12-letter words containing n, i, t, r, o, c
- nitric oxide — a colorless, slightly water-soluble gas, NO, formed by the action of dilute nitric acid on copper, and by the direct combination of atmospheric oxygen and nitrogen at the high temperatures of an electric arc: an intermediate in the manufacture of nitric acid.
- nitroscanate — The ether analogue of amoscanate, used in veterinary medicine as an anthelmintic.
- nitrous acid — an acid, HNO 2 , known only in solution.
- nocireceptor — a receptor sensitive to pain
- nocturnality — of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal).
- noise factor — the ratio of the noise output of an ideal device to the noise output of the unit being tested.
- non-aromatic — having an aroma; fragrant or sweet-scented; odoriferous.
- non-atrophic — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- non-critical — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
- non-curative — serving to cure or heal; pertaining to curing or remedial treatment; remedial.
- non-electric — pertaining to, derived from, produced by, or involving electricity: an electric shock.
- non-friction — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- non-metrical — pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- non-narcotic — any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- non-reactive — tending to react.
- non-strophic — Also, strophical. consisting of, pertaining to, or characterized by a strophe or strophes.
- nonarchitect — a person or builder who is not an architect
- nonarticular — Using or involving the muscles rather than the joints.
- nonbacterial — Not bacterial.
- noncelebrity — a person who is not a celebrity
- nondescripts — Plural form of nondescript.
- nondirective — Not directive.
- nonmetameric — not metameric
- nonparasitic — Not parasitic.
- nonpractical — Not practical.
- nonrealistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- nonsectarian — not affiliated with or limited to a specific religious denomination.
- nonstrategic — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
- nonsymmetric — Not symmetric; asymmetrical.
- nontricyclic — Not tricyclic.
- normal pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
- normothermic — (medicine) Having a normal body temperature.
- north africa — the northern part of Africa, especially the region north of the tropical rain forest and comprised of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and that part of Egypt west of the Gulf of Suez.
- north-facing — facing towards the north
- notice board — bulletin board for displaying public messages
- noticeboards — Plural form of noticeboard.
- nyctitropism — tending to assume at or just before nightfall positions unlike those maintained during the day, as the leaves or flowers of certain plants.
- objecteering — (programming, tool) An object-oriented design tool from Softeam, based on the Class Relation Methodology, with C++ code generation.
- 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.
- octagenarian — One who is between the ages of 80 and 89, inclusive.
- octogenarian — of the age of 80 years.
- olfactronics — the measurement and analysis of smells through instruments
- oneirocritic — an interpreter of dreams.
- open circuit — a discontinuous circuit through which no current can flow.
- open verdict — law: coroner's jury finding
- optic center — a point about ten percent above the exact center of a printed page or layout.