12-letter words containing e, c, h, o, n
- non-coherent — logically connected; consistent: a coherent argument.
- non-cohesion — the act or state of cohering, uniting, or sticking together.
- non-cohesive — characterized by or causing cohesion: a cohesive agent.
- non-empathic — of, relating to, or characterized by empathy, the psychological identification with the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of others: a sensitive, empathetic school counselor.
- nonadherence — the quality of adhering; steady devotion, support, allegiance, or attachment: adherence to a party; rigid adherence to rules.
- nonaesthetic — not aesthetic, not related to the appreciation of beauty
- nonarchitect — a person or builder who is not an architect
- nonbreaching — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- noncharacter — someone who is not a character
- noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed
- nonscheduled — not scheduled; not entered on or having a schedule; unscheduled: nonscheduled activities.
- nonspherical — not spherical
- nontechnical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
- nonvehicular — Not vehicular.
- normothermic — (medicine) Having a normal body temperature.
- not a chance — no possibility
- notch effect — the increase in stress in an area of a component near a crack, depression, etc, or a change in section, such as a sharp angle: can be enough to cause failure of the component although the calculated average stress may be quite safe
- nucleophiles — Plural form of nucleophile.
- nucleophilic — of or relating to electron contribution in covalent bonding (opposed to electrophilic).
- nychthemeron — a twenty-four hour span that includes a night and a day
- nympholeptic — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- oceanography — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- octyl phenol — a white to pink, water-insoluble, flaky substance having the formula C 1 4 H 2 2 O, used chiefly in the manufacture of commercial surface-active agents.
- old chestnut — old saying, cliché
- oligophrenic — less than normal mental development.
- olive branch — a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
- on the bench — a long seat for several persons: a bench in the park.
- on the block — for sale at auction
- on the cadge — engaged in cadging
- on the cards — likely
- on the cheap — costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.
- on the couch — undergoing psychoanalysis
- on the cross — diagonally
- on the fence — a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- on the latch — fastened by the latch (sense 1) but not locked or bolted
- on the march — If a group of soldiers are on the march, they are marching somewhere.
- on the rocks — a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
- on the stick — alert, efficient, etc.
- on the watch — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
- on-the-scene — being at the very place of occurrence: an on-the-scene newscast.
- open channel — An open channel is a type of flow in which one surface is free (= not restricted by anything).
- orange march — a parade on Orangemen's day
- orchestrions — Plural form of orchestrion.
- ormond beach — a town in NE Florida.
- orthocenters — Plural form of orthocenter.
- orthogenetic — pertaining to or exhibiting orthogenesis.
- ostrich fern — a tall North American fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, with large mature leaves that resemble ostrich plumes, a popular landscaping plant whose curled new leaves, called fiddleheads, are eaten as a vegetable.
- other income — Other income is income that does not come from a company's main business, such as interest.
- overcharging — Present participle of overcharge.
- overreaching — to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down.