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15-letter words containing c, o, g

  • neuropsychology — The study of the relationship between behavior, emotion, and cognition on the one hand, and brain function on the other.
  • neurotoxicology — the science that deals with the effects of poisons on the nervous system.
  • new archaeology — a reorientation of archaeology, dating from the 1960s, that emphasizes an explicitly scientific, problem-oriented, deductive approach to research.
  • nightwatchwoman — (rare) The female equivalent of a nightwatchman.
  • non-conflicting — being in conflict or disagreement; not compatible: conflicting viewpoints.
  • non-consignment — the act of consigning.
  • non-egotistical — pertaining to or characterized by egotism.
  • non-evangelical — Also, evangelic. pertaining to or in keeping with the gospel and its teachings.
  • non-functioning — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
  • non-grammatical — (of a sentence or expression) not conforming to the grammatical rules of a given language.
  • nonagricultural — not applied to or generally practicing agriculture: a nonagricultural nation.
  • nonantagonistic — acting in opposition; opposing, especially mutually.
  • nonbelligerency — the state or status of not participating in a war.
  • nonbiographical — not biographical, not relating to biography or events in a person's life
  • nonbiologically — in a nonbiological way, not in a biological way
  • noncarcinogenic — Not carcinogenic.
  • nonexchangeable — capable of being exchanged.
  • nonintersecting — Not intersecting.
  • nonintoxicating — Not intoxicating; not causing drunkenness.
  • nonmucilaginous — Not mucilaginous.
  • nonphotographic — not involving photographic equipment or techniques
  • nuisance ground — a garbage dump.
  • object exchange — (protocol)   (OBEX) A Bluetooth protocol in the Core Protocol Stack for data exchange.
  • object language — the language to which a metalanguage refers.
  • occulting light — a beacon having a light covered briefly at regular intervals.
  • ocean greyhound — a fast ship, esp a liner
  • office building — building containing offices
  • oligodendrocyte — A glial cell similar to an astrocyte but with fewer protuberances, concerned with the production of myelin in the central nervous system.
  • oligonucleotide — a chain of a few nucleotides.
  • oligosaccharide — any carbohydrate yielding few monosaccharides on hydrolysis, as two, three, or four.
  • omega-algebraic — In domain theory, a complete partial order is algebraic if every element is the lub of some chain of compact elements. If the set of compact elements is countable it is omega-algebraic. Usually written with a Greek letter omega (LaTeX \omega).
  • onomasiological — the study of the means of expressing a given concept.
  • open-cut mining — mining by excavating from the surface
  • opencast mining — mining by excavating from the surface
  • opening balance — the amount of money in an account at the start of an accounting period
  • operating cycle — the period of time between starting a business and making a profit
  • optical pumping — a method for increasing the number of atoms or molecules occupying higher energy levels by irradiating them with light of the proper frequencies to raise them to those levels.
  • optical storage — optical disk drive
  • optical tooling — the technique of establishing precise reference lines and planes by means of telescopic sights, especially for the purpose of aligning machinery, machine-shop work, etc.
  • opus anglicanum — fine embroidery, esp of church vestments, produced in England c.1200–c.1350; characterized by the rich materials used, esp silver gilt thread
  • orange chromide — an Asian cichlid fish, Etropus maculatus, with a brownish-orange spotted body
  • organic disease — a disease in which there is a structural alteration (opposed to functional disease).
  • organic farming — farming with organic methods
  • organized chaos — a complex situation or process that appears chaotic while having enough order to achieve progress or goals
  • organized crime — illegal activities co-ordinated by groups
  • organochlorines — Plural form of organochlorine.
  • organomercurial — an organic compound containing mercury
  • overcontrolling — excessively controlling
  • oxygen cylinder — a metal cylinder containing oxygen under pressure
  • pack one's bags — If you pack your bags, you leave a place where you have been staying or living.
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