10-letter words containing e, c, l, o
- neoterical — Alternative form of neoteric.
- net blotch — a disease of barley, characterized by a brown, netlike discoloration of the leaves, caused by fungi of the genus Helminthosporium.
- net.police — /net-p*-lees'/ (Or "net police", "net.cops") Those Usenet readers who feel it is their responsibility to pounce on and flame any posting which they regard as offensive or in violation of their understanding of netiquette. Generally used sarcastically or pejoratively. See also net.-, code police.
- neurocoele — the system of cavities of the embryonic brain and spinal cord.
- neurologic — Relating to neurology or the nervous system.
- neurolytic — Pathology. disintegration of nerve tissue. exhaustion of a nerve by excess stimulation.
- new-collar — pertaining to or designating middle-class wage earners holding jobs in a service industry.
- nilpotence — The quality of being nilpotent.
- nilpotency — The quality of being nilpotent.
- non placet — (especially in a church or university assembly) an expression or vote of dissent or disapproval.
- non-cereal — any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- non-client — a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- nonallelic — any of several forms of a gene, usually arising through mutation, that are responsible for hereditary variation.
- noncentral — not central, esp referring to location or importance
- noncollege — not related to a college or university
- noncomplex — not complex or complicated; simple
- nonelastic — capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.
- nonelected — chosen for a position or office without running in an election.
- nonethical — not related to ethics
- nonfluency — a lack of fluency
- nonlexical — Not lexical.
- nonmedical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- nonnuclear — not utilizing nuclear power, nuclear weapons, etc.: to fight a nonnuclear war.
- nonsecular — of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests.
- nonspecial — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- normalcies — the quality or condition of being normal, as the general economic, political, and social conditions of a nation; normality: After months of living in a state of tension, all yearned for a return to normalcy.
- noticeable — attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.
- noticeably — attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.
- notonectal — (of an animal) that swims on its back
- novaculite — a very hard sedimentary rock, similar to chert, composed essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- novelistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of novels.
- nucleation — having a nucleus.
- nucleobase — (biochemistry) The base of a nucleic acid, such as thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine and guanine.
- nucleolate — containing a nucleolus or nucleoli.
- nucleonics — the branch of science that deals with nuclear phenomena, as radioactivity, fission, or fusion, especially practical applications, as in industrial engineering.
- nucleoside — any of the class of compounds derived by the hydrolysis of nucleic acids or nucleotides, consisting typically of deoxyribose or ribose combined with adenine, guanine, cytosine, uracil, or thymine.
- nucleosome — any of the repeating subunits of chromatin occurring at intervals along a strand of DNA, consisting of DNA coiled around histone.
- nucleotide — any of a group of molecules that, when linked together, form the building blocks of DNA or RNA: composed of a phosphate group, the bases adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine, and a pentose sugar, in RNA the thymine base being replaced by uracil.
- nyctophile — (zoology) Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.
- objectable — Capable of being put forward as an objection.
- objectless — not directed toward any goal; purposeless; aimless.
- objectlogo — A variant of LOGO with object-oriented extensions. Lexical scope. Version 2.6, for the Mac. Paradigm Software <[email protected]> (617)576-7675.
- obsolesced — Simple past tense and past participle of obsolesce.
- occidental — (usually initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Occident or its natives and inhabitants.
- occlusives — Plural form of occlusive.
- occupiable — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- oceanology — the practical application of oceanography.
- ocellation — an eyelike spot or marking.
- ochlagogue — (rare) A manipulator of a mob who holds sway by use of inflammatory rhetoric, casting opprobrium, and by appeal to the lowest common denominator generally; an extreme and wholly unscrupulous demagogue; one who practises ochlagogy.
- octahedral — having the form of an octahedron.