14-letter words containing c, o, l, r, i, n
- nuclear option — the use of or power to use nuclear weapons
- 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.
- ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
- old franconian — the Franconian language before 1100; Frankish.
- omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
- oneirocritical — an interpreter of dreams.
- optoelectronic — the branch of electronics dealing with devices that generate, transform, transmit, or sense optical, infrared, or ultraviolet radiation, as cathode-ray tubes, electroluminescent and liquid crystal displays, lasers, and solar cells.
- organochlorine — Any of a large group of pesticides and other synthetic organic compounds with chlorinated aromatic molecules.
- organometallic — pertaining to or noting an organic compound containing a metal or a metalloid linked to carbon.
- ornithological — the branch of zoology that deals with birds.
- orthoselection — orthogenesis (def 1a).
- 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.
- overallocation — Excess allocation.
- overanalytical — too analytical
- overcentralize — to centralize excessively
- overcompliance — excessive compliance
- overindulgence — excessive indulgence
- oxymoronically — in an oxymoronic way
- palaeanthropic — relating to or denoting the earliest variety of man
- paleoanthropic — pertaining to prehistoric humans.
- parish council — local administrative body
- pelican-flower — a woody vine, Aristolochia grandiflora, of the West Indies, having heart-shaped leaves and purple-spotted, purple-veined flowers from 18 to 24 inches (46 to 61 cm) wide with a long, taillike structure at the tip of the corolla.
- perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- personal chair — a professorship awarded in recognition of academic achievement
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- phenolic resin — any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.
- phenylcarbinol — benzyl alcohol.
- phloroglucinol — a white to yellow, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, C 6 H 3 (OH) 3 ⋅2H 2 O, used chiefly in analytical chemistry and in the preparation of pharmaceuticals.
- pinhole camera — a simple camera in which an aperture provided by a pinhole in an opaque diaphragm is used in place of a lens.
- 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.
- point calimere — a cape on the SE coast of India, on the Palk Strait
- polar distance — codeclination.
- policy wording — Policy wording is the terms and conditions and definitions of insurance coverage as they are written down in the insurance policy.
- porcelain ware — articles made of porcelain, such as plates and cups
- port nicholson — the first British settlement in New Zealand, established on Wellington Harbour in 1840: grew into Wellington
- post-conciliar — occurring or continuing after the Vatican ecumenical council of 1962–65.
- potluck dinner — a meal consisting of whatever food happens to be available without special preparation
- prairie falcon — a North American falcon, Falco mexicanus, grayish-brown above and white barred with brown below.
- prawn cocktail — A prawn cocktail is a dish that consists of prawns, salad, and a sauce. It is usually eaten at the beginning of a meal.
- pre-compliance — the act of conforming, acquiescing, or yielding.
- pre-conclusion — the end or close; final part.
- preapplication — the act of putting to a special use or purpose: the application of common sense to a problem.
- precalculation — the act or process of calculating; computation.
- prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
- price controls — government regulation of prices by establishing maximum price levels for goods or services, as during a period of inflation.
- princess royal — the eldest daughter of a king or queen.
- prognostically — of or relating to prognosis.
- proventriculus — the glandular portion of the stomach of birds, in which food is partially digested before passing to the ventriculus or gizzard.