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14-letter words containing n, o, c, d, u

  • honey-coloured — having the colour of honey
  • hornyhead chub — a small N American fish, Nocomis biguttatus
  • huffman coding — (algorithm)   A data compression technique which varies the length of the encoded symbol in proportion to its information content, that is the more often a symbol or token is used, the shorter the binary string used to represent it in the compressed stream. Huffman codes can be properly decoded because they obey the prefix property, which means that no code can be a prefix of another code, and so the complete set of codes can be represented as a binary tree, known as a Huffman tree. Huffman coding was first described in a seminal paper by D.A. Huffman in 1952.
  • humidification — to make humid.
  • hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
  • inclusion body — a particle that takes a characteristic stain, found in a virus-infected cell.
  • incommodiously — In an incommodious manner.
  • indecorousness — The quality of being indecorous.
  • indian country — (especially during the U.S. westward migration) any region where one was likely to encounter Indians, especially hostile Indians.
  • induction coil — a transformer for producing high-voltage alternating current from a low-voltage direct current, consisting essentially of two concentric coils with a common soft-iron core, a primary coil with relatively few windings of heavy wire, and a secondary coil with many turns of fine wire. Excitation of the primary coil by rapidly interrupted or variable current induces high voltage in the secondary coil.
  • induction year — the first year of a newly qualified teacher's career, in which he or she has a lighter workload and follows a programme of professional development and support provided by an experienced mentor; at the end of this year, the teacher is formally assessed against the core professional standards
  • introductorily — By way of introduction.
  • joint compound — a plasterlike material used to cover joints or the heads of screws in drywall or plasterboard.
  • jurisdictional — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
  • justinian code — the body of Roman law that was codified and promulgated under Justinian I.
  • knockout drops — a drug secretly put into someone's drink to cause stupefaction
  • legal document — a document concerning a legal matter; a document drawn up by a lawyer
  • linen cupboard — airing cupboard
  • loud and clear — loudly and clearly
  • mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
  • mendaciousness — telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.
  • midwall column — a column or the like carrying a wall overhanging it on both sides.
  • misconstructed — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstruct.
  • mononucleotide — (genetics) A single nucleotide.
  • mounted police — police who patrol on horseback
  • multiconductor — having or involving several electrical conductors
  • municipal bond — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
  • nabuchodonosor — Nebuchadnezzar (def 1).
  • nacreous cloud — a rarely seen, luminous, iridescent cloud shaped like a cirrus or altocumulus, approximately 15 miles (24 km) above the earth, and of unknown composition.
  • nanostructured — Having a nanostructure; a structure designed on the nano scale.
  • neuroendocrine — of or relating to the interactions between the nervous and endocrine systems, especially in relation to hormones.
  • nitro compound — any one of a class of usually organic compounds that contain the monovalent group -NO2 (nitro group or radical), linked to a carbon atom. The commonest example is nitrobenzene, C6H5NO2
  • non-conductive — having the property or capability of conducting.
  • non-cultivated — prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
  • non-customized — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
  • non-disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
  • non-nucleoside — any of various antiviral drugs that bind directly to reverse transcriptase and prevent RNA conversion to DNA, used in combination with other drugs to treat HIV infection.
  • non-structured — having and manifesting a clearly defined structure or organization.
  • nondestructive — Not involving damage or destruction, especially of an object or material that is being tested.
  • nondisjunction — the failure of chromosomes to separate and segregate into daughter cells at division.
  • nondocumentary — a film or television programme not reflecting real life
  • noneducational — not educational or related to education
  • nonprejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
  • occluded front — a composite front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and forces it aloft.
  • offer document — a document sent by a person or firm making a takeover bid to the shareholders of the target company, giving details of the offer that has been made and, usually, reasons for accepting it
  • old-man cactus — a Mexican cactus, Cephalocereus senilis, having a columnar body from 30 to 40 feet (9 to 12 meters) high with thatchlike, long, white hairs on the top, and red flowers with white centers.
  • onium compound — type of chemical salt
  • ordnance datum — mean sea level calculated from observation taken at Newlyn, Cornwall, and used as the official basis for height calculation on British maps
  • outside chance — a slight chance or likelihood
  • over-abundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
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