14-letter words containing c, o, a, n
- mount victoria — a mountain in SE Papua New Guinea: the highest peak of the Owen Stanley Range. Height: 4073 m (13 363 ft)
- mountain chain — a series of ranges of mountains
- mourning cloak — a common butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) having purplish-brown wings with a wide yellow border, found throughout Europe and North America
- mowing machine — a machine for mowing or cutting down grass, grain, etc.
- multi-location — the state or power of being in more than two places at the same time.
- multicollinear — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting multicollinearity.
- multiplication — the act or process of multiplying or the state of being multiplied.
- multisectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- municipal bond — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- musca volitans — floater (def 6).
- musicalization — the adaptation of a novel, play, etc into a musical form
- myelencephalon — the posterior section of the hindbrain comprising the medulla oblongata.
- nabuchodonosor — Nebuchadnezzar (def 1).
- nacreous cloud — a rarely seen, luminous, iridescent cloud shaped like a cirrus or altocumulus, approximately 15 miles (24 km) above the earth, and of unknown composition.
- nanostructured — Having a nanostructure; a structure designed on the nano scale.
- nanostructures — Plural form of nanostructure.
- nanotechnology — a technology executed on the scale of less than 100 nanometers, the goal of which is to control individual atoms and molecules, especially to create computer chips and other microscopic devices.
- narcocatharsis — a technique in narcoanalysis in which the patient is encouraged to reveal suppressed emotions or memories with the aid of narcotic drugs
- narcodiagnosis — the use of drugs to produce narcosis as an aid in diagnosis.
- narcosynthesis — a treatment for psychiatric disturbances that uses narcotics.
- narcoterrorism — terrorist tactics employed by dealers in illicit drugs, as against competitors or government agents.
- narratological — of or relating to narratology
- native country — the country someone is born in or native to
- naval dockyard — a place where a Navy's ships are kept
- navigation act — any of several acts of Parliament between 1651 and 1847 designed primarily to expand British trade and limit trade by British colonies with countries that were rivals of Great Britain.
- nectareousness — the state or quality of being nectareous
- 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.
- neoclassicists — (sometimes initial capital letter) belonging or pertaining to a revival of classic styles or something that is held to resemble classic styles, as in art, literature, music, or architecture.
- 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.
- neocolonialist — Of or relating to neocolonialism; neocolonial.
- neoromanticism — (sometimes initial capital letter) Fine Arts. a style of painting developed in the 20th century, chiefly characterized by forms or images that project a sense of nostalgia and fantasy.
- neurochemicals — Plural form of neurochemical.
- neurogenically — by neural activity
- neurologically — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
- neuromechanism — the function of the nervous system as it relates to its structure.
- neutral corner — either of the two corners of the ring not used by the boxers between rounds.
- new caledonian — of, from, or relating to New Caledonia
- new carrollton — a city in S central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
- news broadcast — TV, radio: current affairs item
- nicotine patch — plaster to quit smoking
- nicotinic acid — a crystalline acid, C 6 H 5 NO 2 , that is a component of the vitamin-B complex, found in fresh meat, yeast, etc., produced by the oxidation of nicotine, and used in the prevention and treatment of pellagra.
- nitrobacterium — Any of the several genera of bacteria in soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle, oxidizing ammonium and organic nitrogen compounds to the more soluble nitrite and nitrate.
- noctambulation — Sleepwalking.
- nomenclatorial — Relating to nomenclature.
- non-acceptance — the act of taking or receiving something offered.
- non-accessible — easy to approach, reach, enter, speak with, or use.
- non-accidental — happening by chance or accident; not planned; unexpected: an accidental meeting.
- non-accredited — officially recognized as meeting the essential requirements, as of academic excellence: accredited schools.
- non-actionable — furnishing ground for a lawsuit.
- non-altruistic — unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoistic).