14-letter words containing c, o, t, u
- neurosecretion — a chemical secreted by a nerve cell.
- neurosecretory — participating in or causal of neurosecretion; pertaining to neurosecretion
- neutral corner — either of the two corners of the ring not used by the boxers between rounds.
- nitro compound — any one of a class of usually organic compounds that contain the monovalent group -NO2 (nitro group or radical), linked to a carbon atom. The commonest example is nitrobenzene, C6H5NO2
- nitrobacterium — Any of the several genera of bacteria in soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle, oxidizing ammonium and organic nitrogen compounds to the more soluble nitrite and nitrate.
- nitrocellulose — cellulose nitrate.
- noctambulation — Sleepwalking.
- non-altruistic — unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoistic).
- non-articulate — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
- non-combustion — the act or process of burning.
- non-conceptual — pertaining to concepts or to the forming of concepts.
- non-concurrent — refusal or failure to concur.
- non-conductive — having the property or capability of conducting.
- non-contextual — of, relating to, or depending on the context.
- non-contiguous — touching; in contact.
- non-continuous — uninterrupted in time; without cessation: continuous coughing during the concert.
- non-count noun — a noun, as water, electricity, or happiness, that typically refers to an indefinitely divisible substance or an abstract notion, and that in English cannot be used, in such a sense, with the indefinite article or in the plural.
- non-cultivable — capable of being cultivated.
- non-cultivated — prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
- non-customized — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
- non-functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- non-humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- non-infectious — communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases.
- non-liturgical — of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.
- non-structured — having and manifesting a clearly defined structure or organization.
- non-subjective — existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective).
- nonaccountable — not accountable
- nonacquisitive — not acquisitive
- noncausatively — In a noncausative manner.
- noncirculating — not circulating
- noncombustible — not flammable.
- noncommunicant — a person who is not a communicant.
- noncommutative — of or relating to commutation, exchange, substitution, or interchange.
- nonconsecutive — following one another in uninterrupted succession or order; successive: six consecutive numbers, such as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
- nonconstituent — Not constituent.
- nonconsumption — the refusal to consume certain foods
- nonconsumptive — not consumptive of a resource, product, or service
- noncontractual — relating to obligations not expressed in a contract
- noncultivation — the state of not cultivating
- nondestructive — Not involving damage or destruction, especially of an object or material that is being tested.
- nondisjunction — the failure of chromosomes to separate and segregate into daughter cells at division.
- nondocumentary — a film or television programme not reflecting real life
- noneducational — not educational or related to education
- nonfluorescent — possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
- nonfunctioning — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- nonintercourse — suspension of interchange in relations, especially commercial or political relations.
- nonjusticiable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.
- nonobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- nonparticulate — Not particulate.
- nonprosecution — (legal) Of or pertaining to a decision not to prosecute.