16-letter words containing e, n, c, r, o

non-contemporary — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
non-contributive — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
non-geographical — of or relating to geography.
non-hierarchical — of, belonging to, or characteristic of a hierarchy.
non-incorporated — formed or constituted as a legal corporation.
non-intersecting — to cut or divide by passing through or across: The highway intersects the town.
non-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
non-reconcilable — capable of being reconciled.
non-reproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
non-reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
non-reproductive — serving to reproduce.
nonarchitectural — Not architectural.
noncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
noncorresponding — That does not correspond (to something else).
nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
nondeterministic — the doctrine that all facts and events exemplify natural laws.
nondiscretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
nonharmonic tone — a tone sounding with a chord of which it is not a chord tone.
nonreciprocating — Not reciprocating; not responding in kind.
nonrecourse loan — a loan for which the borrower cannot be held responsible for any amount in excess of the security for the loan, even if the value of such security falls below the level it had or that had been anticipated for it at the time of the loan.
north charleston — a city in SE South Carolina.
north palm beach — a town in E Florida.
north providence — a town in NE Rhode Island.
nuclear emulsion — a photographic emulsion in the form of a thick block, used to record the tracks of elementary particles.
nuclear envelope — the double membrane surrounding the nucleus within a cell.
nuclear magneton — a unit of magnetic moment, used to measure proton spin and approximately equal to 1/1836 Bohr magneton.
nuclear reaction — reaction (def 8).
numbered account — a bank account whose owner is identified by a number for the purpose of preserving anonymity.
objective danger — a danger, such as a stone fall or avalanche, to which climbing skill is irrelevant
observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
occupation layer — (on an archaeological site) a layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified.
oculomotor nerve — either one of the third pair of cranial nerves, consisting chiefly of motor fibers that innervate most of the muscles of the eyeball.
odontoid process — the toothlike upward projection at the back of the second vertebra of the neck
of a certain age — of an unspecified age, but no longer young
off one's rocker — Also called runner. one of the curved pieces on which a cradle or a rocking chair rocks.
ohmic resistance — resistance (def 3a).
old north french — the dialect of Old French spoken in northern France. Abbreviation: ONF.
on a world scale — in a way that involves the whole world
on the scrapheap — (of people or things) having outlived their usefulness
onboard computer — onboard a vehicle, ship, plane, train or spacecraft
once and for all — former; having at one time been: the once and future king.
open scholarship — a scholarship which anyone can apply for
opening ceremony — a ceremony held in celebration of the start of something
operating income — revenue from business operations after operating expenses are deducted from gross income.
opposed-cylinder — (of an internal-combustion engine) having cylinders on opposite sides of the crankcase in the same plane
order in council — (in Britain and various other Commonwealth countries) a decree of the Cabinet, usually made under the authority of a statute: in theory a decree of the sovereign and Privy Council
ordnance factory — a factory that makes military weapons and ammunition
organ-pipe coral — an alcyonarian coral of the genus Tubipora, occurring in tropical waters, and forming a complex colony of brick-red, vertical tubules joined at intervals by transverse plates.
organoleptically — In an organoleptic manner.
over the counter — If a medicine can be bought over the counter, you do not need a prescription to buy it.

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