13-letter words containing c, o, u, t
- nonconducting — That does not conduct (electricity or heat).
- nonconduction — Failure to conduct (heat, electricity, etc.).
- nonconductive — having the property or capability of conducting.
- nonconjugated — not conjugated
- noncontagious — capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object: contagious diseases.
- noncontiguous — touching; in contact.
- noncontinuous — (rare) discontinuous; not continuing without interruption.
- 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.
- nonfunctional — Not having any particular purpose or function.
- noninfectious — (of a disease or disease-causing organism) not liable to be transmitted through the environment.
- nonlinguistic — of or belonging to language: linguistic change.
- nonliturgical — Not liturgical.
- nonproduction — Absence of production.
- nonproductive — not productive; unproductive.
- nonstructural — Not structural; not related to a structure.
- nonstructured — not structured; unstructured
- nonsubjective — Not subjective.
- north country — the part of England north of the Humber estuary.
- not much chop — not much good; poor
- not much of a — If you describe something as not much of a particular type of thing, you mean that it is small or of poor quality.
- notary public — a public officer or other person authorized to authenticate contracts, acknowledge deeds, take affidavits, protest bills of exchange, take depositions, etc.
- 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.
- nudist colony — a place where group of nudists live together separated from the rest of the community
- nullification — an act or instance of nullifying.
- 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 account of — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- on no account — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- 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.
- onto function — Mathematics. a function from one set to a second set, the range of which is the entire second set.
- 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.
- opportunistic — adhering to a policy of opportunism; practicing opportunism.
- optical mouse — (hardware) Any kind of mouse that uses visible light or infrared to detect changes in its position.
- optical sound — sound recorded on and subsequently played back from an optical or photographic soundtrack, as opposed to a magnetic soundtrack.
- ostreiculture — the breeding of oysters
- ottawa euclid — Euclid
- out of action — If someone or something is out of action, they are injured or damaged and cannot work or be used.
- 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.