16-letter words containing c, o, d, e, n
- nicotine-stained — discoloured by the effects of nicotine
- no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
- non-carbohydrate — any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or change to such substances on simple chemical transformations, as hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, and that form the supporting tissues of plants and are important food for animals and people.
- non-coincidental — happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance: a coincidental meeting.
- non-commissioned — A non-commissioned officer in the armed forces is someone with a rank such as corporal or sergeant who used to have a lower rank, rather than an officer of higher rank who has been given a commission.
- non-concentrated — applied with all one's attention, energy, etc.: their concentrated efforts to win the election.
- non-confidential — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
- non-incorporated — formed or constituted as a legal corporation.
- non-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- non-reproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- non-reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
- non-reproductive — serving to reproduce.
- noncorresponding — That does not correspond (to something else).
- nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
- nondeterministic — the doctrine that all facts and events exemplify natural laws.
- nondiscretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
- north providence — a town in NE Rhode Island.
- numbered account — a bank account whose owner is identified by a number for the purpose of preserving anonymity.
- objective danger — a danger, such as a stone fall or avalanche, to which climbing skill is irrelevant
- observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
- octanedioic acid — a colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid found in suberin and castor oil and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: HOOC(CH2)6COOH
- odontoid process — the toothlike upward projection at the back of the second vertebra of the neck
- old north french — the dialect of Old French spoken in northern France. Abbreviation: ONF.
- oligonucleotides — Plural form of oligonucleotide.
- on a world scale — in a way that involves the whole world
- onboard computer — onboard a vehicle, ship, plane, train or spacecraft
- once and for all — former; having at one time been: the once and future king.
- oneida community — a society of religious perfectionists established by John Humphrey Noyes, in 1848 at Oneida, N.Y., on the theory that sin can be eliminated through social reform: dissolved and reorganized in 1881 as a joint-stock company.
- opposed-cylinder — (of an internal-combustion engine) having cylinders on opposite sides of the crankcase in the same plane
- order in council — (in Britain and various other Commonwealth countries) a decree of the Cabinet, usually made under the authority of a statute: in theory a decree of the sovereign and Privy Council
- ordnance factory — a factory that makes military weapons and ammunition
- panel discussion — a formal discussion before an audience for which the topic, speakers, etc., have been selected in advance.
- pantothenic acid — a hydroxy acid, C 9 H 1 7 O 5 N, found in plant and animal tissues, rice, bran, etc., that is part of the B complex of vitamins and is essential for cell growth.
- pelagic division — the biogeographic realm or zone that comprises the open seas and oceans, including water of all depths.
- percussion drill — a drill that is operated by percussion
- performance bond — contract bond.
- periodic tenancy — the letting of a dwelling for a repeated short term, as by the week, month, or quarter, with no end date
- phagocytic index — the average number of bacteria ingested per phagocyte in an incubated mixture of bacteria, phagocytes, and blood serum: used in determining the opsonic index.
- picture moulding — the edge around a framed picture
- piece d'occasion — something prepared or used for a special occasion.
- pithecanthropoid — of, relating to, or resembling the former genus Pithecanthropus or one of its members.
- play one's cards — to carry out one's plans; take action (esp in the phrase play one's cards right)
- poisoned chalice — If you refer to a job or an opportunity as a poisoned chalice, you mean that it seems to be very attractive but you believe it will lead to failure.
- polar coordinate — Usually, polar coordinates. one of two coordinates used to locate a point in a plane by the length of its radius vector and the angle this vector makes with the polar axis (polar angle)
- polycondensation — formation of a polymer by chemical condensation with the elimination of a small molecule, such as water.
- postindependence — Also, independency. the state or quality of being independent.
- prescription pad — a pad of prescriptions used by doctors, etc
- presence of mind — a calm state of mind that allows one to think clearly or act effectively in an emergency.
- process industry — business of treating raw materials
- project guardian — (project, security) A project which grew out of the ARPA support for Multics and the sale of Multics systems to the US Air Force. The USAF wanted a system that could be used to handle more than one security classification of data at a time. They contracted with Honeywell and MITRE Corporation to figure out how to do this. Project Guardian led to the creation of the Access Isolation Mechanism, the forerunner of the B2 labeling and star property support in Multics. The DoD Orange Book was influenced by the experience in building secure systems gained in Project Guardian.