15-letter words containing e, c, h, o, n
- nonmetaphorical — not metaphorical; literal
- nonmonotheistic — Not monotheistic.
- nonpsychoactive — Not psychoactive.
- north vancouver — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada.
- norwich terrier — one of an English breed of small, short-legged terriers having a straight, wiry, red, gray, or black-and-tan coat, and erect ears that distinguish it from the Norfolk terrier.
- not in the race — given or having no chance
- nucleophilicity — (uncountable) The condition of being nucleophilic.
- nucleosynthesis — the formation of new atomic nuclei by nuclear reactions, thought to occur in the interiors of stars and in the early stages of development of the universe.
- nucleosynthetic — Of or pertaining to nucleosynthesis.
- object exchange — (protocol) (OBEX) A Bluetooth protocol in the Core Protocol Stack for data exchange.
- ocean greyhound — a fast ship, esp a liner
- of one's choice — The thing or person of your choice is the one that you choose.
- off one's chump — insane; crazy
- okhotsk current — a cold ocean current flowing SW from the Bering Sea, E of the Kurile Islands, along the E coast of Japan where it meets the Japan Current.
- old clothes man — a person who deals in second-hand clothes
- on (the) record — recorded; publicly or officially declared or known
- on o's haunches — If you get down on your haunches, you lower yourself towards the ground so that your legs are bent under you and you are balancing on your feet.
- on short notice — with little warning
- on the contrary — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
- on the decrease — decreasing
- on the increase — growing, increasing
- on the track of — If you are on the track of someone or something, you are trying to find them, or find information about them.
- once in a while — at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
- one-two (punch) — a sequence of two quick punches, esp. a jab with the left hand followed at once by a hard blow with the right
- orange chromide — an Asian cichlid fish, Etropus maculatus, with a brownish-orange spotted body
- orchestrational — Of or pertaining to orchestration.
- organized chaos — a complex situation or process that appears chaotic while having enough order to achieve progress or goals
- organochlorines — Plural form of organochlorine.
- osteochondritis — inflammation of bone and cartilage.
- osteochondrosis — a disease of bone and cartilage growth centers in children that begins as a necrosis and is followed by regeneration or renewed calcification.
- out in the cold — having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
- overachievement — to perform, especially academically, above the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
- palaeoanthropic — relating to palaeoanthropology
- paleoencephalon — paleencephalon.
- paleolithic man — any of the prehistoric populations of humans, as the Cro-Magnon, living in the late Pliocene and the Pleistocene epochs.
- parthenogenetic — development of an egg without fertilization.
- passenger coach — a carriage in which passengers sit
- pat on the back — to strike lightly or gently with something flat, as with a paddle or the palm of the hand, usually in order to flatten, smooth, or shape: to pat dough into flat pastry forms.
- perchloroethane — hexachloroethane.
- pheasant coucal — a brown and black, red-eyed Australian bird, Centropus phasianinus, with a pheasantlike tail.
- phenakistoscope — an early form of a zoetrope in which figures are depicted in different poses around the edge of a disc. When the disc is spun, and the figures observed through the apertures around the edge of the disc, they appear to be moving
- phenomenalistic — the doctrine that phenomena are the only objects of knowledge or the only form of reality.
- phenylketonuric — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
- phloem necrosis — a disease of the American elm caused by a mycoplasmalike organism, characterized by yellowing and necrosis of the foliage and yellowish-brown discoloration of the phloem.
- phonemicization — a grouping of phonemes
- phoneticization — the representation of speech in writing using a system in which individual symbols reflect speech sounds in a regular manner
- phosphocreatine — a compound, C 4 H 1 0 O 5 N 3 P, found chiefly in muscle, formed by the enzymatic interaction of an organic phosphate and creatine, the breakdown of which provides energy for muscle contraction.
- phosphorescence — the property of being luminous at temperatures below incandescence, as from slow oxidation in the case of phosphorus or after exposure to light or other radiation.
- photo-secession — an association of photographers founded in New York City in 1902 by Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Steichen that advocated the development and public recognition of photography as a fine art.
- photoconductive — of, relating to, or exhibiting photoconductivity.