17-letter words containing c, o, n, a

non-materialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
non-reciprocating — to give, feel, etc., in return.
non-retroactivity — operative with respect to past occurrences, as a statute; retrospective: a retroactive law.
non-stereotypical — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
non-thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
nonaccomplishment — Something that does not achieve the intended goal.
nonalcoholic beer — Nonalcoholic beer is beer that does not contain any alcohol.
nonconstitutional — of or relating to the constitution of a state, organization, etc.
nondiscriminating — differentiating; analytical.
nondiscrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
nondiscriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
nonimpact printer — a printer that creates images without mechanically impacting the page, as an ink-jet or laser printer.
nonteaching staff — employees within an academic or vocational environment whose jobs do not involve teaching
north miami beach — a city in SE Florida.
northcountrywoman — a female native or inhabitant of the North of England
northern michigan — the peninsula between lakes Superior and Michigan constituting the N part of Michigan. Abbreviation: U.P.
norwegian current — an ocean current formed from the terminus of the North Atlantic Current, flowing N along the Norwegian coast into the Barents Sea.
not mince matters — to speak frankly
nuclear isomerism — isomerism (def 2).
nuclear radiation — Physics. radiation in the form of elementary particles emitted by an atomic nucleus, as alpha rays or gamma rays, produced by decay of radioactive substances or by nuclear fission.
nuclear threshold — the point in war at which a combatant brings nuclear weapons into use
nuclear-free zone — any area in which nuclear weapons, power plants, or materials are not allowed.
nuclear-isomerism — Chemistry. the relation of two or more compounds, radicals, or ions that are composed of the same kinds and numbers of atoms but differ from each other in structural arrangement (structural isomerism) as CH 3 OCH 3 and CH 3 CH 2 OH, or in the arrangement of their atoms in space and therefore in one or more properties. Compare optical isomerism, stereoisomerism.
numerical control — control of a machine tool, or other device used in a manufacturing process, by a computer, other control circuitry, or recorded digital commands.
nursery education — education provided at a school for young children, usually from three to five years old
objectionableness — The quality of being objectionable.
occipital condyle — a protrusion on the occipital bone of the skull that forms a joint with the first cervical vertebra, enabling the head to move relative to the neck.
ocean engineering — the branch of engineering that deals with the development of equipment and techniques for the exploration of the ocean floor and exploitation of its resources.
oceanographically — In terms of oceanography.
octadecanoic acid — stearic acid.
odour of sanctity — sanctimoniousness
of its own accord — If something happens of its own accord, it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen.
off-year election — (in the US) an election held in a year when a presidential election does not take place
office automation — a method or system of using automated or electronic equipment, as word processors and computers, in the operations of an office.
old norman french — Norman French (sense 1)
olympic mountains — a mountain range in NW Washington: part of the Coast Range. Highest peak: Mount Olympus, 2427 m (7965 ft)
olympic peninsula — a large peninsula of W Washington
omnia vincit amor — love conquers all things
omphalomesenteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery.
on condition that — a particular mode of being of a person or thing; existing state; situation with respect to circumstances.
on someone's back — criticizing or pestering someone
on the face of it — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
on the off chance — the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency: Chance governs all.
on the off-chance — If you do something on the off-chance, you do it because you hope that it will succeed, although you think that this is unlikely.
on the pig's back — successful; established
on the wrong tack — a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
online dictionary — a dictionary that is available on the Internet or World Wide Web and accessed through a Web browser using a computer or a mobile device, primarily by typing a query term into a search box on the site. Online dictionaries like Dictionary.com offer immediate, direct access through large databases to a word's spelling and meanings, plus a host of ancillary information, including its variant spellings, pronunciation, inflected forms, origin, and derived forms, as well as supplementary notes on matters of interest or concern about how the word is used: Some people think online dictionaries will make print dictionaries obsolete.
onomatopoetically — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
open-channel flow — Open-channel flow is a liquid flow in a channel, which has a free liquid surface.
operations centre — a centre where activities of a business, organization, etc, are administrated and take place

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