12-letter words containing i, s, o, t, n, c
- nondescripts — Plural form of nondescript.
- nondualistic — of, relating to, or of the nature of dualism.
- noneconomist — a person who is not an economist
- nonexistence — absence of existence.
- nonnecessity — an absence of necessity; the state of being unnecessary
- nonparasitic — Not parasitic.
- nonpsychotic — Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
- nonrealistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- nonscientist — a person who is not a scientist
- nonsectarian — not affiliated with or limited to a specific religious denomination.
- nonselection — an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- nonselective — having the function or power of selecting; making a selection.
- nonsocialist — a person who is not a socialist
- nonstrategic — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
- nonsymbiotic — Not symbiotic.
- nonsymmetric — Not symmetric; asymmetrical.
- noticeboards — Plural form of noticeboard.
- nova scotian — a peninsula and province in SE Canada: once a part of the French province of Acadia. 21,068 sq. mi. (54,565 sq. km). Capital: Halifax.
- nucleotidase — a biochemical catalyst that facilitates the process of hydrolyzing or splitting a nucleotide and turning it into a phosphate and a nucleoside
- nyctitropism — tending to assume at or just before nightfall positions unlike those maintained during the day, as the leaves or flowers of certain plants.
- oasification — The process of restoring water, soil, and plant life to an environment that has been degraded by soil erosion.
- 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.
- obstructions — Plural form of obstruction.
- oceanologist — the practical application of oceanography.
- of necessity — something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life.
- olfactronics — the measurement and analysis of smells through instruments
- omnidistance — the distance between an omnirange station and a receiver.
- omnisciently — having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things.
- on the stick — alert, efficient, etc.
- onomastician — the study of the origin, history, and use of proper names.
- opisthotonic — of or relating to opisthotonos
- optogenetics — (genetics) A science that combines optics and genetics to probe neural circuits.
- 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.
- orchestrions — Plural form of orchestrion.
- ornithoscopy — divination from the observation of birds
- ortho-cousin — parallel cousin.
- orthocousins — the children of two brothers or two sisters
- orthodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention and correction of irregular teeth, as by means of braces.
- oscillations — Plural form of oscillation.
- ossification — the act or process of ossifying.
- osteogenetic — (physiology) Connected with osteogenesis, or the formation of bone.
- ostrich fern — a tall North American fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, with large mature leaves that resemble ostrich plumes, a popular landscaping plant whose curled new leaves, called fiddleheads, are eaten as a vegetable.
- otacousticon — (now rare) An instrument to aid hearing, such as an ear trumpet or hearing aid.
- outcroppings — Plural form of outcropping.
- outdistanced — Simple past tense and past participle of outdistance.
- outdistances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outdistance.