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14-letter words containing l, i, s, c

  • nonsensicality — (of words or language) having little or no meaning; making little or no sense: A baby's babbling is appealingly nonsensical.
  • nonspeculative — not speculative
  • nonstatistical — of, pertaining to, consisting of, or based on statistics.
  • nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
  • noticeableness — The quality of being noticeable.
  • novelistically — In a novelistic way.
  • nuclear fusion — fusion (def 4).
  • nuclear isomer — isomer (def 2).
  • nucleoproteins — Plural form of nucleoprotein.
  • nuisance value — the usefulness of a person's or thing's capacity to cause difficulties or irritation
  • nulli secundus — second to none
  • numismatically — Of or relating to coins or currency.
  • nutraceuticals — Plural form of nutraceutical.
  • objective lens — objective (def 3).
  • objective-lens — something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.
  • octodecillions — Plural form of octodecillion.
  • octosyllabical — Alternative form of octosyllabic.
  • ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
  • officious will — a will by which the testator gives his or her property to the natural objects of such bounty, as the family.
  • old school tie — a necktie striped in the colors of a specific English public school, especially as worn by a graduate to indicate his educational background.
  • oligopsonistic — Being or pertaining to oligopsony.
  • oligosynthetic — (linguistics) (of a language) using a relatively small number of morphemes which combine synthetically to form compound words.
  • omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
  • omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
  • opisthocoelous — relating to vertebrae in which the centrum is convex and the posterior is concave
  • optical isomer — any of two or more isomers exhibiting optical isomerism.
  • optimistically — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
  • oral eroticism — libidinal pleasure derived from the lips and mouth, for example by kissing
  • orthoselection — orthogenesis (def 1a).
  • oscillographic — Of or pertaining to an oscillograph.
  • osteogenically — By osteogenesis.
  • osteologically — Concerning only the osteological aspects.
  • osteosclerosis — abnormal hardening and increase in density of bone.
  • osteosclerotic — abnormal hardening and increase in density of bone.
  • over-socialize — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
  • overcautiously — in such a way as to be too cautious, wary, or careful
  • oversocialized — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
  • oversolicitous — too solicitous: oversolicitous concerning one's health.
  • overspecialize — to specialize to an excessive degree
  • pacific salmon — any salmon of the genus Oncorhynchus, especially the chinook salmon, O. tshawytscha.
  • pacifistically — from a pacifistic point of view
  • palacio valdes — Armando [ahr-mahn-daw] /ɑrˈmɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1938, Spanish novelist and critic.
  • paleoecologist — the branch of ecology dealing with the relations and interactions between ancient life forms and their environment.
  • papilionaceous — having an irregular corolla shaped somewhat like a butterfly, as the pea and other leguminous plants.
  • paradisiacally — in a paradisiacal way
  • paralinguistic — of or relating to paralanguage or paralinguistics.
  • parasitic male — a male animal that is much smaller than the female and is totally dependent on the female for its nutrition, such as the male of some species of deep-sea angler fish
  • parish council — local administrative body
  • particularness — the quality of being exceptional or individual
  • party politics — politics based on strict adherence to the policies and principles of a political party regardless of the public interest; partisan loyalism.
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