13-letter words containing c, o, u, t, e
- non-deductive — based on deduction from accepted premises, as in deductive argument; deductive reasoning.
- non-education — 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.
- non-executive — Someone who has a non-executive position in a company or organization gives advice but is not responsible for making decisions or ensuring that decisions are carried out.
- non-incumbent — holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club.
- non-inductive — not inductive: a noninductive resistance.
- non-lucrative — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- non-recurrent — not recurrent.
- non-rheumatic — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- nonconceptual — Not of a conceptual nature.
- nonconcurrent — refusal or failure to concur.
- nonconductive — having the property or capability of conducting.
- nonconjugated — not conjugated
- noncultivated — relating to natural resources that are not under institutional or managed cultivation
- noncumulative — of or relating to preferred stock the dividends of which are skipped and not accrued.
- nondeductible — Not allowable as a deduction from income for the calculation of taxes.
- noninfectious — (of a disease or disease-causing organism) not liable to be transmitted through the environment.
- nonproductive — not productive; unproductive.
- nonstructured — not structured; unstructured
- nonsubjective — Not subjective.
- 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.
- nut chocolate — chocolate containing nuts
- nutrigenomics — the study of how individual genetic makeup interacts with diet, especially the effects of this interaction on a person's health.
- obiter dictum — an incidental or passing remark, opinion, etc.
- object clause — the clause that acts as the object of a verb
- obstructively — In an obstructive manner.
- oceanic crust — the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- octagon house — a type of American house, c. 1850, having an octagonal perimeter to reduce exterior wall area.
- 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.
- on the bounce — in succession; one after the other
- one-two punch — Also called one-two punch. Boxing. a left-hand jab immediately followed by a right cross.
- 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.
- optical mouse — (hardware) Any kind of mouse that uses visible light or infrared to detect changes in its position.
- ostreiculture — the breeding of oysters
- ottawa euclid — Euclid
- out of office — (of a government) out of power
- out of pocket — small enough or suitable for carrying in the pocket: a pocket watch.
- out-of-pocket — paid out in cash or from one's own financial resources and sometimes reimbursed: My out-of-pocket travel expenses included taking business clients to dinner.
- outer product — cross product.
- outprocessing — to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork: All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.
- output device — (hardware) Electronic or electromechanical equipment connected to a computer and used to transfer data out of the computer in the form of text, images, sounds or other media to a display screen, printer, loudspeaker or storage device. Most modern storage devices such as disk drives and magnetic tape drives act as both input and output devices, others such as CD-ROM are input only.
- outreach work — work (done by welfare workers, volunteers, etc) designed to help and encourage disadvantaged members of the community
- outrecuidance — (archaic) Presumption, arrogance, self-conceit.
- outstretching — Present participle of outstretch.
- over-cautious — excessively or unnecessarily cautious: Sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business.
- over-educated — to develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by teaching, instruction, or schooling. Synonyms: instruct, school, drill, indoctrinate.
- overacuteness — sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
- overconstruct — to construct excessively
- overcredulity — Excessive credulity.
- 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.