14-letter words containing a, s, t, o, n, i
- options market — a market in which options are traded
- orbital sander — a sander that uses a section of sandpaper clamped to a metal pad that moves at high speed in a very narrow orbit, driven by an electric motor.
- orchestrations — Plural form of orchestration.
- ordinary stock — British. common stock.
- organisational — (British) alternative spelling of organizational.
- ornamentations — Plural form of ornamentation.
- ornithischians — Plural form of ornithischian.
- osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
- ostentatiously — characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser.
- osteogenically — By osteogenesis.
- otitis externa — inflammation of the external ear.
- otitis interna — labyrinthitis.
- out of fashion — no longer popular
- outlandishness — The quality of being outlandish.
- outside chance — a slight chance or likelihood
- overenthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
- overestimating — Present participle of overestimate.
- overestimation — An excessive estimation.
- overnight stay — in hospital or hotel
- oversaturating — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- oversaturation — the act or process of saturating.
- ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
- oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
- paleomagnetism — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
- paleontologist — the science of the forms of life existing in former geologic periods, as represented by their fossils.
- panic stations — a state of alarm; panicky reaction
- parasitization — an infestation of or by parasites
- parrot-fashion — If you learn or repeat something parrot-fashion, you do it accurately but without really understanding what it means.
- pasteurization — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- patrialisation — the process of patrialising
- pay television — a commercial service that broadcasts or provides television programs to viewers who pay a monthly charge or a per-program fee.
- pentecostarion — a service book of offices for the period from Easter to the Sunday after Pentecost.
- persian violet — any of several plants belonging to the genus Exacum, native to the Old World, as E. affine, having glossy, ovate leaves, and fragrant, bluish flowers: cultivated as a houseplant.
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- petrol station — A petrol station is a garage by the side of the road where petrol is sold and put into vehicles.
- phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- phantasmagoria — a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination.
- phantasmagoric — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
- philanthropist — a person who practices philanthropy.
- pitch invasion — If there is a pitch invasion during or after a football, rugby, or cricket match, fans run on to the pitch.
- pitch-and-toss — a game in which players toss coins at a mark, the person whose coin hits closest to the mark tossing all the coins in the air and winning all those that come down heads up.
- plasticization — Plasticization is the process of changing the structure of a polymer to make it easier to bend.
- platonic solid — one of the five regular polyhedrons: tetrahedron, octahedron, hexahedron, icosahedron, or dodecahedron.
- point estimate — the process of determining a single estimated value (point estimate) of a parameter of a given population.
- point pleasant — a borough in E New Jersey.
- polar distance — codeclination.
- police station — police headquarters for a particular district, from which police officers are dispatched and to which persons under arrest are brought.
- pontifications — the office or term of office of a pontiff.
- pontius pilate — Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- position angle — the direction in which one object lies relative to another on the celestial sphere, measured in degrees from north in an easterly direction