17-letter words containing c, n, s

nondiscriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
nonphotosynthetic — the complex process by which carbon dioxide, water, and certain inorganic salts are converted into carbohydrates by green plants, algae, and certain bacteria, using energy from the sun and chlorophyll.
nonproductiveness — The quality of being nonproductive.
nonstoichiometric — (of a solid compound) having a composition in which the ratio of the atoms present is not a simple integer
nonteaching staff — employees within an academic or vocational environment whose jobs do not involve teaching
not mince matters — to speak frankly
nuclear chemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with nuclear reactions
nuclear isomerism — isomerism (def 2).
nuclear scientist — a scientist who studies nuclear physics
nuclear submarine — undersea vessel powered by atomic energy
nuclear threshold — the point in war at which a combatant brings nuclear weapons into use
nuclear-isomerism — Chemistry. the relation of two or more compounds, radicals, or ions that are composed of the same kinds and numbers of atoms but differ from each other in structural arrangement (structural isomerism) as CH 3 OCH 3 and CH 3 CH 2 OH, or in the arrangement of their atoms in space and therefore in one or more properties. Compare optical isomerism, stereoisomerism.
nursery education — education provided at a school for young children, usually from three to five years old
nyquist frequency — (DSP) The highest frequency that can be represented in a digital signal of a specified sampling frequency. It is equal to one-half of the sampling rate. See Nyquist Theorem.
objectionableness — The quality of being objectionable.
odour of sanctity — sanctimoniousness
of its own accord — If something happens of its own accord, it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen.
old contemptibles — the British expeditionary force to France in 1914
olympic mountains — a mountain range in NW Washington: part of the Coast Range. Highest peak: Mount Olympus, 2427 m (7965 ft)
olympic peninsula — a large peninsula of W Washington
omphalomesenteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery.
on cruise control — If you say that someone is on cruise control in a contest, you mean that they are winning the contest easily and without needing to make a lot of effort.
on second thought — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.
on someone's back — criticizing or pestering someone
on the pig's back — successful; established
operations centre — a centre where activities of a business, organization, etc, are administrated and take place
opisthobranchiate — (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Opisthobranchiata.
opportunistically — adhering to a policy of opportunism; practicing opportunism.
optical astronomy — the branch of observational astronomy using telescopes to observe or photograph celestial objects in visible light.
organ-pipe cactus — a treelike or columnar cactus, Lemaireocereus marginatus, of Mexico, having a central, erect spine surrounded by spreading spines in clusters of five to eight, and funnel-shaped, brownish-purple flowers.
organic chemistry — the branch of chemistry, originally limited to substances found only in living organisms, dealing with the compounds of carbon.
organic psychosis — a severe mental illness produced by damage to the brain, as a result of poisoning, alcoholism, disease, etc
origin of species — (On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life) a treatise (1859) by Charles Darwin setting forth his theory of evolution.
osculating circle — circle of curvature.
otto von bismarck — Otto von [ot-oh von;; German aw-toh fuh n] /ˈɒt oʊ vɒn;; German ˈɔ toʊ fən/ (Show IPA), 1815–98, German statesman: first chancellor of modern German Empire 1871–90.
out of commission — the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
over-compensation — a pronounced striving to neutralize and conceal a strong but unacceptable character trait by substituting for it an opposite trait.
over-conservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
overconscientious — Excessively conscientious.
overnight success — sth or sb suddenly popular
overreach oneself — to fail because of trying to do more than one can
pacific northwest — the region of North America lying north of the Columbia River and west of the Rockies
paleoconservative — a person advocating an older, traditional type of conservatism, especially in politics.
papanicolaou test — Pap test.
paratungstic acid — an oxyacid acid of tungsten. Formula: H10W12O14
parmesan (cheese) — a very hard, dry cheese orig. of Italy, made from skimmed cow's milk and usually grated for sprinkling on pasta, soups, etc.
particle kinetics — Particle kinetics is the study of the movement of particles and the forces that cause this movement.
pascal's triangle — a triangular arrangement of the binomial coefficients of the expansion (x + y) n for positive integral values of n.
pashmina politics — the adoption of political policies immediately after they have gone out of fashion
passenger traffic — number of passengers

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