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14-letter words containing c, l, e, m, n

  • myelencephalon — the posterior section of the hindbrain comprising the medulla oblongata.
  • neo-lamarckism — Lamarckism as expounded by later biologists who hold especially that some acquired characters of organisms may be inherited by descendants, but that natural selection also is a factor in evolution.
  • neocolonialism — the policy of a strong nation in seeking political and economic hegemony over an independent nation or extended geographical area without necessarily reducing the subordinate nation or area to the legal status of a colony.
  • neurochemicals — Plural form of neurochemical.
  • nomenclatorial — Relating to nomenclature.
  • non-commercial — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
  • non-compatible — capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.
  • non-completion — the act of completing.
  • non-compliance — failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
  • non-consumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
  • non-economical — avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty: an economical meal; an economical use of interior space.
  • noncombustible — not flammable.
  • noncompensable — eligible for or subject to compensation, especially for a bodily injury.
  • noncomplicated — (esp of a medical condition or procedure) not involving complications
  • nongeometrical — not geometrical
  • nonmaleficence — A lack or absence of maleficence.
  • nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
  • 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.
  • novemdecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 60 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 114 zeros.
  • nuclear family — a social unit composed of two parents and one or more children.
  • nuclear isomer — isomer (def 2).
  • ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • organometallic — pertaining to or noting an organic compound containing a metal or a metalloid linked to carbon.
  • overcompliance — excessive compliance
  • pendulum watch — (formerly) a watch having a balance wheel, especially a balance wheel bearing a fake pendulum bob oscillating behind a window in the dial.
  • pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
  • petty criminal — someone who commits petty crime or a petty crime
  • phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
  • photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
  • pinealectomize — to perform a pinealectomy on (a person or animal)
  • pinhole camera — a simple camera in which an aperture provided by a pinhole in an opaque diaphragm is used in place of a lens.
  • placement test — a test to determine a student's level of ability in one or more subjects in order to place the student with others of the same approximate ability.
  • plenum-chamber — a system of mechanical ventilation in which fresh air is forced into the spaces to be ventilated from a chamber (plenum chamber) at a pressure slightly higher than atmospheric pressure, so as to expel foul air.
  • plumbosolvency — the ability to dissolve lead
  • pneumatic pile — a hollow pile, used under water, in which a vacuum is induced so that air and water pressure force it into place.
  • pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
  • point calimere — a cape on the SE coast of India, on the Palk Strait
  • poison hemlock — hemlock (defs 1, 3).
  • polemoniaceous — belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
  • pre-compliance — the act of conforming, acquiescing, or yielding.
  • reaccumulation — act or state of accumulating; state of being accumulated.
  • recrementitial — of, relating to, or consisting of recrement or waste matter
  • reminiscential — of or relating to reminiscence; reminiscent.
  • remote control — control of the operation or performance of an apparatus from a distance, as the control of a guided missile by radio signals.
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