14-letter words containing c, e, l, a, n, o
- nonrecoverable — unable to be claimed back; damaged or lost forever
- nonsensicality — (of words or language) having little or no meaning; making little or no sense: A baby's babbling is appealingly nonsensical.
- nonspectacular — not spectacular
- nonspeculative — not speculative
- nonsuch palace — a former royal palace in Cuddington in London: built in 1538 for Henry VIII; later visited by Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I, and Charles II; demolished (1682–1702)
- nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
- nontechnically — In a nontechnical manner.
- nontheological — not theological, not having theological content
- nontheoretical — not confined to the theoretical realm; actual
- nontranslucent — Not translucent.
- norfolk jacket — a loosely belted single-breasted jacket, with box pleats in front and back.
- normal balance — The normal balance of an account is the side of the account that is positive or increasing.
- normoglycaemia — the condition of having a normal blood sugar level
- normoglycaemic — Alt form normoglycemic.
- notched collar — a collar forming a notch with the lapels of a garment at the seam where collar and lapels join.
- noticeableness — The quality of being noticeable.
- novelistically — In a novelistic way.
- nuclear fusion — fusion (def 4).
- nuclear isomer — isomer (def 2).
- nuclear option — the use of or power to use nuclear weapons
- nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei.
- nuclearization — to equip with nuclear weapons; give nuclear capability to: a fear that armed forces on both sides would become nuclearized.
- occipital bone — a curved, compound bone forming the back and part of the base of the skull.
- occult balance — asymmetrical balance of visual elements in an artistic composition.
- ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
- oehlenschläger — Adam Gottlob (ˈadam ˈɡɔtlɔp). 1779–1850, Danish romantic poet and dramatist
- old-time dance — a formal or formation dance, such as the lancers
- omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
- omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
- oneirocritical — an interpreter of dreams.
- online catalog — a bibliographic record of a library's holdings, available in machine-readable form.
- open classroom — a spacious instructional area shared by several groups or classes in elementary school, permitting more individualized, less supervised project learning and movement of pupils from one activity to another.
- organochlorine — Any of a large group of pesticides and other synthetic organic compounds with chlorinated aromatic molecules.
- organometallic — pertaining to or noting an organic compound containing a metal or a metalloid linked to carbon.
- osteogenically — By osteogenesis.
- over-tolerance — a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
- overallocation — Excess allocation.
- overanalytical — too analytical
- overcentralize — to centralize excessively
- overcompliance — excessive compliance
- palaeanthropic — relating to or denoting the earliest variety of man
- paleencephalon — (no longer in technical use) the more primitive part of the brain in the evolutionary development of animals, including all parts except the cerebral cortex and its related structures.
- paleoanthropic — pertaining to prehistoric humans.
- papilionaceous — having an irregular corolla shaped somewhat like a butterfly, as the pea and other leguminous plants.
- pelican-flower — a woody vine, Aristolochia grandiflora, of the West Indies, having heart-shaped leaves and purple-spotted, purple-veined flowers from 18 to 24 inches (46 to 61 cm) wide with a long, taillike structure at the tip of the corolla.
- penalty corner — a free hit from the goal line taken by the attacking side
- pennatulaceous — of or relating to a sea pen
- percutaneously — through the skin
- perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- personal chair — a professorship awarded in recognition of academic achievement