15-letter words containing c, o, r, t

north caucasian — a language family including all the Caucasian languages north of the Caucasian divide, as Kabardian and the Circassian language proper, and a few between the divide and the Black Sea, as Abkhazian.
north vancouver — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada.
northcountryman — a native or inhabitant of the North of England
norwich terrier — one of an English breed of small, short-legged terriers having a straight, wiry, red, gray, or black-and-tan coat, and erect ears that distinguish it from the Norfolk terrier.
not a dickybird — not a word; nothing
not care a fuck — not to care at all
not in the race — given or having no chance
not necessarily — If you reply 'Not necessarily', you mean that what has just been said or suggested may not be true.
nuclear reactor — reactor (def 4).
obedience trial — a competitive event at which a dog can progress toward a degree in obedience by demonstrating its ability to follow a prescribed series of commands.
obituary column — the division of a publication reserved for obituaries
object-oriented — pertaining to or denoting a system, programming language, etc., that supports the use of objects, as an entire image, a routine, or a data structure.
objective prism — a large prism placed in front of the objective lens or mirror of a telescope, allowing the simultaneous acquisition of the spectra of many stars.
observation car — a railroad passenger car having a lounge or platform from which the scenery can be viewed.
obstacle course — a military training area having obstacles, as hurdles, ditches, and walls, that must be surmounted or crossed in succession.
obstructionists — Plural form of obstructionist.
obstructiveness — The characteristic of being obstructive.
ocean of storms — the largest of the dark plains (maria) on the surface of the moon, situated in the second and third quadrant
ochlocratically — In an ochlocratic way.
octanitrocubane — (organic compound) A high explosive derived from cubane.
odontorhynchous — (of birds) having toothlike ridges inside the beak
official strike — a collective stoppage of work by part or all of the workforce of an organization with the approval of the trade union concerned. The stoppage may be accompanied by the payment of strike pay by the trade union concerned
okhotsk current — a cold ocean current flowing SW from the Bering Sea, E of the Kurile Islands, along the E coast of Japan where it meets the Japan Current.
olfactory nerve — either one of the first pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct to the brain the impulses from the mucous membranes of the nose.
olfactory tract — a long narrow triangular band of white tissue originating in the olfactory bulb and extending back to the point at which its fibres enter the base of the cerebrum
oligodendrocyte — A glial cell similar to an astrocyte but with fewer protuberances, concerned with the production of myelin in the central nervous system.
omnidirectional — sending or receiving signals in all directions: an omnidirectional microphone.
on (the) record — recorded; publicly or officially declared or known
on prescription — If a medicine is available on prescription, you can only get it from a chemist or pharmacist if a doctor gives you a prescription for it.
on short notice — with little warning
on the contrary — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
on the decrease — decreasing
on the increase — growing, increasing
on the track of — If you are on the track of someone or something, you are trying to find them, or find information about them.
oneirocriticism — the art of interpreting dreams.
onychocryptosis — a form of nail disease in which nails are ingrown
operating cycle — the period of time between starting a business and making a profit
optical printer — a film printer used in making optical effects, consisting basically of a camera that photographs the image with special lenses to enlarge, reduce, distort, etc., and a projector that transfers the image to the print stock, as distinguished from a contact printer.
optical scanner — the process of interpreting data in printed, handwritten, bar-code, or other visual form by a device (optical scanner or reader) that scans and identifies the data.
optical storage — optical disk drive
optoelectronics — 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.
orchestrational — Of or pertaining to orchestration.
orestes complex — Psychoanalysis. an unconscious desire of a son to kill his mother.
oriental carpet — Oriental rug.
ornithorhynchus — the platypus.
orthoboric acid — boric acid (def 1). Compare ortho- (def 2).
orthodontically — from an orthodontic point of view
orthodox church — the Christian church comprising the local and national Eastern churches that are in communion with the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople; Byzantine Church.
orthopaedic bed — a specially firm bed designed to help correct or ameliorate the discomfort of disorders of the spine and joints
orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner

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