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14-letter words containing c, e, s, o, r

  • noncontrastive — not contrastive.
  • noncrystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
  • nondescription — Absence of description; failure to describe something.
  • nondescriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
  • nondestructive — Not involving damage or destruction, especially of an object or material that is being tested.
  • nonfluorescent — possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
  • nonintercourse — suspension of interchange in relations, especially commercial or political relations.
  • nonobstetrical — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
  • nonobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
  • nonprosecution — (legal) Of or pertaining to a decision not to prosecute.
  • nonrestrictive — not restrictive or limiting.
  • nonspectacular — not spectacular
  • nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
  • nontranslucent — Not translucent.
  • north cascades — a national park in NW Washington: site of glaciers and mountain lakes. 789 sq. mi. (2043 sq. km).
  • northern cross — six stars in the constellation Cygnus, arranged in the form of a cross.
  • nuclear fusion — fusion (def 4).
  • nuclear isomer — isomer (def 2).
  • nucleoproteins — Plural form of nucleoprotein.
  • nursery school — a prekindergarten school for children from about three to five years of age.
  • observer force — a force deployed to an area of conflict to observe proceedings
  • oceanographers — Plural form of oceanographer.
  • ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
  • oehlenschläger — Adam Gottlob (ˈadam ˈɡɔtlɔp). 1779–1850, Danish romantic poet and dramatist
  • oestrous cycle — a hormonally controlled cycle of activity of the reproductive organs in many female mammals. The follicular stage (growth of the Graafian follicles, thickening of the lining of the uterus, secretion of oestrogen, and ovulation, is succeeded by the luteal phase (formation of the corpus luteum and secretion of progesterone), followed by regression and a return to the first stage
  • off the charts — a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
  • officers' mess — a place where officers eat or take recreation
  • on the surface — to all appearances
  • onchocerciasis — an infestation with filarial worms of the genus Onchocerca, common in tropical America and Africa, transmitted by black flies, and characterized by nodules under the skin, an itchy rash, eye lesions, and in severe cases, elephantiasis.
  • oncornaviruses — Plural form of oncornavirus.
  • one-horse race — if a contest is described as a one-horse race, it is thought that one person or thing will definitely win it
  • oophorectomies — Plural form of oophorectomy.
  • 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.
  • operating cash — the amount of cash or money that a business generates
  • operating cost — The operating cost of a business, or a piece of equipment or machinery is the amount of money that it costs to run it.
  • optical isomer — any of two or more isomers exhibiting optical isomerism.
  • oral eroticism — libidinal pleasure derived from the lips and mouth, for example by kissing
  • orchestrations — Plural form of orchestration.
  • ordnance corps — a combat support military unit responsible for developing and maintaining weapons and weapon systems
  • orobanchaceous — belonging to the Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family of plants.
  • orphan process — (operating system)   A Unix process whose original parent has terminated and which has become a child of "init(1)". Compare zombie.
  • orthoselection — orthogenesis (def 1a).
  • osmoconformers — Plural form of osmoconformer.
  • osteoarthritic — Affected with osteoarthritis.
  • osteochondroma — (medicine) A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage.
  • osteosarcomata — Plural form of osteosarcoma.
  • osteosclerosis — abnormal hardening and increase in density of bone.
  • osteosclerotic — abnormal hardening and increase in density of bone.
  • over the score — excessive; unfair
  • over-conscious — aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
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