14-letter words containing c, u, t, e
- 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.
- 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.
- nonspectacular — not spectacular
- nonspeculative — not speculative
- nontherapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- nontranslucent — Not translucent.
- nuclear option — the use of or power to use nuclear weapons
- nuclear winter — the general devastation of life, along with worldwide darkness and extreme cold, that some scientists believe would result from a global dust cloud screening out sunlight following large-scale nuclear detonations.
- nuclearization — to equip with nuclear weapons; give nuclear capability to: a fear that armed forces on both sides would become nuclearized.
- nucleoproteins — Plural form of nucleoprotein.
- nudibranchiate — nudibranch.
- null character — Computers. a control character representing nothing, with the value of binary zero, but having special meaning when interpreted as text, as in marking the end of character strings.
- nutraceuticals — Plural form of nutraceutical.
- nyctaginaceous — belonging to the Nyctaginaceae, the four-o'clock family of plants.
- occluded front — a composite front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and forces it aloft.
- occult balance — asymmetrical balance of visual elements in an artistic composition.
- occupancy rate — The occupancy rate at a hotel is the number of available rooms that are occupied over a period of time.
- octave coupler — a mechanism on an organ and on some harpsichords that enables keys or pedals an octave apart to be played simultaneously
- ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
- oestrous cycle — a hormonally controlled cycle of activity of the reproductive organs in many female mammals. The follicular stage (growth of the Graafian follicles, thickening of the lining of the uterus, secretion of oestrogen, and ovulation, is succeeded by the luteal phase (formation of the corpus luteum and secretion of progesterone), followed by regression and a return to the first stage
- offer document — a document sent by a person or firm making a takeover bid to the shareholders of the target company, giving details of the offer that has been made and, usually, reasons for accepting it
- on the surface — to all appearances
- opaque context — an expression in which the replacement of a term by another with the same reference may change the truth-value of the whole. John believes that Cicero was a Roman is opaque, since even though Cicero and Tully are the same person John may know that the given statement is true but not that Tully was a Roman
- opisthocoelous — relating to vertebrae in which the centrum is convex and the posterior is concave
- opt-out clause — a clause that permits signatories to a contract to opt out of particular provisions, or to terminate the contract early
- ordnance datum — mean sea level calculated from observation taken at Newlyn, Cornwall, and used as the official basis for height calculation on British maps
- orthomolecular — being or pertaining to the treatment of disease by increasing, decreasing, or otherwise controlling the intake of natural substances, especially vitamins. Compare megavitamin (def 1).
- out of context — If a statement or remark is quoted out of context, the circumstances in which it was said are not correctly reported, so that it seems to mean something different from the meaning that was intended.
- outperformance — The act or state of outperforming.
- outside chance — a slight chance or likelihood
- overaccentuate — to accentuate too much
- overcautiously — in such a way as to be too cautious, wary, or careful
- overparticular — precise beyond necessity
- overproduction — excessive production; production in excess of need or stipulated amount.
- oversolicitous — too solicitous: oversolicitous concerning one's health.
- overstructured — excessively structured or organized.
- oxidoreductase — any of a class of enzymes that act as a catalyst, some of them conjointly, causing the oxidation and reduction of compounds.
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- parachute jump — leaping from aircraft with a parachute
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- parquet circle — parterre (def 1).
- parti-coloured — having different colours in different parts; variegated
- particularized — individualized
- particularness — the quality of being exceptional or individual