14-letter words containing c, a, n, t, u
- nectareousness — the state or quality of being nectareous
- neutral corner — either of the two corners of the ring not used by the boxers between rounds.
- nitrobacterium — Any of the several genera of bacteria in soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle, oxidizing ammonium and organic nitrogen compounds to the more soluble nitrite and nitrate.
- noctambulation — Sleepwalking.
- non-altruistic — unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoistic).
- non-articulate — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
- non-conceptual — pertaining to concepts or to the forming of concepts.
- non-contextual — of, relating to, or depending on the context.
- non-cultivable — capable of being cultivated.
- non-cultivated — prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
- non-functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- non-humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- non-liturgical — of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.
- nonaccountable — not accountable
- nonacquisitive — not acquisitive
- noncausatively — In a noncausative manner.
- noncirculating — not circulating
- noncommunicant — a person who is not a communicant.
- noncommutative — of or relating to commutation, exchange, substitution, or interchange.
- noncontractual — relating to obligations not expressed in a contract
- noncultivation — the state of not cultivating
- nondocumentary — a film or television programme not reflecting real life
- noneducational — not educational or related to education
- nonjusticiable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.
- nonparticulate — Not particulate.
- nonspectacular — not spectacular
- nonspeculative — not speculative
- nontherapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- nontranslucent — Not translucent.
- north caucasus — a region in the S Russian Federation in Europe, E of the Black Sea.
- nostro account — a bank account conducted by a British bank with a foreign bank, usually in the foreign currency
- nuclear option — the use of or power to use nuclear weapons
- nuclear winter — the general devastation of life, along with worldwide darkness and extreme cold, that some scientists believe would result from a global dust cloud screening out sunlight following large-scale nuclear detonations.
- nuclearization — to equip with nuclear weapons; give nuclear capability to: a fear that armed forces on both sides would become nuclearized.
- nudibranchiate — nudibranch.
- null character — Computers. a control character representing nothing, with the value of binary zero, but having special meaning when interpreted as text, as in marking the end of character strings.
- numismatically — Of or relating to coins or currency.
- nutraceuticals — Plural form of nutraceutical.
- nyctaginaceous — belonging to the Nyctaginaceae, the four-o'clock family of plants.
- occult balance — asymmetrical balance of visual elements in an artistic composition.
- occupancy rate — The occupancy rate at a hotel is the number of available rooms that are occupied over a period of time.
- occupationally — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
- old-man cactus — a Mexican cactus, Cephalocereus senilis, having a columnar body from 30 to 40 feet (9 to 12 meters) high with thatchlike, long, white hairs on the top, and red flowers with white centers.
- on the surface — to all appearances
- opaque context — an expression in which the replacement of a term by another with the same reference may change the truth-value of the whole. John believes that Cicero was a Roman is opaque, since even though Cicero and Tully are the same person John may know that the given statement is true but not that Tully was a Roman
- ordnance datum — mean sea level calculated from observation taken at Newlyn, Cornwall, and used as the official basis for height calculation on British maps
- orphans' court — a probate court in certain U.S. states.
- outperformance — The act or state of outperforming.
- outside chance — a slight chance or likelihood