12-letter words containing c, l, o, t, e
- nomenclators — Plural form of nomenclator.
- nomenclature — a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
- nomothetical — Nomothetic.
- non-athletic — physically active and strong; good at athletics or sports: an athletic child.
- non-celibate — a person who abstains from sexual relations.
- non-elective — pertaining to the principle of electing to an office, position, etc.
- non-electric — pertaining to, derived from, produced by, or involving electricity: an electric shock.
- non-metrical — pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- non-selected — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- nonbacterial — Not bacterial.
- noncelebrity — a person who is not a celebrity
- nonclemature — Misspelling of nomenclature.
- noncollector — a person who does not collect things
- nonidentical — similar or alike in every way: The two cars are identical except for their license plates.
- nonnucleated — having no nucleus
- nonrealistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- nonselection — an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- nonselective — having the function or power of selecting; making a selection.
- nontechnical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
- nucleotidase — a biochemical catalyst that facilitates the process of hydrolyzing or splitting a nucleotide and turning it into a phosphate and a nucleoside
- nullipotence — Quality of being nullipotent.
- nympholeptic — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- object chill — ["Object CHILL - An Object Oriented Language for Systems Implementation", J. Winkler et al, ACM Comp Sci Conf 1992, pp. 139-147].
- object glass — objective (def 3).
- object value — (jargon) In industrial design, a measure of consumers' immediate desire for an object, even before they know or understand what it does. "Gassee may be nuts, but at least the BeBox has great object value."
- oblanceolate — inversely lanceolate, as a leaf.
- occidentally — In an occidental manner.
- oceanologist — the practical application of oceanography.
- octahedrally — in an octahedral manner
- octopetalous — containing or consisting of eight petals
- octosepalous — having or consisting of eight sepals
- octosyllable — a word or line of verse of eight syllables.
- octyl phenol — a white to pink, water-insoluble, flaky substance having the formula C 1 4 H 2 2 O, used chiefly in the manufacture of commercial surface-active agents.
- ojo caliente — a hot spring.
- old chestnut — old saying, cliché
- old covenant — the covenant between God and the ancient Israelites, based on the Mosaic Law.
- old mine cut — a brilliant cut, common in the 19th century, retaining a relatively high proportion of the original stone and having a large culet and small table compared to modern brilliants.
- olericulture — the cultivation of vegetables for the home or market.
- olfactometer — a device for estimating the keenness of the sense of smell.
- olfactometry — The study and measurement of smells.
- oligochaetes — Plural form of oligochaete.
- omnisciently — having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things.
- on the block — for sale at auction
- on the latch — fastened by the latch (sense 1) but not locked or bolted
- one-act play — a short play consisting of only one act
- opalescently — In an opalescent manner.
- open cluster — a comparatively young, irregularly shaped group of stars, often numbering up to several hundred, and held together by mutual gravitation; usually found along the central plane of the Milky Way and other galaxies.
- open couplet — a couplet that concludes with a run-on line.
- operatically — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- optical grep — vgrep