18-letter words containing c, n

on automatic pilot — If you are on automatic pilot or on autopilot, you are acting without thinking about what you are doing, usually because you have done it many times before.
on delicate ground — in a situation requiring tact
on that/this score — You can use on that score or on this score to refer to something that has just been mentioned, especially an area of difficulty or concern.
on the back burner — low priority
on the credit side — You say on the credit side in order to introduce one or more good things about a situation or person, usually when you have already mentioned the bad things about them.
on your conscience — If you have something on your conscience, you feel guilty because you know you have done something wrong.
once in a lifetime — extremely rarely
open-collar worker — (job) Someone who works at home or telecommutes.
optical brightener — an additive that dyes and brightens fabric or paper
optical soundtrack — the final soundtrack on a motion picture, which appears as a band of black and white serrations along a strip of film to the left of the composite print. Light is shined through the serrations and is converted to audible sound.
oracle corporation — (company) The world's leading supplier of information management software. The company, worth $2 billion, offers its products, along with related consulting, education and support services in more than 90 countries around the world. Oracle is best known for its database management systems vendor and relational DBMS products. Oracle develops and markets Oracle Media Server and the Oracle7 family of software products for database management; Co-operative Development Environment and Oracle Co-operative Applications Oracle software runs on personal digital assistants, set-top boxs, IBM PCs, workstations, minicomputers, mainframes and massively parallel computers. Oracle bought Sun Microsystems on 2009-04-20. See also Adaptable User Interface, Bookviewer, CASE*Method, Component Integration Laboratories, DDE Manager, Online Media, Oracle Card, Oracle*CASE, siod. Address: Redwood Shores, CA, USA.
oral contraceptive — birth-control pill.
organic solidarity — social cohesiveness that is based on division of labor and interdependence and is characteristic of complex, industrial societies.
organization chart — a diagrammatic representation showing how departments or divisions in an organization, as a large corporation, are related to one another along lines of authority.
oriental cat's-eye — a chatoyant variety of chrysoberyl, used as a gem.
oriental cockroach — a dark-brown cockroach, Blatta orientalis, thought to have originated in Asia but now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution.
oriental scops owl — any of a group of small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call, especially Otus scops (Old World scops owl) and O. sunia (Oriental scops owl)
orientation course — induction into sth
orthotungstic acid — an oxyacid acid of tungsten. Formula: H2WO4
oscillating engine — a steam engine having piston rods connected directly to the crankshaft and cylinders oscillating on trunnions.
osteogenic sarcoma — osteosarcoma
osteoradionecrosis — bone tissue death induced by radiation.
out of circulation — If someone is out of circulation, they do not appear in public or at social gatherings for a period of time. You can also say that someone is out of circulation when they are in prison.
over-conscientious — governed by conscience; controlled by or done according to one's inner sense of what is right; principled: She's a conscientious judge, who does not let personal prejudices influence her decisions.
over-pronunciation — to pronounce (a word, syllable, etc.) in an exaggerated, affected, or excessively careful manner.
overcapitalization — The state of being overcapitalized.
overidentification — an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
overprotectiveness — unduly protective.
overspecialization — excessive specialization, as in a field of study.
oxalosuccinic acid — an organic acid, C 6 H 6 O 7 , that is an intermediate formed by the dehydrogenation of isocitric acid in fat and carbohydrate metabolism.
pacinian corpuscle — (sometimes lowercase) a microscopic, onionlike body consisting of layers of connective tissue wrapped around a nerve ending, located in the deep layers of skin, tendons, etc., and functioning as a sensory receptor of pressure and vibration.
packet switch node — (PSN) A dedicated computer whose purpose is to accept, route and forward packets in a packet-switched network.
paediatric nursing — the branch of nursing concerned with the care of children
pairs championship — an event in a sport such as tennis or darts open to pairs of competitors
palm beach gardens — a city in SE Florida, near North Palm Beach.
pan american union — a former organization of American republics dedicated to furthering understanding and peace: replaced in 1970 by the secretariat of the Organization of American States.
pan-indian dancing — fancy dance (def 1).
paper handkerchief — a handkerchief made from tissue paper
parachute regiment — an airborne regiment of an army
parallactic motion — the apparent motion of stars due to the earth's orbital motion.
parallel computing — parallel processing
parallel reduction — A form of applicative order reduction in which all redexes in an expression are reduced simultaneously. Variants include parallel outermost reduction and lenient reduction. See normal order reduction.
parallel resonance — the resonance that results when circuit elements are connected with their inductance and capacitance in parallel, so that the impedance of the combination rises to a maximum at the resonant frequency
particeps criminis — an accomplice in a crime.
passive resistance — opposition to a government or to specific governmental laws by the use of noncooperation and other nonviolent methods, as economic boycotts and protest marches.
pathologic anatomy — the branch of pathology dealing with the morphologic changes in tissues.
pay one's respects — a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in): to differ in some respect.
payment in advance — If a business asks for payment in advance, the payment must be received in full before the goods or services are delivered.
pci mezzanine card — (hardware) (PMC) A family of low profile mezzanine cards for VMEbus, Futurebus+, desktop computers and other computer systems with logical and electrical layers based on the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) specification. PMC is defined in IEEE P1386.1 and follows the Common Mezzanine Card (CMC) mechanical specification. PCI2.0 defines a 4.2 inch by 12.3 inch board that plugs perpendicularly into a mother board.
peacekeeping force — a force designated to the maintenance of peace, esp the prevention of further fighting between hostile forces in an area

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