14-letter words containing c, o, e, n, u, r
- non-disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
- non-recoupable — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- non-structured — having and manifesting a clearly defined structure or organization.
- non-vernacular — (of language) native or indigenous (opposed to literary or learned).
- nonconcurrence — refusal or failure to concur.
- nondestructive — Not involving damage or destruction, especially of an object or material that is being tested.
- nondocumentary — a film or television programme not reflecting real life
- nonfluorescent — possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
- nonintercourse — suspension of interchange in relations, especially commercial or political relations.
- nonobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- nonparticulate — Not particulate.
- nonprejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
- nonprosecution — (legal) Of or pertaining to a decision not to prosecute.
- nonspectacular — not spectacular
- nontherapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- nontranslucent — Not translucent.
- nuclear fusion — fusion (def 4).
- nuclear isomer — isomer (def 2).
- nuclear option — the use of or power to use nuclear weapons
- nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei.
- nuclearization — to equip with nuclear weapons; give nuclear capability to: a fear that armed forces on both sides would become nuclearized.
- nucleoproteins — Plural form of nucleoprotein.
- nursery school — a prekindergarten school for children from about three to five years of age.
- occluded front — a composite front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and forces it aloft.
- occupancy rate — The occupancy rate at a hotel is the number of available rooms that are occupied over a period of time.
- ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
- offer document — a document sent by a person or firm making a takeover bid to the shareholders of the target company, giving details of the offer that has been made and, usually, reasons for accepting it
- on the surface — to all appearances
- oncornaviruses — Plural form of oncornavirus.
- ordnance datum — mean sea level calculated from observation taken at Newlyn, Cornwall, and used as the official basis for height calculation on British maps
- orobanchaceous — belonging to the Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family of plants.
- outperformance — The act or state of outperforming.
- over-abundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- over-conscious — aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
- over-consuming — to destroy or expend by use; use up.
- over-influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- over-pronounce — to pronounce (a word, syllable, etc.) in an exaggerated, affected, or excessively careful manner.
- overaccentuate — to accentuate too much
- overindulgence — excessive indulgence
- overproduction — excessive production; production in excess of need or stipulated amount.
- owner-occupied — (of a home, apartment, etc.) used as a residence by the owner.
- owner-occupier — (of a home, apartment, etc.) used as a residence by the owner.
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- percussion cap — a small metallic cap or cup containing fulminating powder, formerly exploded by percussion to fire the charge of small arms.
- percutaneously — through the skin
- perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- photoreduction — a reduction reaction induced by light.
- picture window — a large window in a house, usually dominating the room or wall in which it is located, and often designed or placed to present an attractive view.
- plesiochronous — (communications) Nearly synchronised, a term describing a communication system where transmitted signals have the same nominal digital rate but are synchronised on different clocks. According to ITU-T standards, corresponding signals are plesiochronous if their significant instants occur at nominally the same rate, with any variation in rate being constrained within specified limits.