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15-letter words containing c, o, l, u, t

  • neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
  • neurotoxicology — the science that deals with the effects of poisons on the nervous system.
  • non combustible — not flammable.
  • non-accountable — subject to the obligation to report, explain, or justify something; responsible; answerable.
  • non-combustible — not flammable.
  • non-contractual — of, relating to, or secured by a contract.
  • non-culpability — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
  • non-duplicative — a copy exactly like an original.
  • non-educational — pertaining to education.
  • non-exculpatory — tending to clear from a charge of fault or guilt.
  • non-putrescible — liable to become putrid.
  • non-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
  • non-susceptible — admitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
  • nonagricultural — not applied to or generally practicing agriculture: a nonagricultural nation.
  • nonconceptually — In a nonconceptual manner.
  • nonencapsulated — not encapsulated
  • nonintellectual — appealing to or engaging the intellect: intellectual pursuits.
  • nonmatriculated — not matriculated, not enrolled in an institution, esp a college or university
  • nonoccupational — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
  • nuclear reactor — reactor (def 4).
  • nucleophilicity — (uncountable) The condition of being nucleophilic.
  • nucleosynthesis — the formation of new atomic nuclei by nuclear reactions, thought to occur in the interiors of stars and in the early stages of development of the universe.
  • nucleosynthetic — Of or pertaining to nucleosynthesis.
  • obituary column — the division of a publication reserved for obituaries
  • object language — the language to which a metalanguage refers.
  • oblique section — a representation of an object as it would appear if cut by a plane that is other than parallel or perpendicular to its longest axis.
  • obstacle course — a military training area having obstacles, as hurdles, ditches, and walls, that must be surmounted or crossed in succession.
  • occulting light — a beacon having a light covered briefly at regular intervals.
  • oligonucleotide — a chain of a few nucleotides.
  • 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.
  • ostreiculturist — a person who breeds oysters
  • out in the cold — having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
  • outside caliper — a caliper whose legs turn inward so that it can measure outside dimensions, as the diameter of a rod.
  • over-articulate — excessively articulate
  • over-cultivated — to prepare and work on (land) in order to raise crops; till.
  • over-particular — of or relating to a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than to others or all; special rather than general: one's particular interests in books.
  • over-solicitous — too solicitous: oversolicitous concerning one's health.
  • overcultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
  • overspeculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
  • pamprodactylous — having all four toes directed forward, as in swifts and colies.
  • partial product — the result obtained when a number is multiplied by one digit of a multiplier
  • pastel-coloured — pale-coloured; in a shade such as pink or pale blue
  • patchwork quilt — cover sewn from patches of cloth
  • pectoral muscle — muscle of the chest
  • pedunculate oak — a large deciduous oak tree, Quercus robur, of Eurasia, having lobed leaves and stalked acorns
  • percussion tool — a power driven tool which operates by striking rapid blows: the power may be electricity or compressed air
  • pheasant coucal — a brown and black, red-eyed Australian bird, Centropus phasianinus, with a pheasantlike tail.
  • phenylketonuric — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
  • pictorial janus — K. Kahn, Xerox. Visual extension of Janus. Requires Strand88 and a PostScript interpreter.
  • plantaginaceous — relating to or belonging to the family Plantaginaceae
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