13-letter words containing c, o, h, e, n
- norman french — Also called Norman. the French dialect of the Normans or of Normandy.
- normocephalic — Having a normal sized head; neither macrocephalic nor microcephalic; mesocephalic.
- north america — the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 feet (6187 meters); lowest, Death Valley, 276 feet (84 meters) below sea level. About 9,360,000 sq. mi. (24,242,400 sq. km).
- north channel — a strait between SW Scotland and NE Ireland. 14 miles (23 km) wide at the narrowest point.
- north merrick — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- northern cape — the largest but least populated province in South Africa, in the NW part of the country; created in 1994 from part of Cape Province: agriculture, mining (esp diamonds). Capital: Kimberley. Pop: 1 145 861 (2011 est). Area: 139 703 sq km (361 830 sq miles)
- nouveau riche — a person who is newly rich: the ostentation of the nouveaux riches of the 1920s.
- novocherkassk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Rostov.
- nut chocolate — chocolate containing nuts
- nymphaeaceous — belonging to the Nymphaeaceae, the water lily family of plants.
- ocean sunfish — a brown and gray mola, Mola mola, inhabiting tropical and temperate seas, having the posterior half of the body sharply truncated behind the elongated dorsal and anal fins.
- oceanographer — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- oceanographic — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- octagon house — a type of American house, c. 1850, having an octagonal perimeter to reduce exterior wall area.
- off the chain — wildly entertaining
- on the bounce — in succession; one after the other
- on the carpet — a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- on the chance — acting on the possibility; in case
- on the stocks — in preparation or under construction
- on-the-record — on-record.
- one-punch law — a law prescribing punitive sentences for assault, including assault comprising a single blow
- one-two punch — Also called one-two punch. Boxing. a left-hand jab immediately followed by a right cross.
- onychorrhexis — (pathology) fingernail and toenail brittleness and breakage, such as may be due to excessive strong soap and water exposure, nail polish remover, hypothyroidism, anemia, anorexia nervosa or bulimia, or after oral retinoid therapy.
- open sandwich — a sandwich served on only one slice of bread, without a covering slice.
- optical bench — an apparatus, as a special table or rigid beam, for the precise positioning of light sources, screens, and optical instruments used for optical and photometric studies, having a ruled bar to which these devices can be attached and along which they can be readily adjusted.
- orchestrating — Present participle of orchestrate.
- orchestration — (uncountable) the arrangement of music for performance by an orchestra.
- ornithichnite — (paleontology) The footmark of a bird occurring in strata of stone.
- outstretching — Present participle of outstretch.
- overachieving — Present participle of overachieve.
- packing house — A packing house is a company that processes and packs food, especially meat, to be sold.
- parencephalon — a cerebral hemisphere
- parthenocarpy — the production of fruit without fertilization of an egg in the ovary.
- pathogenicity — the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.
- pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
- perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
- perichondrium — the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
- phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
- pharyngoscope — an instrument for inspecting the pharynx.
- phase encoded — (storage) (PE) A recording method used for 1600 BPI magnetic tapes. Compare NRZI, GCR.
- phone hacking — an act or instance of gaining access to a phone's voicemail, email, text messages, etc., without authorization from the phone's owner.
- phonendoscope — an instrument that amplifies small sounds, esp within the human body
- phonoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by sound waves.
- photoelectron — an electron emitted from a system by the photoelectric effect.
- photoreaction — a chemical reaction that involves or requires light.
- phycoerythrin — a red protein pigment occurring in red algae.
- phyllogenetic — of or relating to the development of leaves.
- phytocoenosis — the plants of a given area considered as a whole.
- piano teacher — tutor of piano-playing