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16-letter words containing a, s, c, o, n, i

  • non-satisfaction — an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification.
  • non-solicitation — the act of soliciting.
  • noncompassionate — Not compassionate.
  • noncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
  • nondiscretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
  • nonfinite clause — a clause with a nonfinite verb or with no verb, as the hour being late in The hour being late, we left.
  • nonphysiological — of or relating to physiology.
  • not miss a trick — to be very alert
  • nuclear emulsion — a photographic emulsion in the form of a thick block, used to record the tracks of elementary particles.
  • observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
  • occasional table — a small table with no regular use
  • ohmic resistance — resistance (def 3a).
  • open scholarship — a scholarship which anyone can apply for
  • optical illusion — something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
  • optical scanning — 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.
  • osculating plane — the plane containing the circle of curvature of a point on a given curve.
  • ovals of cassini — the locus of a point x, whose distance from two fixed points, a and b, is such that |x–a| |x–b| is a constant
  • over-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
  • overcautiousness — the quality or state of being too cautious, wary, or careful
  • overcompensating — Present participle of overcompensate.
  • overcompensation — a pronounced striving to neutralize and conceal a strong but unacceptable character trait by substituting for it an opposite trait.
  • overenthusiastic — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
  • pacific sturgeon — a dark gray sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus, inhabiting marine and fresh waters along the northwestern coast of North America, valued as a food and sport fish.
  • panel discussion — a formal discussion before an audience for which the topic, speakers, etc., have been selected in advance.
  • panoramic screen — a very wide screen, as of a television, etc
  • pascal's limacon — limaçon.
  • pavillon chinois — crescent (def 6).
  • pectoralis minor — the smaller of the two large chest muscles that assist in movements of the shoulder and upper arm
  • pelagic division — the biogeographic realm or zone that comprises the open seas and oceans, including water of all depths.
  • pelican crossing — place to cross road
  • pentatonic scale — a scale having five tones to an octave, as one having intervals that correspond to the five black keys of a piano octave.
  • personality cult — deliberately cultivated adulation of a person, esp a political leader
  • phantasmagorical — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
  • pharmacodynamics — the branch of pharmacology dealing with the course of action, effect, and breakdown of drugs within the body.
  • pharmacogenetics — the branch of pharmacology that examines the relation of genetic factors to variations in response to drugs.
  • pharmacogenomics — the study of human genetic variability in relation to drug action and its application to medical treatment
  • pharmacokinetics — the branch of pharmacology that studies the fate of pharmacological substances in the body, as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
  • philanthropistic — a person who practices philanthropy.
  • physiognomically — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
  • piece d'occasion — something prepared or used for a special occasion.
  • plainclothes man — a detective or police officer who wears civilian clothes while on duty
  • play-action pass — a pass play designed to deceive the defense by appearing to be a running play, in which the quarterback fakes a hand-off to a back before throwing a forward pass.
  • pocono mountains — ridge of the Appalachians, in E Pa.: resort area: c. 2,000 ft (610 m) high
  • poisoned chalice — If you refer to a job or an opportunity as a poisoned chalice, you mean that it seems to be very attractive but you believe it will lead to failure.
  • poitou-charentes — a region of W central France, on the Bay of Biscay: mainly low-lying
  • police constable — police officer
  • policy statement — a declaration of the plans and intentions of an organization or government
  • polycondensation — formation of a polymer by chemical condensation with the elimination of a small molecule, such as water.
  • pork scratchings — small pieces of crisply cooked pork crackling, eaten cold as an appetizer with drinks
  • post-renaissance — the activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world.
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