationalize — Put into operation or use.
  • options market — a market in which options are traded
  • oriental poppy — a poppy, Papaver orientale, of Asia, having bristly stems and leaves and showy scarlet, pink, or white flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.
  • oriental topaz — a variety of corundum resembling topaz in colour and used as a gemstone
  • ottoman empire — a former Turkish empire that was founded about 1300 by Osman and reached its greatest territorial extent under Suleiman in the 16th century; collapsed after World War I. Capital: Constantinople.
  • overpopulation — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
  • ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
  • packet sniffer — (networking, tool)   A network monitoring tool that captures data packets and decodes them using built-in knowledge of common protocols. Sniffers are used to debug and monitor networking problems.
  • packet writing — (storage)   A technique for writing CD-Rs and CD-RWs that is more efficient in both disk space used and the time it takes to write the CD.
  • paint stripper — Paint stripper is a liquid which you use in order to remove old paint from things such as doors or pieces of furniture.
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