14-letter words containing e, g, a, n
- oehlenschläger — Adam Gottlob (ˈadam ˈɡɔtlɔp). 1779–1850, Danish romantic poet and dramatist
- off one's game — playing badly
- office manager — employee in charge of office personnel
- old low german — the language of the German lowlands before c1100. Abbreviation: OLG.
- oleaginousness — The state or condition of being oleaginous; oiliness, unctuousness.
- oligomenorrhea — abnormally infrequent menstruation.
- omega-c baryon — a neutral baryon having a mass 5292 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 6.4 X 10 -14 seconds.
- on a long rein — with the reins held loosely so that the horse is relatively unconstrained
- on one's guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- on the average — a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean: Her golf average is in the 90s. My average in science has gone from B to C this semester.
- on the rampage — behaving violently or destructively
- on the upgrade — improving or progressing, as in importance, status, health, etc
- once and again — occasionally
- online catalog — a bibliographic record of a library's holdings, available in machine-readable form.
- opechancanough — c1545–1644, Algonquian leader, brother of Powhatan: led Jamestown massacre 1622.
- opening gambit — a preliminary or opening tactic
- operating cash — the amount of cash or money that a business generates
- operating cost — The operating cost of a business, or a piece of equipment or machinery is the amount of money that it costs to run it.
- operating room — a specially equipped room, usually in a hospital, where surgical procedures are performed. Abbreviation: OR.
- orange blossom — the white flower of an orange tree, especially of the genus Citrus, much used in wreaths, bridal bouquets, etc.: the state flower of Florida.
- organic matter — matter derived from organisms, esp decayed matter in soil
- organochlorine — Any of a large group of pesticides and other synthetic organic compounds with chlorinated aromatic molecules.
- organometallic — pertaining to or noting an organic compound containing a metal or a metalloid linked to carbon.
- organosiloxane — a siloxane containing an organic group.
- osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
- osteogenically — By osteogenesis.
- outer garments — the garments that are worn over a person's other clothes
- outer mongolia — a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic.
- outgeneralling — Present participle of outgeneral.
- outing flannel — a light cotton flannel with a short, dense nap.
- outmaneuvering — Present participle of outmaneuver.
- outmanoeuvring — Present participle of outmanoeuvre.
- outrageousness — of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong: an outrageous slander.
- over-demanding — to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right: He demanded payment of the debt.
- over-organized — to stress formal structure, status, rules, and details excessively.
- overestimating — Present participle of overestimate.
- overgeneralize — to draw an overly general conclusion from (something)
- overland stage — a stagecoach used in the western U.S. during the middle of the 19th century.
- overnight stay — in hospital or hotel
- overregulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- oversaturating — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- owlet nightjar — any of several birds of the family Aegothelidae, of Australia and Papua New Guinea, related to the nightjars but resembling small owls.
- oxyhaemoglobin — the bright red product formed when oxygen from the lungs combines with haemoglobin in the blood
- oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
- packet writing — (storage) A technique for writing CD-Rs and CD-RWs that is more efficient in both disk space used and the time it takes to write the CD.
- painted tongue — a Chilean plant, Salpiglossis sinuata, of the nightshade family, having large, funnel-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
- palaeethnology — the study of prehistoric man
- paleolimnology — the study of ancient lakes from their sediments and fossils.
- paleomagnetism — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
- paleontography — the formal description of fossils