16-letter words containing n, e, o, c, a, p
- insurance policy — contract that insures sth
- inter-comparison — the act of comparing.
- keep one's place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- knapsack problem — the problem of determining which numbers from a given collection of numbers have been added together to yield a specific sum: used in cryptography to encipher (and sometimes decipher) messages.
- know one's place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- laplace equation — the second-order partial differential equation indicating that the Laplace operator operating on a given function results in zero. Compare harmonic (def 4c).
- league champions — the team that has come top of the league
- learning process — a process of learning
- machine operator — someone who operates mechanical equipment
- macpherson strut — an automobile suspension-system component that consists of a strut combined with a spring and shock absorber and connects the wheel to the frame of the vehicle.
- magnetic compass — a compass having a magnetized needle generally in line with the magnetic poles of the earth.
- magnetoreceptors — Plural form of magnetoreceptor.
- make a complaint — If a guest makes a complaint, they express their dissatisfaction with something.
- manic depression — bipolar disorder.
- mechanoreception — The action of a mechanoreceptor.
- mechanoreceptive — Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch.
- mechanoreceptors — Plural form of mechanoreceptor.
- megacorporations — Plural form of megacorporation.
- microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
- misspecification — An incorrect specification.
- mortgage company — business providing loans to property buyers
- native companion — brolga.
- nephrocalcinosis — (medicine) The deposition of calcium salts in the renal parenchyma due to hyperparathyroidism.
- neuropsychiatric — Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; simultaneously neurological and psychiatric.
- newspaper office — an office where the editorial and production staff of a newspaper work
- nicoya peninsula — a peninsula in NW Costa Rica, on the Pacific Ocean.
- non-alphabetical — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
- non-contemporary — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
- non-emancipation — the act of emancipating.
- non-geographical — of or relating to geography.
- non-incorporated — formed or constituted as a legal corporation.
- non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- noncompassionate — Not compassionate.
- nonreciprocating — Not reciprocating; not responding in kind.
- north palm beach — a town in E Florida.
- nuclear envelope — the double membrane surrounding the nucleus within a cell.
- nucleophilically — In a nucleophilic manner.
- nueva ocotepeque — a town in W Honduras.
- occupation layer — (on an archaeological site) a layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified.
- on the scrapheap — (of people or things) having outlived their usefulness
- onboard computer — onboard a vehicle, ship, plane, train or spacecraft
- once upon a time — at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
- one's cup of tea — the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- onomatopoeically — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
- open punctuation — punctuation characterized by sparing use of stops, esp of the comma
- open scholarship — a scholarship which anyone can apply for
- operating income — revenue from business operations after operating expenses are deducted from gross income.
- organ-pipe coral — an alcyonarian coral of the genus Tubipora, occurring in tropical waters, and forming a complex colony of brick-red, vertical tubules joined at intervals by transverse plates.
- organoleptically — In an organoleptic manner.
- osculating plane — the plane containing the circle of curvature of a point on a given curve.