12-letter words containing e, p, i, c, o, n
- necrophilism — necrophilia.
- necrophilous — displaying a preference for dead tissue, esp of certain bacteria and insects
- necropolises — Plural form of necropolis.
- neoanthropic — neanthropic.
- nephropathic — characterized by or relating to nephropathy
- nepotistical — Nepotistic.
- neuroleptics — Plural form of neuroleptic.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neurotrophic — of or relating to the effect of nerves on the nutritive processes.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- neutrophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained only by neutral dyes.
- neutrosophic — Neutrosophy
- new politics — politics concerned more with grass-roots participation in the political process than with party loyalty or affiliation: identified especially with the candidacies of Senators Eugene McCarthy and George McGovern.
- no exception — If you make a general statement, and then say that something or someone is no exception, you are emphasizing that they are included in that statement.
- nocireceptor — a receptor sensitive to pain
- non-complier — a person, group, etc., that complies.
- 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.
- non-pyogenic — producing or generating pus.
- non-specific — Non-specific medical conditions or symptoms have more than one possible cause.
- nondeceptive — not deceptive
- nondescripts — Plural form of nondescript.
- nonempirical — derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
- nonpolemical — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- nonspherical — not spherical
- nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
- nucleophiles — Plural form of nucleophile.
- nucleophilic — of or relating to electron contribution in covalent bonding (opposed to electrophilic).
- nullipotence — Quality of being nullipotent.
- nympholeptic — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- oil in place — The oil in place is the amount of crude oil which is estimated to be in a reservoir.
- oligophrenic — less than normal mental development.
- omnipresence — present everywhere at the same time: the omnipresent God.
- on principle — an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct: a person of good moral principles.
- onomatopoeic — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
- open circuit — a discontinuous circuit through which no current can flow.
- open verdict — law: coroner's jury finding
- optic center — a point about ten percent above the exact center of a printed page or layout.
- optogenetics — (genetics) A science that combines optics and genetics to probe neural circuits.
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- outcompeting — to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in a race; to compete in business.
- overcropping — Agriculture. to crop (land) to excess; exhaust the fertility of by continuous cropping.
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
- paedodontics — the branch of dentistry that focuses on the care of children's teeth
- pancake coil — a coil (of wire, etc) wound in a flat circular shape
- pancytopenia — an abnormally low level of all blood cells
- pantechnicon — a furniture van; moving van.
- pathogenetic — the production and development of disease.
- pauciloquent — using few words in speech or conversation
- peace-loving — If you describe someone as peace-loving, you mean that they try to avoid quarrelling or fighting with other people.
- pectoral fin — (in fishes) either of a pair of fins usually situated behind the head, one on each side, and corresponding to the forelimbs of higher vertebrates.