16-letter words containing c, o, e, t, u
- neo-confucianist — of or relating to neo-Confucians or neo-Confucianism.
- network computer — a relatively inexpensive computer with minimal processing power, designed primarily to provide access to computer networks, as corporate intranets or the Internet. Abbreviation: NC.
- neurolinguistics — the study of the neurological processes underlying the development and use of language.
- neuropsychiatric — Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; simultaneously neurological and psychiatric.
- neutrosophic set — (logic) A generalisation of the intuitionistic set, classical set, fuzzy set, paraconsistent set, dialetheist set, paradoxist set, tautological set based on Neutrosophy. An element x(T, I, F) belongs to the set in the following way: it is t true in the set, i indeterminate in the set, and f false, where t, i, and f are real numbers taken from the sets T, I, and F with no restriction on T, I, F, nor on their sum n=t+i+f. The neutrosophic set generalises: - the intuitionistic set, which supports incomplete set theories (for 0
- nevado de toluca — a volcano in central Mexico, in Mexico state near Toluca: crater partly filled by a lake. Height: 4577 m (15 017 ft)
- nitrous bacteria — bacteria that convert ammonia to nitrites in the soil
- no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
- non-accumulative — tending to accumulate or arising from accumulation; cumulative.
- non-bureaucratic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.
- non-constructive — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
- non-contributive — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
- 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-reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
- non-reproductive — serving to reproduce.
- nonarchitectural — Not architectural.
- noncommunicative — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
- nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
- nonfinite clause — a clause with a nonfinite verb or with no verb, as the hour being late in The hour being late, we left.
- nuclear magneton — a unit of magnetic moment, used to measure proton spin and approximately equal to 1/1836 Bohr magneton.
- nuclear reaction — reaction (def 8).
- nueva ocotepeque — a town in W Honduras.
- numbered account — a bank account whose owner is identified by a number for the purpose of preserving anonymity.
- oak leaf cluster — a U.S. military decoration in the form of a small bronze twig bearing four oak leaves and three acorns, worn on the ribbon of another decoration for valor, wounds, or distinguished service to signify a second award of the same medal.
- obtuse bisectrix — See under bisectrix (def 1).
- occupation layer — (on an archaeological site) a layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified.
- ocellated turkey — a wild turkey, Agriocharis ocellata, of Yucatán, Belize, and Guatemala, typically having green, blue, reddish-brown, and yellowish-brown plumage of a metallic luster and eyelike spots on the tail.
- october surprise — a major event, occurring shortly before a presidential election, which influences the result
- oculomotor nerve — either one of the third pair of cranial nerves, consisting chiefly of motor fibers that innervate most of the muscles of the eyeball.
- oligonucleotides — Plural form of oligonucleotide.
- onboard computer — onboard a vehicle, ship, plane, train or spacecraft
- once upon a time — at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
- one's cup of tea — the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- one-way function — (cryptography, mathematics) A function which is easy to compute but whose inverse is very difficult to compute. Such functions have important applications in cryptography, specifically in public-key cryptography. See also: trapdoor function.
- 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.
- opaque projector — a machine for projecting opaque objects, as books, on a screen, by means of reflected light.
- open punctuation — punctuation characterized by sparing use of stops, esp of the comma
- optical computer — an experimental computer that uses photons rather than electrical impulses to process data a thousand times faster than with conventional integrated circuits.
- osculating plane — the plane containing the circle of curvature of a point on a given curve.
- osmotic pressure — the force that a dissolved substance exerts on a semipermeable membrane, through which it cannot penetrate, when separated by it from pure solvent.
- out of character — the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.
- outside director — a director of a company who is not employed by that company but is often employed by a holding or associated company
- over the counter — If a medicine can be bought over the counter, you do not need a prescription to buy it.
- over-communicate — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
- over-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- over-cultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
- over-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- over-the-counter — unlisted on or not part of an organized securities exchange: over-the-counter stocks; the over-the-counter market. Abbreviation: OTC.
- overaccumulation — Accumulation of too much.
- overcautiousness — the quality or state of being too cautious, wary, or careful