13-letter words containing c, o, n, t, r, e
- nonparametric — (of a test or method) not requiring assertions about parameters or about the form of the underlying distribution.
- nonproductive — not productive; unproductive.
- nonproficient — Not proficient.
- nonreflecting — Not reflecting.
- nonreflective — Not reflective.
- nonresistance — the policy or practice of not resisting violence or established authority, even when tyrannical, by force.
- nonrestricted — confined; limited.
- nonretractile — capable of being drawn back or in, as the head of a tortoise; exhibiting the power of retraction.
- nonstructured — not structured; unstructured
- nontheatrical — not relating to the theatre
- 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)
- novocentenary — a nine-hundredth anniversary
- nucleoprotein — any of the class of conjugated proteins occurring in cells and consisting of a protein combined with a nucleic acid, essential for cell division and reproduction.
- nutrigenomics — the study of how individual genetic makeup interacts with diet, especially the effects of this interaction on a person's health.
- object oberon — Oberon plus classes and methods by H. Moessenboeck & J. Templ, 1989. See Oberon-2.
- obstetricians — Plural form of obstetrician.
- oceanic crust — the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- octane number — (of gasoline) a designation of antiknock quality, numerically equal to the percentage of isooctane by volume in a mixture of isooctane and normal heptane that matches the given gasoline in antiknock characteristics.
- octane-rating — (of gasoline) a designation of antiknock quality, numerically equal to the percentage of isooctane by volume in a mixture of isooctane and normal heptane that matches the given gasoline in antiknock characteristics.
- octocentenary — pertaining to 800 or a period of 800 years; marking the completion of 800 years.
- octogenarians — Plural form of octogenarian.
- on reflection — second thoughts
- on the carpet — a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- on-the-record — on-record.
- once or twice — If you have done something once or twice, you have done it a few times, but not very often.
- oneiroscopist — a person who specialises in studying and interpreting dreams
- open fracture — compound fracture.
- open juncture — a transition between successive sounds marked by a break in articulatory continuity, as by a pause or the modification of a preceding or following sound, and often indicating a division between words; presence of juncture (opposed to close juncture). Also called plus juncture. Compare close juncture, juncture (def 7a), terminal juncture.
- orchestrating — Present participle of orchestrate.
- orchestration — (uncountable) the arrangement of music for performance by an orchestra.
- organogenetic — Relating to organogenesis.
- ornithichnite — (paleontology) The footmark of a bird occurring in strata of stone.
- outprocessing — to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork: All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.
- outrecuidance — (archaic) Presumption, arrogance, self-conceit.
- outstretching — Present participle of outstretch.
- over-analytic — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
- over-contract — an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.
- overacuteness — sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
- overconfident — too confident.
- overconstruct — to construct excessively
- overeducation — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- overenergetic — excessively energetic
- oversecretion — (in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- oxford accent — the accent associated with Oxford English
- palaeocurrent — an ancient current, esp of water, evidence of which has been preserved in sedimentary rocks as fossilized ripple marks, etc
- pancreatotomy — incision of the pancreas.
- parthenocarpy — the production of fruit without fertilization of an egg in the ovary.