12-letter words containing i, n, c, o, a
- obfuscations — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- obscurantism — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- obscurantist — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- obscurations — Plural form of obscuration.
- obstetrician — a physician who specializes in obstetrics. Abbreviation: OB, ob.
- occasionally — at times; from time to time; now and then.
- occidentally — In an occidental manner.
- occupational — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- oceanologist — the practical application of oceanography.
- octadecanoic — Of or pertaining to octadecanoic acid or its derivatives.
- octagenarian — One who is between the ages of 80 and 89, inclusive.
- octogenarian — of the age of 80 years.
- oil in place — The oil in place is the amount of crude oil which is estimated to be in a reservoir.
- ojo caliente — a hot spring.
- olap council — (body, standard) A body formed in early 1995 to work on a cross-product API for OLAP. After little success it was replaced by the Analytical Solutions Forum.
- old slavonic — Old Church Slavonic.
- oleandomycin — a macrolide antibiotic used to treat skin infections
- olfactronics — the measurement and analysis of smells through instruments
- olive branch — a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
- omnidistance — the distance between an omnirange station and a receiver.
- oncornavirus — any of various RNA viruses that cause tumors in humans and other animals.
- onomastician — the study of the origin, history, and use of proper names.
- onomatopoeic — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
- onychophagia — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
- orange juice — fruit drink: nectar of orange
- orange stick — a slender, rounded stick, originally of orangewood, having tapered ends and used in manicuring, especially to push back the cuticles or clean the fingernails.
- orchidomania — an obsession with or passion for orchids
- organic farm — a farm where organic methods are used for agriculture and animal husbandry
- organic mode — (programming) A term used by COCOMO to describe a project that is developed in a familiar, stable environment. The product is similar to previously developed products. Most people connected with the project have extensive experience in working with related systems and have a thorough understanding of the project. The project contains a minimum of innovative data processing architectures or algorithms. The product requires little innovation and is relatively small, rarely greater than 50,000 DSIs.
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- organotropic — designating or of a substance or virus that travels predominantly to a specific organ
- ornithomancy — Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc.
- orthognathic — straight-jawed; having the profile of the face vertical or nearly so; having a gnathic index below 98.
- orthovanadic — relating to orthovanadates
- oscillations — Plural form of oscillation.
- osco-umbrian — a group of languages, usually classified as Italic, that contains Oscan and Umbrian.
- ossification — the act or process of ossifying.
- otacousticon — (now rare) An instrument to aid hearing, such as an ear trumpet or hearing aid.
- outbalancing — Present participle of outbalance.
- outdistanced — Simple past tense and past participle of outdistance.
- outdistances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outdistance.
- overcharging — Present participle of overcharge.
- overcramming — excessive cramming
- overissuance — the act of issuing in excessive amounts
- overreaching — to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down.
- overreaction — to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.
- overreliance — confident or trustful dependence.
- ovolactarian — lacto-ovo-vegetarian.
- pacification — to pacify.
- pack rolling — the hot rolling of metal sheets in two or more thicknesses to produce composite sheets.