13-letter words containing c, a, r, n, p
- microperation — (processor) An elementary operation performed on data stored in registers or in memory. Microperations are classified as transfer, arithmetic, logic, or shift/rotate.
- microplankton — plankton visible as individual organisms only with the aid of a microscope, which excludes most animal plankton.
- mineral pitch — asphalt.
- nail clippers — tool for cutting finger- and toenails
- nanoparticles — Plural form of nanoparticle.
- narcohypnosis — the use of drugs to induce hypnosis
- neck and crop — completely; entirely
- necktie party — a lynching or other execution by hanging.
- necrophiliacs — Plural form of necrophiliac.
- nephrological — of or relating to nephrology
- neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
- newport beach — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
- nez perce war — a war (1877) fought in the northwestern U.S. between the U.S. and a band of Nez Percé Indians.
- non-corporate — of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.
- non-corporeal — of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
- non-empirical — derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
- non-spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- nonappearance — failure to appear, as in a court.
- noncomparable — not comparable
- noncooperator — A person who does not cooperate.
- nonparametric — (of a test or method) not requiring assertions about parameters or about the form of the underlying distribution.
- nonperiodical — a magazine or other journal that is issued at regularly recurring intervals.
- nonpracticing — not currently practicing one's profession, religion, etc.: a nonpracticing physician.
- nonpractising — of or relating to a person who no longer observes or pursues his or her religious faith
- nonprovincial — Not restricted to a small region; not done in isolation.
- nonreciprocal — given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
- normocephalic — Having a normal sized head; neither macrocephalic nor microcephalic; mesocephalic.
- northern cape — the largest but least populated province in South Africa, in the NW part of the country; created in 1994 from part of Cape Province: agriculture, mining (esp diamonds). Capital: Kimberley. Pop: 1 145 861 (2011 est). Area: 139 703 sq km (361 830 sq miles)
- norway spruce — a European spruce, Picea abies, having shiny, dark-green needles, grown as an ornamental.
- notary public — a public officer or other person authorized to authenticate contracts, acknowledge deeds, take affidavits, protest bills of exchange, take depositions, etc.
- nuclear power — power derived from nuclear energy.
- ocean springs — a town in SE Mississippi.
- oceanographer — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- oceanographic — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- old provencal — the Provençal language as found in documents from the 11th to the 16th centuries. Abbreviation: OPr.
- omnicorporeal — Comprehending or including all bodies; embracing all substance.
- on the carpet — a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- onychophorans — Plural form of onychophoran.
- open fracture — compound fracture.
- opera company — a company that puts on productions of operas
- opisthobranch — any gastropod mollusk of the order Opisthobranchia, as the sea slugs, sea butterflies, and sea hares, characterized by a vestigial or absent mantle and shell and two pairs of tentacles.
- oprahfication — the perceived increase in people’s desire to discuss their emotions or personal problems, attributed to the influence of confessional television programmes
- optical crown — an optical glass of low dispersion and relatively low refractive index. It is used in the construction of lenses
- packing crate — A packing crate is a large wooden box in which things are put so that they can be stored or taken somewhere.
- paediatrician — A paediatrician is a doctor who specializes in treating sick children.
- palaeocurrent — an ancient current, esp of water, evidence of which has been preserved in sedimentary rocks as fossilized ripple marks, etc
- pancreatotomy — incision of the pancreas.
- panharmonicon — a mechanical instrument that imitates orchestral sounds
- pantisocratic — relating to pantisocracy
- paper advance — the feeding of paper through a printer