11-letter words containing i, r, e, n, c
- nonvertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- nornicotine — an alkaloid, C 9 H 1 2 N 2 , extracted from tobacco and related to nicotine but having a lower toxicity: used as an agricultural and horticultural insecticide.
- northcliffe — Viscount, Alfred Charles William Harmsworth.
- not cricket — If you say that someone's behaviour is not cricket, you mean that they have not behaved fairly.
- noticeboard — Alternative spelling of notice board.
- nuclearized — Simple past tense and past participle of nuclearize.
- numeric pad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
- numerically — of or relating to numbers; of the nature of a number.
- obsecration — to entreat solemnly; beseech; supplicate.
- ocean liner — an oceangoing passenger ship, operating either as one unit of a regular scheduled service or as a cruise ship.
- oceanariums — Plural form of oceanarium.
- olive crown — (esp in ancient Greece and Rome) a garland of olive leaves awarded as a token of victory
- oncoprotein — (genetics, oncology, protein) A protein that is coded for by an oncogene.
- oncoviruses — Plural form of oncovirus.
- oneirically — In an oneiric fashion.
- oneiromancy — divination through dreams.
- oneiroscopy — the interpretation or study of dreams
- optic nerve — either one of the second pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct impulses from the retina to the brain.
- orchestrina — (musical instruments) orchestrion.
- orchestrion — a mechanical musical instrument, resembling a barrel organ but more elaborate, for producing the effect of an orchestra.
- oregon city — a town in NW Oregon, on the Willamette River.
- orthogenics — the treatment of mentally and emotionally disturbed children
- orthopnoeic — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- outreaching — Present participle of outreach.
- overarching — forming an arch above: great trees with overarching branches.
- overcasting — Meteorology. the condition of the sky when more than 95 percent covered by clouds.
- overcaution — excessive caution
- overcoating — a coat worn over the ordinary indoor clothing, as in cold weather.
- overcooking — Present participle of overcook.
- overcutting — excessive cutting
- overlocking — the act of oversewing a hem or fabric edge to prevent fraying
- panegyrical — a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
- panegyricon — a collection of sermons
- panicmonger — a person who spreads panic
- paper chain — a decorative chain of loops of coloured paper
- paragenetic — the origin of minerals or mineral deposits in contact so as to affect one another's formation.
- paranephric — located near the kidney
- parascenium — either of two wings flanking and extending forward from the skene of an ancient Greek theater.
- parascience — the study of subjects that are outside the scope of traditional science because they cannot be explained by accepted scientific theory or tested by conventional scientific methods
- parenthetic — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- parenticide — a person who kills one or both of his or her parents.
- pecuniarily — of or relating to money: pecuniary difficulties.
- penciliform — having a pencillike shape.
- pentahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.
- perceptions — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
- percipience — perceiving or capable of perceiving.
- percolation — the act or state of percolating or of being percolated.
- pericentral — arranged around a centre
- pericentric — the point at which a heavenly body orbiting around a primary other than the earth or sun is closest to the primary.
- pericranium — the outer periosteum of the cranium.